Remaining positive and hopeful
Got all my finals done, about to pack and move home for break!!!
Had a doctors appointment today and it went really well.
I'll back track....
two fridays ago I went to urgent care with a fever and back pain, spent saturday and sunday in the hospital with an infection and because of the flare-up, which has been ongoing since whenever I first got sick.
Left the hospital sunday, woke up monday AM screaming and crying in back pain and couldn't move, no fever.
Given pain meds, took xrays, apparently Crohn's causes arthritis. I'm 21 and I have arthritis.
Fever still spiked, pain meds made me puke, saw my doctor last tuesday, Guess I was allergic to the antibiotic or pain meds or both, switched them, fevers gone.
The arthritis has been the worst symptom so far, in the last two weeks I take 20 minutes to get out of bed and sometimes my boyfriend has to carry me.
Meds....
constant heavy pain meds, and it sucks to know that if I'm not medicated at all times, I'll be screaming in pain. anti-nausea, predinsone still giving me a fat face and 6mp, which has made my hair incredibly thin.
Today...
I'm in such a good mood, and I woke up for the first time in 2 weeks and took under five minutes to get out of bed, and did it all by myself.
Made breakfast, showered, headed to the doctors.
foremost my specialist is a great guy.
The plan is: we uped my dose of 6mp, which I have a good feeling about. I feel like it could put me into remission. as for my hair, I think I'm gonna get it cut today to hopefully give it some volume and hope that it stops thinning so much.
Next I'm being put on an arthritis med that will hopefully regulate it and I can get off nasty pain killers.
Being referred to a physical therapist and rheumatoidologist to help as well.
I have some welts on my legs which I guess is another symptom of Crohns that will hopefully disappear if I can get into remission.
cutting down off of prednisone still and not seeing any adverse effects, which is great news.
still taking all my vitamins and that junk, and considering acupuncture as well.
After the doctors Casey and I got lunch, he headed to the gym and now I've gotta get packing!
I'm really excited to go home and be able to relax with my friends and visit friends, specifically Molly and Siobhan. I have to give myself a big pat on the back, this semester was really tough but I pushed through it and I'm determined to graduate on time, Crohn's and all.
Merry Christmas...I have no clue who reads this...which is probably dumb because only about 5 people know everything about my illness. Its all for you Molls! if I make it private how will you read it!?!? Love.
Had a doctors appointment today and it went really well.
I'll back track....
two fridays ago I went to urgent care with a fever and back pain, spent saturday and sunday in the hospital with an infection and because of the flare-up, which has been ongoing since whenever I first got sick.
Left the hospital sunday, woke up monday AM screaming and crying in back pain and couldn't move, no fever.
Given pain meds, took xrays, apparently Crohn's causes arthritis. I'm 21 and I have arthritis.
Fever still spiked, pain meds made me puke, saw my doctor last tuesday, Guess I was allergic to the antibiotic or pain meds or both, switched them, fevers gone.
The arthritis has been the worst symptom so far, in the last two weeks I take 20 minutes to get out of bed and sometimes my boyfriend has to carry me.
Meds....
constant heavy pain meds, and it sucks to know that if I'm not medicated at all times, I'll be screaming in pain. anti-nausea, predinsone still giving me a fat face and 6mp, which has made my hair incredibly thin.
Today...
I'm in such a good mood, and I woke up for the first time in 2 weeks and took under five minutes to get out of bed, and did it all by myself.
Made breakfast, showered, headed to the doctors.
foremost my specialist is a great guy.
The plan is: we uped my dose of 6mp, which I have a good feeling about. I feel like it could put me into remission. as for my hair, I think I'm gonna get it cut today to hopefully give it some volume and hope that it stops thinning so much.
Next I'm being put on an arthritis med that will hopefully regulate it and I can get off nasty pain killers.
Being referred to a physical therapist and rheumatoidologist to help as well.
I have some welts on my legs which I guess is another symptom of Crohns that will hopefully disappear if I can get into remission.
cutting down off of prednisone still and not seeing any adverse effects, which is great news.
still taking all my vitamins and that junk, and considering acupuncture as well.
After the doctors Casey and I got lunch, he headed to the gym and now I've gotta get packing!
I'm really excited to go home and be able to relax with my friends and visit friends, specifically Molly and Siobhan. I have to give myself a big pat on the back, this semester was really tough but I pushed through it and I'm determined to graduate on time, Crohn's and all.
Merry Christmas...I have no clue who reads this...which is probably dumb because only about 5 people know everything about my illness. Its all for you Molls! if I make it private how will you read it!?!? Love.