First time ever posting on here, im looking for some guidance during this difficult time. I’m a Marine in flight school, I recently had a medical emergency. Out of nowhere I started having digestive problems, went to the ER, had a colonoscopy, and was found to have Chronic Active Colitis. No prior history or family with IBD. Right now i'm on prednisone to get my symptoms down and hopefully feel better soon. My doctors want to put me on immunosupressents, to help with my condition, however, this will probably get me removed from service. I want to stay in, however if this is a condition I have for life that will come back, I would hope to have tricare and other benefits to help me deal with this after the military.
My primary care doctor will be putting me on the MED board soon for colitis. Right now im planning on finishing prednisone, changing my diet, and hopefully be back to normal by the end of the month, and hold back against immunosupressents if I recover. Im hoping to stay in the military, i’ll probably be redesignated into a different career? From my knowledge of the med board process. It says for my condition the following in regards to retention:
“When considering the conditions listed in this paragraph, the condition must persist despite
appropriate treatment and impair function to preclude satisfactory performance of required
military duties of the member’s office, grade, rank, or rating. Conditions in this paragraph do not
meet retention standards if associated with the inability to maintain normal weight or nutrition,
require repeated procedures or surgery, or if the condition requires immunomodulating or
immunosuppressant medications.”
I’m looking for advice on how to approach all of this, suggestions, stories, etc. I want to serve, but I don’t want to jeopardize my life after the military, and make sure im set up for success.
My primary care doctor will be putting me on the MED board soon for colitis. Right now im planning on finishing prednisone, changing my diet, and hopefully be back to normal by the end of the month, and hold back against immunosupressents if I recover. Im hoping to stay in the military, i’ll probably be redesignated into a different career? From my knowledge of the med board process. It says for my condition the following in regards to retention:
“When considering the conditions listed in this paragraph, the condition must persist despite
appropriate treatment and impair function to preclude satisfactory performance of required
military duties of the member’s office, grade, rank, or rating. Conditions in this paragraph do not
meet retention standards if associated with the inability to maintain normal weight or nutrition,
require repeated procedures or surgery, or if the condition requires immunomodulating or
immunosuppressant medications.”
I’m looking for advice on how to approach all of this, suggestions, stories, etc. I want to serve, but I don’t want to jeopardize my life after the military, and make sure im set up for success.
