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I think the 7-year thing may sprout from the - in my book at least - an old time expression that your body changes every 7 years. I am sure it is a practical thing and even have had my doctor say it once. Maybe that is where someone might presume it is a 7-cycle disease. I am here to firmly say NOT! in my case.
Love, Maggie
what's the mechanism behind a sponteneous remission
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Speaking of worthless claims, research shows that MC "runs it's course" in slightly over 3 years:
Tex
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9824342CONCLUSIONS: Lymphocytic colitis is characterised by a benign course with resolution of diarrhoea and normalisation of histology in over 80% of patients within 38 months. Considering the benign course of the disease, the potential benefit of any drug treatment should be carefully weighed against its potential side effects.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8995938CONCLUSIONS: In our cohort of patients, 63% had lasting resolution of symptoms after a mean 3.5 yr follow-up. There was a high incidence of arthritis and NSAID use in our population, but there was no relationship between these entities and clinical course or histology. Initial histology, except possibly for Paneth cell metaplasia, did not reliably predict severity or course of disease. Finally, although variable in clinical presentation, treatment-free remissions are common in collagenous colitis.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Seems to be studies are done.. just to get a grant, get something published! No wonder most doctors have no clue how to treat MC!
Tell anyone in the ER with D and dehydration how benign CC is! Been there and I was treated horribly.. told my condition was all my fault.. should have kept up my liquid intake.. and oh by the way.. how much did I drink and what recreational drugs was I taking??!!! I was not a happy camper.. they absolutely would not believe I was neither a drinker or recreational drug user..even sent in a specialist to evaluate me and try to get me into a detox program.. Once in a room I refused to have the detox doctor in my room.. by then I was furious.. refusing to see him probably made the rest of the staff more sure than ever I was an addict of some sort.
When I paid the bill from the detox doctor I enclosed a note and said I was not addicted to anything..told him my diagnosis and said I never wanted him to show up in a hospital room with me again..
grannyh
Tell anyone in the ER with D and dehydration how benign CC is! Been there and I was treated horribly.. told my condition was all my fault.. should have kept up my liquid intake.. and oh by the way.. how much did I drink and what recreational drugs was I taking??!!! I was not a happy camper.. they absolutely would not believe I was neither a drinker or recreational drug user..even sent in a specialist to evaluate me and try to get me into a detox program.. Once in a room I refused to have the detox doctor in my room.. by then I was furious.. refusing to see him probably made the rest of the staff more sure than ever I was an addict of some sort.
When I paid the bill from the detox doctor I enclosed a note and said I was not addicted to anything..told him my diagnosis and said I never wanted him to show up in a hospital room with me again..
grannyh
GrannyH,
If those dunces were so sure that you were full of alcohol and drugs, they could have easily verified that accusation with some simple blood tests, but I guess they were so smart that they don't need tests to evaluate patients - they can tell just by looking.
Tex
If those dunces were so sure that you were full of alcohol and drugs, they could have easily verified that accusation with some simple blood tests, but I guess they were so smart that they don't need tests to evaluate patients - they can tell just by looking.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex,
I have to admit I was a mess... was throwing up and had D.. hair was a mess and I was in ratty clothes.. I really was in no shape to get pretty for the rushed trip to the hospital that the doctor ordered... but, yes, they could have checked for drugs and alcohol before treating my like an indigent addict. When they did give me something to stop the barfing they put it in too fast and ruined a vein.. they were not kind about the iv insertion either...
grannyh
I have to admit I was a mess... was throwing up and had D.. hair was a mess and I was in ratty clothes.. I really was in no shape to get pretty for the rushed trip to the hospital that the doctor ordered... but, yes, they could have checked for drugs and alcohol before treating my like an indigent addict. When they did give me something to stop the barfing they put it in too fast and ruined a vein.. they were not kind about the iv insertion either...
grannyh
A patients appearance is no excuse for shoddy treatment, because we can't always pick the times that we are seriously ill, and if we're really sick, we can't afford to worry about whether or not we're well-groomed.
That reminds me of an old rancher's trick for judging the condition of a sick cow. If a cow is licking herself, (or her calf), (IOW, if she's well-groomed), she's not deathly ill, and she will probably recover from whatever is bothering her at the moment. If she's not well-groomed, it's probably because she knows that she's dying, and either she is beyond help, or she needs serious life-saving intervention.
Thinking back, while reviewing the notes made in the ER when I went there for my first TIA, (in July, 2009), I noticed that one of entries logged by the nurse was "Patient appears to be well-groomed".
My thoughts were, "what difference would it make?" If my hair wasn't combed, or if I had been working, so that my clothes were dirty, would it mean that they wouldn't have believed anything that I said, (especially since other than high BP, their tests showed everything to be normal)? Why would they even log such an observation, unless it mattered?
Apparently, ER personnel feel much more at ease treating "neat" patients. Disheveled patients beware. 
Tex
That reminds me of an old rancher's trick for judging the condition of a sick cow. If a cow is licking herself, (or her calf), (IOW, if she's well-groomed), she's not deathly ill, and she will probably recover from whatever is bothering her at the moment. If she's not well-groomed, it's probably because she knows that she's dying, and either she is beyond help, or she needs serious life-saving intervention.
Thinking back, while reviewing the notes made in the ER when I went there for my first TIA, (in July, 2009), I noticed that one of entries logged by the nurse was "Patient appears to be well-groomed".
My thoughts were, "what difference would it make?" If my hair wasn't combed, or if I had been working, so that my clothes were dirty, would it mean that they wouldn't have believed anything that I said, (especially since other than high BP, their tests showed everything to be normal)? Why would they even log such an observation, unless it mattered?Apparently, ER personnel feel much more at ease treating "neat" patients.
Disheveled patients beware. Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
WOW, I had forgotten all about the "appearance" part when my husband was admitted for his high blood pressure (the one that brought on my remission:)).. I got a copy of all of his records when he checked out.. and that was noted.. and yes he was neatly dressed.
Appearance doesn't seem to be a very scientific way to judge whether the patient might be an addict ... or if they can pay their bill.. I am amazed at the amount of money people are paying to wear jeans that look like they should be thrown away...LOL
grannyh
Appearance doesn't seem to be a very scientific way to judge whether the patient might be an addict ... or if they can pay their bill.. I am amazed at the amount of money people are paying to wear jeans that look like they should be thrown away...LOL
grannyh