As I sit upon my throne (yes, I'm literally on the toilet) and write this blog post, my stomach is aching and my bowels won't stop moving. I'm so very nauseous that I'm actually afraid to move to fast for fear I will inevitably blow chunks. Nausea has to be the absolute worst feeling in the world. Far worse than any pain imaginable. In my mind anyway. That constant nagging that maybe you will and maybe you won't have to run for the bucket; I just can't handle. But I'm not writing this post to talk about puke. I actually have lots to say.
First off, I'm sick again (still). It's been going on for several days now. Fatigue, headaches, nausea and mass quantities of diarrhea that just won't stop. And pain, weird muscle type pain in my stomach. Probably from purging every bit of food I attempt to eat. I've lost ten pounds in three days. (Yeah!) Oh, and my poop is dark green. Cool, huh? Not really.
So many things have happened since my last post. I feel like my whole life has changed. We had to put down another one of our beloved dogs, Ginger. She was 14 and very sick. But she fought until the end and then she was finally at peace. Losing my animals is always a very hard thing for me. She was the last of our three original dogs - Wicket, Baylee, and Ginger. We still have Lazarus, Ellie Rue, and the new pup, Loki. Pets are a definite necessity for me and I love them like my children. Especially because my child is now a full blown teenager and I can't stand her anymore. (Just kidding...maybe)
I recently read this great article/website from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation in the UK. Find it here. The UK has the best stuff!! This all about how IBD can cause fatigue and you can rate how fatigue is affecting you and your disease. I took their test and apparently I am having a harder time with fatigue than I thought. I mean, I always knew that I had fatigue and was exhausted a lot of the time but after using their tools I really came to realize just how bad it does affect my life. I encourage you to check this out. You might be surprised about how much your fatigue is connected to you disease. I'm definitely bringing this up the next time I go see Dr. GI.
I'm still waiting on my disability. I really don't want to comment much on this because I am beyond frustrated with the whole process of things. I hate trying to prove to the government how sick I am while trying to portray myself as normal to the rest of the world. I'm to the point where I almost want to give up, but I won't. It's personal now.
So that's what's up in my world. Hopefully we can just chill for the rest of the summer and no one does any major damage to themselves for awhile. I pray my belly calms down too. I'm getting to old for this!!!
First off, I'm sick again (still). It's been going on for several days now. Fatigue, headaches, nausea and mass quantities of diarrhea that just won't stop. And pain, weird muscle type pain in my stomach. Probably from purging every bit of food I attempt to eat. I've lost ten pounds in three days. (Yeah!) Oh, and my poop is dark green. Cool, huh? Not really.
So many things have happened since my last post. I feel like my whole life has changed. We had to put down another one of our beloved dogs, Ginger. She was 14 and very sick. But she fought until the end and then she was finally at peace. Losing my animals is always a very hard thing for me. She was the last of our three original dogs - Wicket, Baylee, and Ginger. We still have Lazarus, Ellie Rue, and the new pup, Loki. Pets are a definite necessity for me and I love them like my children. Especially because my child is now a full blown teenager and I can't stand her anymore. (Just kidding...maybe)
I recently read this great article/website from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation in the UK. Find it here. The UK has the best stuff!! This all about how IBD can cause fatigue and you can rate how fatigue is affecting you and your disease. I took their test and apparently I am having a harder time with fatigue than I thought. I mean, I always knew that I had fatigue and was exhausted a lot of the time but after using their tools I really came to realize just how bad it does affect my life. I encourage you to check this out. You might be surprised about how much your fatigue is connected to you disease. I'm definitely bringing this up the next time I go see Dr. GI.
I'm still waiting on my disability. I really don't want to comment much on this because I am beyond frustrated with the whole process of things. I hate trying to prove to the government how sick I am while trying to portray myself as normal to the rest of the world. I'm to the point where I almost want to give up, but I won't. It's personal now.
So that's what's up in my world. Hopefully we can just chill for the rest of the summer and no one does any major damage to themselves for awhile. I pray my belly calms down too. I'm getting to old for this!!!
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