Recently I just concluded my first course of Prednisone. I was put on a high oral dose of the drug when I became seriously ill at the beginning of the year. Only 4 people know exactly how sick I was, a few more knew what the treatment for being that ill did to me. After ...
My lowest point.
Tell me, how low do you have to get to truly believe that you are getting used and disrespected at work because you are not pretty enough? Well ladies and gentlemen, I have reached that point. Friday I just sat in the car sobbing because the only conclusion I could think of that I was getting used ...
Happy second anniversary
As the post name suggests - yesterday I started my third year as a diagnosed Crohn's patient. How do I feel? Alright - get ready.... I feel shit. Yes, honestly, really shit. But not so much because of the Crohn's thing. You see, right after my review last Thursday, I picked up a case of the flu ...
Crohn’s… meet sledge hammer
Just when you walk into a review thinking you know what your doctor is going to say.... I think it's one of the things I hate the most about this disease - how unpredictable it is, well that, and how fast things change. Let me take you back one year.... I was told I was mostly ...
Under 59 and feeling fine.
Okay - so feeling "fine" is an exaggeration. Lets say, feeling better. People close to me have probably been aware of the struggle I've had with my weight since starting the Crohn's medication. For those of you who don't know, prior to being medicated I had never weighed over 60kgs in my life.... no not once. ...
No woman is an island…
After the stress of the few weeks leading up to my medical review and the shock of my doctors conclusions... I have to say our vacation to Fiji couldn't have come at a better time. We are back now - and I haven't felt this relaxed in a very long time. However... the trip wasn't without ...
Square One.
I had a draft half written the other day - the day after Valentines day... It basically said that my "Spin Out" feeling has been identified as a fast, unexpected and unexplained drop in blood pressure... but its obviously not killing me - no call from the IBD department telling me to come in. I would ...
Saying what you mean…
I am sitting here writing this fresh after a fight with my partner - we have been fighting a lot lately... I have to think some of it is wedding induced. I am not 100% convinced that he wants to get married... even after he was the one that initiated it. Which is fine, but rather ...
My life of crime…
I need something to lighten what has been a very long week - so I will tell one of my much anticipated holiday stories. On August the 7th my partner and I flew from Australia to Christchurch, New Zealand. It would be the first trip away since we found out about my Crohn's. It should have ...
Welcome home….
Its 11 days since we arrived back in Australia. 11 very long, hard days. I expect people to read this critically – again who could possibly want to live somewhere other than “the lucky county”? Monday the 29th of August was my first day back at work… I tried to be positive. I got up and ...