Hey everyone,
I am 20 years old (will be 21 on Thanksgiving!) and I have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease since I was 13. It has definitely been a journey to say the least! The last 8 years I have been on prednisone, and my doctor and I are now considering alternate methods of treatment. After months of tears, appointments, frustrations, ER visits, and tests, I have my first Remicade infusion on Monday! The past year has been especially difficult, and I am ready to take my life back. Juggling school, work, crohn's, and trying to apply for graduate school has definitely made things interesting. I've come to the forums in search of advice, support, and possibly to meet people around my age who have my condition (I actually met a girl with Crohn's as well who was sitting RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME in my class at my university. She asked me for the notes for a class she'd missed and after talking, she told me that she had missed class because of her doctor's appointment due to her Crohn's! Imagine the look on her face when I told her I had Crohn's as well! We are now good friends and having her support has been a godsend! Funny how life works, right?). I am also the only one in my family with any history of Crohn's disease.
Besides the Crohn's, I am a fourth year Biology major at a university in California. I love to read (I love Fantasy novels, including the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series) and I love anything involving fashion, art, music, or theatre. I have six brothers and I am the only girl. I am not sure what else to say... I hope to get to know some of you!
I am 20 years old (will be 21 on Thanksgiving!) and I have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease since I was 13. It has definitely been a journey to say the least! The last 8 years I have been on prednisone, and my doctor and I are now considering alternate methods of treatment. After months of tears, appointments, frustrations, ER visits, and tests, I have my first Remicade infusion on Monday! The past year has been especially difficult, and I am ready to take my life back. Juggling school, work, crohn's, and trying to apply for graduate school has definitely made things interesting. I've come to the forums in search of advice, support, and possibly to meet people around my age who have my condition (I actually met a girl with Crohn's as well who was sitting RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME in my class at my university. She asked me for the notes for a class she'd missed and after talking, she told me that she had missed class because of her doctor's appointment due to her Crohn's! Imagine the look on her face when I told her I had Crohn's as well! We are now good friends and having her support has been a godsend! Funny how life works, right?). I am also the only one in my family with any history of Crohn's disease.
Besides the Crohn's, I am a fourth year Biology major at a university in California. I love to read (I love Fantasy novels, including the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series) and I love anything involving fashion, art, music, or theatre. I have six brothers and I am the only girl. I am not sure what else to say... I hope to get to know some of you!
