I had a very interesting experience the other day. I was called a social climber. I was called this by someone formally in my life, who I drifted away from, in amongst a tirade of abuse which focused on how selfish I was for not helping them with their problems. Wow. I’m going to admit I wasn’t ...
Run Forrest… run.
I have many times (some times many times per day) where I feel like Forrst Gump. You know the kid that just doesn't get it. I am finding that I am feeling like that particularly at work at the moment. I have very few days where I have come home from a run with the dog, ...
One {official} Year In.
Yesterday was the official One Year Anniversary of my Crohn's Diagnosis. I didn't notice until then - but I started my Imuran again last night - coincidence or synergy? You be the judge. How do I feel...? I like I am over worked and under paid! Oh, about Crohn's. Er.... it sucks. But yesterday was just ...
Playing to my strengths
Bribery and manipulation – well I AM a marketer so I need to play to my strengths. Disaster averted…. for now….
Afraid to eat
Well, I am sad to start off by saying that a friend of mine, who has had ongoing health problems, is one step closer to a diagnosis. None of the options are good – and one just happens to be Crohn’s Disease. Some good comes out of knowing what you have – but the fact ...
Deconstructing an offhanded comment
Since my last entry I have had the good fortune of speaking to some other people on Immunosuppresants - and they have confirmed what I was hoping. They are working to relieve my joint pain and that's good news for me. Perhaps I can go back to being as active as I ...
When is arthritis… not arthritis?
My name is Amanda and as the name of my blog and this first story suggests, I have Ileocolic Crohn’s disease. The scariest thing about what I have is how little is known and published about it. There is a bit of stuff on Wikipedia, but all the material is very tactfully worded with a lot of conjecture. The reality is – no one really knows what it is, what causes it or what puts suffers into acute phases of it. So here I am. I have no hard medical facts, apart from what’s on my reports and what I am told, but here I will post my story. How I was diagnosed and cope with Crohns Disease.