Hi,

I saw my pdoc today. My friend Cher sat me down and gave me a list of symptoms and my other friend J sat me down and gave me a list of symptoms to take to her. I read the list to her and before I could get the word "lithium" out of my mouth, she said it.

She said she had been holding it back as a last resort because the main side effect of tolerance is.... diarrhea! Yep, the person with colitis is going to take the medicine that causes diarrhea! I couldn't believe it! Anyway, we're going to try it. I start tomorrow at 300 mg twice a day and she said we'll probably move it up to three times a day if I do well.

So, at least we have a plan and I'll just have to deal with the colitis complications as they come. I want to feel good again. You've all been so nice to share your experiences with me that I wanted to be sure and let you know what she decided.

Hugs,

Jan