So I'm in a situation... and it's one of those good/bad situations. Since going back on the Mercaptopurine in April I've had a very long list of side effects. The worst being fatigue. Crohn's comes with a healthy dose of fatigue to start with - which makes sense, it's Auto-Immune so your body is fighting a ...
Maxed out
I had my review last week... I had my butt cheeks clenched for days considering I knew that my GI would probably not approve of my choices in holiday eating establishments. I had the worst feeling that my support person (my husband) would have his phone out showing my doctor that I was eating God ...
“You’re not allowed to be sick here”
I have had a volatile relationship with my parents for about the last... er.... 6 or 7 years. Why? You know, I'm not really sure. After my first divorce in 2004 I became pretty fiercely independent. To some extent, I think that's been a personality trait that has helped with my illness. In the last 2 ...
Bitterly yours….
Working full time with Crohn’s – a new complication in every day.
Stupidity my salvation….?
I was so down this morning I almost didn’t get out of bed... and what’s my excuse? Nothing. I have no excuse for being depressed at all... I have two jobs that bring in ok money, a house, two beautiful pets and a husband (who struggles to show it a lot of the time) who ...
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 ...
Set back
I know most people would probably think I am dead by now, I realise its been a while. I suppose there are a few reasons for that. Today was my medication review... after the last one, it could have gone either way - but I had a feeling it would be bad. This week has really been ...