I was diagnosed with colitis two years ago. I just recently got diagnosed with crohns. I have gotten a pretty aggressive type so I am on a lot of meds. I am doing everything I can to keep my bowels and not get surgery. I was a totally healthy energetic 29 year old. I love to ski, bike, camp, swim, hike. I love the outdoors and this disease is such a life changing thing for me. I was doing emotionally pretty good but this Prednisone is making me go a little crazy. I cry over the stupidest things. I was in remission for eight months and each time I relapse it gets worse. I have just started Remicade and hope this helps me get off the Prednisone. I work really hard at looking good and try to keep a healthy body weight. This Prednisone is making me eat like a pig and I am slowly gaining weight and I just cannot STAND this! I think this is the worst part of Crohns and Colitis. I have never weighed so much in my life. I live in Revelstoke British Columbia, Canada. I have two beautiful children ages nine and seven years old. I had children when I was 21 years old. I really love being a young mom. I have been with the same man for fifteen years and married for five. This too can be a struggle sometimes. Marriage is a tricky thing I tell yah, especially when you are on Prednisone.LOL. I love life and I am trying to accept this retarded disease. I am new to this site and am hoping to get a little bit of enlightenment from you all. This is a very lonely disease I find because it is kind of embarrassing to talk about. Also many people don't really understand because they think I look fine so whats the problem. It is nice to have people to talk to. I am really excited about this! So thank you everyone.
I was diagnosed with colitis two years ago. I just recently got diagnosed with crohns. I have gotten a pretty aggressive type so I am on a lot of meds. I am doing everything I can to keep my bowels and not get surgery. I was a totally healthy energetic 29 year old. I love to ski, bike, camp, swim, hike. I love the outdoors and this disease is such a life changing thing for me. I was doing emotionally pretty good but this Prednisone is making me go a little crazy. I cry over the stupidest things. I was in remission for eight months and each time I relapse it gets worse. I have just started Remicade and hope this helps me get off the Prednisone. I work really hard at looking good and try to keep a healthy body weight. This Prednisone is making me eat like a pig and I am slowly gaining weight and I just cannot STAND this! I think this is the worst part of Crohns and Colitis. I have never weighed so much in my life.
I live in Revelstoke British Columbia, Canada. I have two beautiful children ages nine and seven years old. I had children when I was 21 years old. I really love being a young mom. I have been with the same man for fifteen years and married for five. This too can be a struggle sometimes. Marriage is a tricky thing I tell yah, especially when you are on Prednisone.LOL. I love life and I am trying to accept this retarded disease. I am new to this site and am hoping to get a little bit of enlightenment from you all. This is a very lonely disease I find because it is kind of embarrassing to talk about. Also many people don't really understand because they think I look fine so whats the problem. It is nice to have people to talk to. I am really excited about this! So thank you everyone.
