Hi, you can call me Trip, or Tripper... it's not my real name, but it's the name I choose to go by.
I'm 38 years old, and have been going through this Chron's stuff for about fifteen years... no one even knew what it was when I was diagnosed. Now, it seems that it's so common, and I wonder why? Where did if come from? How did I end up with it? Why did it seem to spread so fast, when it's not even a contagious disease? Is there something in the water?
Anyway, in the beginning, after I was finally diagnosed, it was pretty easy to deal with. I would have my flare ups, and get through them, as long as I stuck to the right diet, and stayed on my medication (mostly prednizone and another who's name I cannot recall right now) I'd only have one or two bad flares a year. But, over the years it's gotten so much worse. I can't seem to find the right doctor, one who really seems to care, and listen to me. I've completely lost my appetite, and have lost so much weight. I have to force myself to eat. I'm five foot six and a half inches tall, and I have to fight to keep my weight over a hundred pounds. I have constant stomach pain, and nausea. I don't know what to do anymore... and feel that all hope is gone. I've just abandoned my most recent G.I. doctors... They were cold, and very expensive. I have thousands of dollars in doctor bills waiting to be paid, and am not sure how I'm going to pay them? I've been off of work for months.
The constant diarhea is also an ongoing problem. Everything I eat goes right through me. I've tried anti diarhea medications, and they work for a while, but they all seem to quit working after some time.
I'm planning on trying to go back to work next week... I don't know how that's going to go, but I feel that I have to do something before I lose my husband through all of this as well... I've already lost most of my friends (people don't want to hang out with people who can't do anything).
Sorry for whining... thanks for listening, and if anyone has any advice, I'd be more than happy to hear it.
I'm 38 years old, and have been going through this Chron's stuff for about fifteen years... no one even knew what it was when I was diagnosed. Now, it seems that it's so common, and I wonder why? Where did if come from? How did I end up with it? Why did it seem to spread so fast, when it's not even a contagious disease? Is there something in the water?
Anyway, in the beginning, after I was finally diagnosed, it was pretty easy to deal with. I would have my flare ups, and get through them, as long as I stuck to the right diet, and stayed on my medication (mostly prednizone and another who's name I cannot recall right now) I'd only have one or two bad flares a year. But, over the years it's gotten so much worse. I can't seem to find the right doctor, one who really seems to care, and listen to me. I've completely lost my appetite, and have lost so much weight. I have to force myself to eat. I'm five foot six and a half inches tall, and I have to fight to keep my weight over a hundred pounds. I have constant stomach pain, and nausea. I don't know what to do anymore... and feel that all hope is gone. I've just abandoned my most recent G.I. doctors... They were cold, and very expensive. I have thousands of dollars in doctor bills waiting to be paid, and am not sure how I'm going to pay them? I've been off of work for months.
The constant diarhea is also an ongoing problem. Everything I eat goes right through me. I've tried anti diarhea medications, and they work for a while, but they all seem to quit working after some time.
I'm planning on trying to go back to work next week... I don't know how that's going to go, but I feel that I have to do something before I lose my husband through all of this as well... I've already lost most of my friends (people don't want to hang out with people who can't do anything).
Sorry for whining... thanks for listening, and if anyone has any advice, I'd be more than happy to hear it.
