I just found this forum and I hope it helps me cope with things a little better then I have been. Here is my story over the past 8 months.
In early September of 2011, while attending my first semester of graduate school, I was hospitalized because of complications from Crohn's disease. After spending four days in the hospital with a nasogastric (NG) tube placed into my stomach, I was released. I returned to graduate school and to my work for a crisis call line in the area. However, despite my efforts at staying healthy, my symptoms grew worse and I made several trips to the Emergency Room and Urgent Care over the next few months. Toward the middle of October, I resigned from my job because of my illness and chose to focus my energy on grad school. But by the end of November, I was once again hospitalized because of chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) and the Crohn's disease. I spent 18 days in the hospital this time, 16 of those days without food, and underwent surgery in an attempt to repair what surgeons thought was a fistule. As a result of this extensive hospital stay and the related medical procedures, I was forced to withdraw from graduate school. Unfortunately, the surgery did not correct the problem, so since December of 2011, I has undergone numerous tests to try to figure out the next course of action. At this point, the local medical personnel have decided to refer me to the University Hospital because they have never seen a case such as this and have no further ideas on how to treat my condition.
I am not sure what to do anymore because I had life together, finally!!! I was in remission and was attempting to go to grad school to become a counselor! Now, I have no job, lots of medical, student loans, and living with my parents!!! I have been seeing a counselor but I feel like I am suck in the mud or lost in the forest!! I am 28 years old and Pissed because I have to watch everyone enjoying their lives, while I am stuck dealing with this shitty disease :ymad: I am tired of getting up and dusting myself time after time when I fall!!
I hope this makes sense, I am not the greatest writer in the world!!
In early September of 2011, while attending my first semester of graduate school, I was hospitalized because of complications from Crohn's disease. After spending four days in the hospital with a nasogastric (NG) tube placed into my stomach, I was released. I returned to graduate school and to my work for a crisis call line in the area. However, despite my efforts at staying healthy, my symptoms grew worse and I made several trips to the Emergency Room and Urgent Care over the next few months. Toward the middle of October, I resigned from my job because of my illness and chose to focus my energy on grad school. But by the end of November, I was once again hospitalized because of chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) and the Crohn's disease. I spent 18 days in the hospital this time, 16 of those days without food, and underwent surgery in an attempt to repair what surgeons thought was a fistule. As a result of this extensive hospital stay and the related medical procedures, I was forced to withdraw from graduate school. Unfortunately, the surgery did not correct the problem, so since December of 2011, I has undergone numerous tests to try to figure out the next course of action. At this point, the local medical personnel have decided to refer me to the University Hospital because they have never seen a case such as this and have no further ideas on how to treat my condition.
I am not sure what to do anymore because I had life together, finally!!! I was in remission and was attempting to go to grad school to become a counselor! Now, I have no job, lots of medical, student loans, and living with my parents!!! I have been seeing a counselor but I feel like I am suck in the mud or lost in the forest!! I am 28 years old and Pissed because I have to watch everyone enjoying their lives, while I am stuck dealing with this shitty disease :ymad: I am tired of getting up and dusting myself time after time when I fall!!
I hope this makes sense, I am not the greatest writer in the world!!
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There are a whole lot of wonderful people on here who you'll be able to meet and talk to. I'm sorry that you're going through such a rough time right now. You are right though, this illness that we share does seem to go through it's ups and downs. Even though I will admit that my flares haven't been as extensive as yours, I too have been having quite the challenges. We're all here to support you. Just let us know.
