Ok, I will admit… this seems like a weird topic from the title, even to me, so I understand if you are probably wondering what I am talking about right now. There are so many times when a Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis patient is stuck in the hospital with tubes/drains, picc lines, etc. There are […]
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8 years since my first Kock Pouch Surgery
Today is eight years since my first kock pouch (continent ileostomy) surgery. I remember years and years of tears, notes to my parents, sleepless nights, anger, boat load of trial and error with psych meds, and utter disgust of what my life had become thanks to ulcerative colitis. My life changed the day my parents […]
Learning to Work With Your Personality
This past year has been one of enormous growth for me. It has been hugely positive in every way. I have finally embraced the amazing IBD/ostomy community and no longer feel the need to spend every waking moment ashamed of who I am. I needed to get to this point very badly in my life […]
The General Manager Of Your Health: Internist
I have been feeling so frustrated and at a loss recently. It seems every doctor I come across cannot seem to grasp the complexity of my situation, thus leaving me to feel like they are incompetent to take care of me (and then they prove that to me very quickly). After dealing with so many physical […]
The Last 6 Weeks…
Over the last month or so I have been getting a number of emails from friends who I have met because of this blog asking how my health had been since they have said I don’t really mention it when I write. I suppose old habits are hard to break since I have always found […]