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Things I Wish People Knew About Ulcerative Colitis

Now that I’ve been very open about my diagnosis, I often get bombarded with questions, usually from people who genuinely care and just want a better understanding. Of course, I’m always open to answering questions and have gotten used to answering the question “how are you doing”, because honestly it is what it is! ButContinueContinue reading “Things I Wish People Knew About Ulcerative Colitis”

Treatment #3

They say third times the charm, right? Well, I really hope so. Yesterday I was finally able to see my doctor and nurse practitioner to discuss my upcoming future. After reviewing symptoms I was having on my Cortiment and Imuran treatment, it was decided this still wasn’t working. Symptoms included: Complete loss of appetite dueContinueContinue reading “Treatment #3”

My Experience Travelling Unstable: Disney & Universal Studios

Ola readers! I am back from “vacation”, which I quickly realized did not feel like a vacation at all. That sounds so negative to start the post, but I had mixed feelings about the trip. Don’t get me wrong- I absolutely loved the trip, loved the experience, the people I travelled with, the weather was prettyContinueContinue reading “My Experience Travelling Unstable: Disney & Universal Studios”

Treatment Plan #2

I swear, I intended to write this earlier but 1) It was my birthday this weekend (YAY) and 2) mother nature has graced itself upon me and I have been a shrivelled up shrew thanks to her visit. Nothing like having blood come out of both ends to kill your energy…… But my news update:ContinueContinue reading “Treatment Plan #2”

When Shit Gets Tough (Literally & Figuratively)

I’ve been M.I.A. for a bit and I was working on a different post, but honestly this last week has been tough. I’m rejecting Mezevant. I’ve been fighting head aches on and off since I started, but headaches aren’t unusual for me. My redflags were more that I felt like I was getting worse notContinueContinue reading “When Shit Gets Tough (Literally & Figuratively)”

Starting Over

This mostly is going to be more mushy and feely because this time I want to focus on mentally what I’m going through. People keep saying “you’re so strong and so positive. Keep it up.” and I always kind of stare in bewilderment. Me? Strong? Maybe positive, but I don’t know about strong. I cryContinueContinue reading “Starting Over”

Treatments

I think today will be a two post kind of day. First up: Treatment plan as I had promised So, remember my last post how I talked about missing my old life? Well LIFE would have it that, that would be the same night where I would react badly to a medication I’m on and projectileContinueContinue reading “Treatments”

I Miss My Old Life

So my next post was going to be on my treatment plan but I’ve had a crappy day for flare ups and have just been down. Life changed too freaking fast. Last June I was frolicking around Europe for 5 weeks with not a care in the world (not entirely true given all the bombContinueContinue reading “I Miss My Old Life”