Guest guest Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Dear Lee; We are also thinking of switching to the Urso 500 tablets, so he would have to take fewer pills. As I understand it, the Urso 500 formulation is the same as the Urso 250 formulation, and so there should be no difference in effectiveness. We'll be talking with his hepatologist at the end of February/early March about this. We'll let you know what his hepatologist thinks about this. Best regards, Dave R. (father of (20); PSC 07/03; UC 08/03) > > Dear all, > We are thinking of changing Bill from 8 [250] to 4 [500] urso. > in light of the discussion on the effectiveness of the different > pills, does anyone know if there is any difference in the > effectiveness of these two? > How many here are on the 500 vs the 250's ??? > Lee > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Noah takes the 500. I don’t know what difference there is. He has taken that since we bumped him up to the higher dosage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Thanks Dave. I'll be hoping that 's labs come back good. We did an unintentional experiment with the fish oil. When Bill was having trouble last month changing his cipro dose and keeping his INR where they wanted it , we dropped the fish oil for a few weeks. On his next labs , his liver enzymes were up. We put him back on the fish oil and I will let you know what happens the next time we have his labs done. We hope to get some Urso 500 next week, I have arranged with our pharmacist to try it for a month and then switch back should Bill prefer the 250's. Bill's GI didn't think it mattered which ones he was on and was willing to give us a script for either. I still wanted to hear from this group though, particularly from those who have been stable on the high dose for awhile as to which mg dose they were on. Lee > Dear Lee; > > We are also thinking of switching to the Urso 500 tablets, so > he would have to take fewer pills. As I understand it, the Urso 500 > formulation is the same as the Urso 250 formulation, and so there > should be no difference in effectiveness. We'll be talking with his > hepatologist at the end of February/early March about this. We'll > let you know what his hepatologist thinks about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Marc takes the Urso Forte (500) and has done so since May 2005. We asked the efficacy question to (2) hepatologists, (2) gastroenterologists and Axcan (well, why not?). Unilaterally, it was agreed that the vehicle is the same and there is no difference in product results. OK, I will add that our field test completely agrees with their statements. Marc is clinically kicking a** (I love medical jargon). All of his liver numbers are mid to low range of " normal " (my favorite word), tests show his liver has zero damage and his ducts are flowing great without aid of stents or dilatation. Fewer pills and awesome benefits! Best wishes, Marci Wife to Marc, PSC-2005 & Eye Candy-1994 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Awesome, thanks for this feedback. Lee Marc takes the Urso Forte (500) and has done so since May 2005. We asked the efficacy question to (2) hepatologists, (2) gastroenterologists and Axcan (well, why not?). Unilaterally, it was agreed that the vehicle is the same and there is no difference in product results. OK, I will add that our field test completely agrees with their statements. Marc is clinically kicking a** (I love medical jargon). All of his liver numbers are mid to low range of "normal" (my favorite word), tests show his liver has zero damage and his ducts are flowing great without aid of stents or dilatation. Fewer pills and awesome benefits! Best wishes, Marci Wife to Marc, PSC-2005 & Eye Candy-1994 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Best wishes,MarciWife to Marc, PSC-2005 & Eye Candy-1994 Whoa---Wait a minute,--- Eye Candy? Do we get to see a picture? or is this something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Good news, " Eye Candy " is not a curious new autoimmune disease. We are talking classic, objectifying " eye candy " here. Pictures are available. Perhaps this could spawn a spunky fund raising calendar, " The Smoldering Side of PSC " . We have some many internal images; isn't it time to see the cute body outside the liver? Truth be known, when I am feeling worn down, I think of alternate tawdry and amusingly carnal acronyms for PSC. Imagine what fun it is to be on our gastro and hepatology team! -Marci > > Best wishes, > Marci > > Wife to Marc, PSC-2005 & Eye Candy-1994 > > Whoa---Wait a minute,--- Eye Candy? Do we get to see a picture? or is > this something else? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Okay Marci, You got me I have no idea what eye candy is. I love the thought of naming it (it being PSC) different things. Are we talking tattoo? I only am curious because I was thinking of getting one last fall…I got over it and did not, but I think they are cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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