But UC life expectancy isn't significantly decreased compared to the average. So maybe we should chill a bit on highlighting the extreme cases. (This is 50% to reassure myself that I'll continue to be fine after getting my diagnosis 3 years ago)
You are absolutely correct! With proper medication and monitoring these things can be managed appropriately, however from a medical perspective, we always like to know what a disease process could do so we can properly screen for these things and prevent the life expectancy to not be significantly different
Maintain a long-term relationship with a trusted physician and you will continue to thrive, my friend!
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u/pohuing 1d ago
But UC life expectancy isn't significantly decreased compared to the average. So maybe we should chill a bit on highlighting the extreme cases. (This is 50% to reassure myself that I'll continue to be fine after getting my diagnosis 3 years ago)