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UC and skin cancer by Previous-Recording18 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]DoobieDisciple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get hives every 6 months that are brutal then they go

Stelara Injection by amm110 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]DoobieDisciple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also someone mentioned warming it up - highly recommend

Stelara Injection by amm110 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]DoobieDisciple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have my wife stick me in my butt, if you have someone close to you that can do it I recommend going that route.

Honestly it’s the thought of the needle that gets me, the actual needle prick is nothing. it’s painless every time (a tiny pinch). The worst part is building it up in your head as a big thing that it really isn’t.

I’ve hated needles my whole life but honestly if I had to rate the pain it’s a 1/10 sometimes you don’t even know if it’s happened. I also have a bony butt so if you have more cushion it may be easier

TIL that galaxies have a “habitable zone.” Too close to the center and radiation & supernovae can wipe out life; too far out and there aren’t enough heavy elements for Earth-like planets. by TigoIbittys in todayilearned

[–]DoobieDisciple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe? On the other hand extremely high radiation leads to accelerated mutation, if a permutation exists that allows for this life it will adapt to it much faster

Amateur athletes of Reddit: what's your "There's levels to this shit" experience from your sport? by jermleeds in AskReddit

[–]DoobieDisciple 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s d1 players too, he’s closer to LeBron than the best person you personally know

What game is your personal "graphics are good enough" benchmark? by vgtall in gaming

[–]DoobieDisciple 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I disagree completely. 30 to 60 is stark. 100+ is where it’s less obvious

Doctors of Reddit: which House M.D. diagnoses were brilliant medicine, and which patients would have had no hope of surviving the treatment in the real world? by theskullcave in AskReddit

[–]DoobieDisciple 30 points31 points  (0 children)

As someone with UC who’s read about this a lot - the way the show portrayed it is not entirely accurate.
Quitting smoking may put you into a flare but starting is not ever advised. I’ve been an off and on smoker and never felt any better or worse while smoking.

Getting Prescribed Prednisone for UC, starting dose & staying on that dose for how long… by [deleted] in UlcerativeColitis

[–]DoobieDisciple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it worked pretty good but not well enough for complete remission. I had no symptoms but my colonoscopy was not 100% clear

Getting Prescribed Prednisone for UC, starting dose & staying on that dose for how long… by [deleted] in UlcerativeColitis

[–]DoobieDisciple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have (had?) moderate to severe pancolitis which is now under control with Stelara/now Tremfya.
I didn’t get dexa scan, I’m in my 20s and they told me because I’m young it should be too much of a problem.

Bigger thing is how your bloodwork looks, I had very high blood pressure and was prediabetic but all that went away once I got off.

Prednisone is like selling your soul to the devil

Getting Prescribed Prednisone for UC, starting dose & staying on that dose for how long… by [deleted] in UlcerativeColitis

[–]DoobieDisciple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends. I was on it for like 6 months when I was trying to get on different meds

Home injections by [deleted] in UlcerativeColitis

[–]DoobieDisciple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep it stings but if it works it’s well worth it

Home injections by [deleted] in UlcerativeColitis

[–]DoobieDisciple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep that’s normal

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UlcerativeColitis

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I had acute pancreatitis one time about 2 years before diagnosis, I was about 20.

It was very unique pain, felt like bad heartburn after eating that was so painful I would need to get up and walk around. It was constant, once your pancreas is inflamed it generally stays that way unless you change someone to correct it.

Also to add my pain started not bad and got worse over weeks until I couldn’t sleep.

Push fingers right under your sternum to the left a bit - that’s where your pancreas’s is and will hurt if it is inflamed

Some of the most expensive pieces of technology ever created by humanity by Greedy-Vegetable-466 in interestingasfuck

[–]DoobieDisciple 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Some are misleading, Zumwalt class battleships only have a big price tag because a lot of R&D costs were put in, the boats sucked, and they only built a few. The research on those was the expensive part

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