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TMI warning. No, no cut. It's not that long or really that gross, but some folks don't like bathroom talk. If you don't want to know, don't read further.
Yes, I know, Crohn's isn't something deadly like cancer, especially since I've a fairly mild case (I've been told I can't have a chronic illness, I don't look sick). But days like today, when I can't go to work because I can't go 20 minutes without hitting the bathroom, remind me what a horrible disease this is.
I still have all my intestines. I don't have an ostomy (a bag). On most days, I can eat pretty much anything I want, including nuts, popcorn and bread.
But I pay for it - I have to take meds every day, more pills than most. (14 prescription meds, more supplements) I have to go into Worcester once every 8 weeks for a 4-hour IV infusion. And I have days like today, when stress overwhelms me and I end up in the bathroom all the time. It sucks, because while I'm talking fine, I can't keep jumping off my phone to run to the ladies' room, so I can't work. And because I'm going so much, it chafes the skin around my ass, so I need to take a bath to soothe it.
Crohn's sucks. Trust me on this one. And no, no cure.
Yes, I know, Crohn's isn't something deadly like cancer, especially since I've a fairly mild case (I've been told I can't have a chronic illness, I don't look sick). But days like today, when I can't go to work because I can't go 20 minutes without hitting the bathroom, remind me what a horrible disease this is.
I still have all my intestines. I don't have an ostomy (a bag). On most days, I can eat pretty much anything I want, including nuts, popcorn and bread.
But I pay for it - I have to take meds every day, more pills than most. (14 prescription meds, more supplements) I have to go into Worcester once every 8 weeks for a 4-hour IV infusion. And I have days like today, when stress overwhelms me and I end up in the bathroom all the time. It sucks, because while I'm talking fine, I can't keep jumping off my phone to run to the ladies' room, so I can't work. And because I'm going so much, it chafes the skin around my ass, so I need to take a bath to soothe it.
Crohn's sucks. Trust me on this one. And no, no cure.
