Below are the complete list of stories that have been submitted by users of the website. They are mostly written by ulcerative colitis patients (UC’ers), but there are also some stories from parents, family, and friends of UC folks too. Some stories are about the initial diagnosis while others are about hard and sometimes happy times that follow after you know for sure you have UC.
And what did our survey say…………..NOPERS! Now time to play a game, it’s called ask yourself some questions, and then come up with your answers. I’ll go first: Question 1: Do you have any good friends with ulcerative colitis? My Answer: Nope Question 2: Did you freak out when they put the IV in your arm before the colonoscopy? My Answer: Yep Question 3: Did… Read More »Ulcerative Colitis, is my life over?
Last Thursday I had a colonoscopy. This was a check up as I had not had a scope in over two years. So I went through the usual preparations of cleaning my bowels and fasting. On the day of the scope I recieved the good news that my Colitis is now mild instead of severe which to me was huge seeing as I have Pancolitis… Read More »And so it begins!
Well, here I am on another business trip. Back before I had UC, I loved to travel, see new places and try out new foods. Once I got sick, travel kind of became a source of anxiety even if it was just a day trip. Heck, when things were real bad, just taking my kids to the school bus stop or just simply driving to… Read More »On the Road Again….
Hiya Folks, It is great to come across a great website like this one.Nice one Adam! Where we all get to share our experiences and issues with Ulcerative Colitis. I am from Ireland in the very south east of the country in Wexford. I am looking forward to chatting to everyone here and sharing my views and experiences on UC here from Ireland. Q: How did you get… Read More »Jennifer from Ireland
I once whipped that out on a GI specialist that I had gone to see for a second opinion. She responded : “You must know a lot about ulcerative colitis if you know about that”. I said: “Yeah, I am geek. I know about the worm study too.” I had gone for a second opinion before starting remicade. Her opinion at the time was that… Read More »Leukocytapheresis – Say what?