Hi all,
Sorry if this is not the right place for this. I'm new to the forum.
My husband was diagnosed a year ago with Ulcerative Colitis. He was taken off his ship and placed on Limited Duty. He just finished his second round of LD and the doc wants to send his MED board to PEB. He is on a steady dose of mesalamine and Apriso and enemas. He also is currently on his second dose of Prednisone. He feels like a million bucks when he is on the Prednisone, but he can't take it forever. The minute he starts tapering off, all the bathroom issues start up. He also gets knee, ankle and hip pain. He was told he also has IBD related arthritis, which was put on his PEB forms.
Additionally, he has sleep apnea, rashes (from UC flares), nighttime teeth grinding and other issues.
We were told by the PEBLO yesterday that he will "more than likely" be medically retired. Anyone with this particular autoimmune issue know how true that is? We are trying to plan for the future (hard in the military, we know) and make financial plans accordingly.
Thanks in advance for any feedback! We appreciate it!
Sorry if this is not the right place for this. I'm new to the forum.
My husband was diagnosed a year ago with Ulcerative Colitis. He was taken off his ship and placed on Limited Duty. He just finished his second round of LD and the doc wants to send his MED board to PEB. He is on a steady dose of mesalamine and Apriso and enemas. He also is currently on his second dose of Prednisone. He feels like a million bucks when he is on the Prednisone, but he can't take it forever. The minute he starts tapering off, all the bathroom issues start up. He also gets knee, ankle and hip pain. He was told he also has IBD related arthritis, which was put on his PEB forms.
Additionally, he has sleep apnea, rashes (from UC flares), nighttime teeth grinding and other issues.
We were told by the PEBLO yesterday that he will "more than likely" be medically retired. Anyone with this particular autoimmune issue know how true that is? We are trying to plan for the future (hard in the military, we know) and make financial plans accordingly.
Thanks in advance for any feedback! We appreciate it!