On the eighth day of Christmas my Crohns Disease gave to me...
...8 attentive and caring nurses
7 types of medications,
6 different doctors and surgeons,
5 kidney stones,
4 visits to the ER,
3 sleepless nights,
2 fistulating peri anal abscesses
and a flexible sigmoidoscopy
.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Thursday, December 10, 2015
12 Days A Crohnie Christmas
On the seventh day of Christmas my Crohns Disease gave to me...
...7 types of medications
6 different doctors and surgeons,
5 kidney stones,
4 visits to the ER,
3 sleepless nights,
2 fistulating peri anal abscesses
and a flexible sigmoidoscopy
.
...7 types of medications
6 different doctors and surgeons,
5 kidney stones,
4 visits to the ER,
3 sleepless nights,
2 fistulating peri anal abscesses
and a flexible sigmoidoscopy
.
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
12 Days A Crohnie Christmas
On the sixth day of Christmas my Crohns Disease gave to me...
...6 different doctors and surgeons
5 kidney stones,
4 visits to the ER,
3 sleepless nights,
2 fistulating peri anal abscesses
and a flexible sigmoidoscopy
.
...6 different doctors and surgeons
5 kidney stones,
4 visits to the ER,
3 sleepless nights,
2 fistulating peri anal abscesses
and a flexible sigmoidoscopy
.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
12 Days A Crohnie Christmas
On the fifth day of Christmas my Crohns Disease gave to me...
...5 kidney stones,
4 visits to the ER,
3 sleepless nights,
2 fistulating peri anal abscesses
and a flexible sigmoidoscopy
.
...5 kidney stones,
4 visits to the ER,
3 sleepless nights,
2 fistulating peri anal abscesses
and a flexible sigmoidoscopy
.
Monday, December 7, 2015
12 Days A Crohnie Christmas
On the fourth day of Christmas my Crohns Disease gave to me...
... 4 visits to the ER,
3 sleepless nights,
2 fistulating peri anal abscesses
and a flexible sigmoidoscopy
.
... 4 visits to the ER,
3 sleepless nights,
2 fistulating peri anal abscesses
and a flexible sigmoidoscopy
.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
12 Days A Crohnie Christmas
On the third day of Christmas my Crohns Disease gave to me...
... 3 sleepless nights,
2 fistulating peri anal abscesses
and a flexible sigmoidoscopy
.
... 3 sleepless nights,
2 fistulating peri anal abscesses
and a flexible sigmoidoscopy
.
Saturday, December 5, 2015
12 Days A Crohnie Christmas
On the second day of Christmas my Crohns Disease gave to me...
... 2 fistulating peri anal abscesses
and a flexible sigmoidoscopy
.
... 2 fistulating peri anal abscesses
and a flexible sigmoidoscopy
.
Friday, December 4, 2015
12 Days A Crohnie Christmas
That time of year again...
On the first day of Christmas my Crohns Disease gave to me....
... a flexible sigmoidoscopy !!!
On the first day of Christmas my Crohns Disease gave to me....
... a flexible sigmoidoscopy !!!
Thursday, December 3, 2015
You Might Be A Crohnie
If you do your best thinking while sitting on the toilet...because that's where you always are...
you might be a Crohnie
you might be a Crohnie
Friday, November 20, 2015
A Difference A Month Makes
What an up and down month it's been.
I haven't had the energy or desire to write for awhile and the main reason....very difficult to sit.
It started out with a peri anal abscess but it started to drain on its own, so no need for hospital visit (which I'm always thankful for). That lasted about 3 weeks before the dreaded discovery that it was now a fistula and leaking out the hole....god that hurts. I was so afraid to go to the bathroom that I did what most of us do and stopped eating. I know its not a great idea, but the alternative was pain and I have dropped 10 lbs. It was at this point that I took the trip to the ER and ended up having surgery but the surgeon couldn't find the fissure so did his best to relieve the pain. Three days later I was home still with a hole in my body, but no cavity for the fissure to fill so at least I can go to the bathroom with minimal pain. Needless to say I haven't been able to work either....no work, no money.
Now I have an appointment with a colorectal surgeon and an MRI. Always before Christmas. Monday is D-Day and see what the surgeon has to suggest.
Ironically, the Remicade IS working for the rest of the Crohn's, just not the abscesses.
I haven't had the energy or desire to write for awhile and the main reason....very difficult to sit.
It started out with a peri anal abscess but it started to drain on its own, so no need for hospital visit (which I'm always thankful for). That lasted about 3 weeks before the dreaded discovery that it was now a fistula and leaking out the hole....god that hurts. I was so afraid to go to the bathroom that I did what most of us do and stopped eating. I know its not a great idea, but the alternative was pain and I have dropped 10 lbs. It was at this point that I took the trip to the ER and ended up having surgery but the surgeon couldn't find the fissure so did his best to relieve the pain. Three days later I was home still with a hole in my body, but no cavity for the fissure to fill so at least I can go to the bathroom with minimal pain. Needless to say I haven't been able to work either....no work, no money.
Now I have an appointment with a colorectal surgeon and an MRI. Always before Christmas. Monday is D-Day and see what the surgeon has to suggest.
Ironically, the Remicade IS working for the rest of the Crohn's, just not the abscesses.
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