Glimpses of Me

I am so pleased to write a very short post with a very exciting update for us!  Ashley has now been in complete remission for 2.5 years.  11 months after her original FMT, she did have some symptoms that lead her to believe she was going to have another flare, but after a short 5 […]

Well, it’s been 1 year since our initial 10 day round of FMT and I’m happy to say that Ashley has been doing really well.  We did have a minor setback last month, where after 11 strong months, she felt some of her UC symptoms returning.  We’re pretty sure we can attribute them to stress, […]

Well, it looks like we’ve had a minor setback. Ashley has started complaining about the beginnings of her UC symptoms returning.  It’s still mild, but it’s uncomfortable enough that she’s missed a little work.  She’s had stomach pain, loose stools and a mild fever.  I suspect it’s the stress she’s under, but you never really […]

Another milestone reached!  On January 22nd, we hit 9 months post FMT and (drum roll please) 6 months off of meds.  Ashley is still symptom free! I know it’s a short post, but honestly, what else is there to say?

Today we hit 4 months off of medications, post FMT!  In addition to this, we’ve passed a ‘stress test’ too! Ashley’s adventure on a sustainable living farm in Hawaii came to an abrupt end.  She was under a great deal of stress as she tried to maneuver shipping all of her things home (including her […]

9 weeks!  We’ve made it 9 weeks with no UC symptoms returning!  It’s still far from conclusive, but we remain cautiously optimistic. Outside of the UC symptoms, Ashley has always struggled with candida.  Literally ever since she was an infant.  She did let me know she’s having some issues with this again.  She’s starting to […]

I had fully intended on being better about posting these updates, but life gets in the way. I am SO happy to report that Ashley is doing fantastic! She’s been officially completely weaned off of her Sulfasalazine for about 3 weeks now. She’s had no symptoms at all. Typically it takes just a few days […]

It seemed like forever to lead up to doing the FMT.  The whole process went a lot smoother than any of us anticipated.  Now comes the hard part.  The waiting.

This post is intended to sum up everything we learned and how we worked through this process.  Hopefully it can serve as a guide to anyone looking to try this process themselves.  Here are the steps we took. Research.  Read about this procedure.  Learn about all of the options.  Learn from other people who’ve tried […]

Last day!  What an experience.  More so for poor Lee who had to stick to an unfamiliar diet and make the infusions, and Ashley who had to suffer the infusions.  I am so proud of my family!  Ashley managed to hold this last infusion for 3.5 hours.  Lee was late today and Ashley and I […]