Oh Emily, I'm so sorry! College was some time ago, but I remember the stress greatly. I was diagnosed with Crohn's the week before finals the end of my first semester. The GI team wanted to hospitalize me immediately. I had never heard of Crohn's and I was so stressed out. I was like, "Give me some damn antibiotics, I can't go anywhere. I have FINALS!!"
I have no idea how I made it through any of those tests!!
My mini-vent for today:
I spent Easter weekend in hospital, I just couldn't stand the pain anymore. I was scoped up and down, x-rayed, CT'd and barium-ed up while I was there. And it turns out that I have no active Crohn's right now. Yay, right? I mean, that's supposed to mean remission?
Then why in the hell do I feel like crap? I have gastritis which was calmed down in the hospital, but it already starting to bother me again and I have no pain meds-except Tylenol. My eczema is flaring again, not badly, but it just won't go away. I just started getting my scalp sores again...I have no idea what these things are, I've been getting them forever. My mom does too, her dad used to as well. I've never seen a doc about them, mom says it is some sort of viral infection. Again, more annoying than actually painful.
And the restless leg has started. This really is starting to worry me. My mom has RLS pretty badly, so does my little sis. I have had it, but only when I'm on prednisone. I'm not on prednisone now, so I'm hoping it is just a vitamin/mineral deficiency thing that I can correct myself with diet and supplements.
I guess I'm just pissed because I always imagined remission to be like one of those commercials where women are laughing and spinning in circles in a sunny meadow filled with wildflowers. That is definitely NOT how I am feeling at the moment.
*Sigh* Vent over, sorry.