If you can physically SEE your abdomen "deflate" as you pass gas...
you might be a Crohnie
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Time For Some Crohns Reflection
As I close in on my 2 years of Remicade, I'm sitting in my living room looking at my wife and two boys cuddling together on the couch and think what a lucky guy I am....and if it weren't for my Crohn's, it probably wouldn't have happened.
I turned 46 a couple of weeks ago. Which means, I have had Crohn's more than half my life. I have been living with this &^%$ disease for 26 years now. To this day, I still go to hospital, I just don't go as often as I used to and for less "serious" stuff. Some would say, anytime you go to hospital it's serious, but for me staying in hospital overnight or a day or two is a far cry from the weeks or months I use to do in the beginning.
I guess I'm lucky, in one sense, that I have a mild case of the disease. If you consider having most of your small intestine and some of your large removed, fistula's, fissure's, abscesses, infection's, severe dehydration and anemia, mild.....then yes. From MY point of view, it's far from mild, but over the years after meeting and talking with others with Crohn's, yes, I am lucky. It doesn't make it any easier though.
I am thankful for one thing with my Crohn's, I met my wife and have two wonderful boys. I never thought I would ever meet anyone. How do you explain the disease, in the beginning, to another person whom you want to date. I told her on the first date. You know what she said? She said, "Okay". That was it. That's when I knew.
So, yes, I guess you can say I'm "happy" for the disease..... in a way.
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I turned 46 a couple of weeks ago. Which means, I have had Crohn's more than half my life. I have been living with this &^%$ disease for 26 years now. To this day, I still go to hospital, I just don't go as often as I used to and for less "serious" stuff. Some would say, anytime you go to hospital it's serious, but for me staying in hospital overnight or a day or two is a far cry from the weeks or months I use to do in the beginning.
I guess I'm lucky, in one sense, that I have a mild case of the disease. If you consider having most of your small intestine and some of your large removed, fistula's, fissure's, abscesses, infection's, severe dehydration and anemia, mild.....then yes. From MY point of view, it's far from mild, but over the years after meeting and talking with others with Crohn's, yes, I am lucky. It doesn't make it any easier though.
I am thankful for one thing with my Crohn's, I met my wife and have two wonderful boys. I never thought I would ever meet anyone. How do you explain the disease, in the beginning, to another person whom you want to date. I told her on the first date. You know what she said? She said, "Okay". That was it. That's when I knew.
So, yes, I guess you can say I'm "happy" for the disease..... in a way.
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Friday, June 13, 2014
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Crohnie Quote of the Day
The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.
-William Osler
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
You Might Be A Crohnie...
If you can just LOOK at food and tell how long it'll take from the time you eat it until you have to go to the bathroom
....you might be a Crohnie
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....you might be a Crohnie
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Remicade: Day 666
Today I thought I would bring my laptop with me to my infusion.
I noticed that today is the 666th day of Remicade.....interesting.....no problems so far today. The needle went in smooth (thanks to 15 minutes with the heating pad on my hand, plumping up the old veins)
I have my "infusion day" shirt on........
I noticed that today is the 666th day of Remicade.....interesting.....no problems so far today. The needle went in smooth (thanks to 15 minutes with the heating pad on my hand, plumping up the old veins)
I have my "infusion day" shirt on........
Had another lady in here see it and want one.....so I'm thinking maybe I should start taking orders and send proceeds to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundations.....hmmmmm
Time to rest now.....
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Monday, May 19, 2014
Crohn's Disease Through Art
One mans experience with IBD through his Art.....awesome
"Canterbury photographer Sam Sword illustrates his journey with IBD through his art.
Follow Sam's story as he talks us through the emotions and thoughts behind each photograph.
This powerful exhibition was launched at Parliament on 2 July 2013."
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Crohnie Quote Of The Day
When talking with someone, either on the phone or in person, and you tell them that you have to go because you need to go to the washroom......it's not "code" for 'please, keep talking'
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