So over the past week my GI called me (from what I have heard very few doctors call back patients with lab results and results. My blood test looked good although he told me I was just a tad bit anemic. So last night (Saturday night) I had a pretty big bowel movement (I could see some blood inside it-not explicitly). When I was at Mayo I was told that sometimes blood can at a small level be in the bowel is hard to see with the naked eye. Anemic seems to be common for Crohn's. Lately I have been feeling a little tired (I felt tired even before getting off the Asacol). First I thought it I wasn't getting enough sleep but a few weeks ago on a Sunday night I felt tired at 9:00 P.M. (which is usual unusual). Tonight I feel like going to bed around 9:30 P.M. On April 20, 2014 I took my last Asacol pill (hopefully I won't have to retake it). I have been taking Asacol since December 2011. Really I haven't noticed too much of a difference. My doctor said "it may take time to notice a difference".
It feels as if the Asacol really didn't help in the time I took it. Really the major game changer was Humira which I started in June 2012 and still going strong on that. I can still remember in May when I was really tired, really sick, and had to throw up at night (actually the morning around 2 or 3). When I was initially diagnosed with Crohn's I actually didn't feel really bad. Yes, I felt pretty tired, was down to 125 pounds but I didn't feel as if I were going to die.
Hopefully, my doctor can give me something to help to help the anemia and feel a tad better. All in all I can't complain too much though. I actually think I may have less cramping after getting off Asacol. Time will tell though of course.
