Guest guest Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 My doctors decided that I was doing well enough post-transplant (2 years now) that I could finally stop taking the Prednisone. So they had me reduce my dose from 5mg to 2.5mg. Well everything was going just fine for the first two weeks but then my bowels stareted acting up. At first I thought that I had just caught the stomach flu that my sister and her whole family had but it has been 2 weeks and it is not getting any better. Infact on Wedneday it got so bad I called my coordinator and he thought maybe I was having a UC flare because of the decrease in the Prednisone. He put me back on the 5mg dose and I was feeling better on Thursday but worst again on Friday. Satuarday was a good day and today is another bad one. Even though I have had UC for over 16 years I have only had the one flare up that gave me my diagnosis so I'm not sure what to think of this. Is this how a flare-up normally works or does this mean that the Prednisone is working and I am starting to improve? I'm suppose to be in class all next week for my new job and I'm concerned that this isn't under control yet. What do the rest of you do to get your UC flare-ups back under control? I would really appreciate an advise you guys have. Thanks, Pat (CA) UC 1991, PSC 1999, TX 2005 Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 5 mg of prednisone may not be enough to control a UC flare up. Are you on any other meds for UC? I think you should see the GI doc. -Marie > I'm suppose to be in class all next week for my new job and I'm >concerned that this isn't under control yet. What do the rest of you do to >get your UC flare-ups back under control? I would really appreciate an >advise you guys have. > > Thanks, > > Pat (CA) UC 1991, PSC 1999, TX 2005 > > >--------------------------------- >Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user >panel and lay it on us. _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_hotmailtextlink2_oct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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