Hi there! My name is Angie.
I am 32, happily married and have 3 young children. I suffer from moderate-severe ulcerative colitis. And as if that wasn’t enough, the joint/tendon pain and arthritis I experience at times is insanely intense. (I also get rashes and blisters, as well as terrible mouth sores) I know…it sounds more like Crohn’s but I’ve had all the testing possible and 3 different opinions from 3 different doctors and all say it is in fact, UC. I was originally diagnosed in 2002, the symptoms were off and on but never as severe as this past year and a half. I had my 3rd child a year ago and during my pregnancy I found myself in the hospital several times because of severe joint pain. I am extremely fatigued all the time as well. I’ve decided to take a break (against my doctors’ will) from trying new UC meds and give the SCD a try…I’m still on sulfasalazine and prednisone. I am also currently experiencing a pretty bad flare, which has been ongo ing now for almost 3 months. I’m praying the SCD
Hi there! My name is Angie. I am 34, happily married and have 3 young children. I suffer from severe UC and have many “extraintestinal manifestations” related to my IBD.