With this week comes more doctors and appointments, more phone calls and more prescriptions, with more major decisions needing to be made. Since last week, I am significantly less nauseated, and I have even managed to keep a few meals down. My new ailment, though? My sleep is eluding me again. I am up at... Continue Reading →
This past week started out great, but it turned out to be another Crohn's week for me. We had an awesome impromptu trip to Natural Bridge in Kentucky on Saturday, to celebrate some friends and their first year wedding anniversary, which in itself makes up for the crappy week. Last week, I had decided to... Continue Reading →
This morning the hubs and I got to make the 3-hour commute from Georgetown to Indiana University, for yet another consult. We had a 20-minute consult, this one with Dr. B, a digestive disorder specialist, to discuss my Crohn's and plan for the Double Balloon. Couldn't we have done this over the phone?! Sure. But... Continue Reading →
Here are 5 things to know about Crohn's Disease, if you don't know about it - or me - already. 5. Crohn's is a Disease Okay, so that one was a given. Of course, something labeled Crohn's Disease is a disease. Crohn's is a disease specific of the gastrointestinal tract or GI tract. Crohn's makes... Continue Reading →
Inducing Crohn's disease issues is easier than you'd think. You have to find a food that bothers you, and eat it, and you look for pain and inflammation. Simple as that. Knowing I had the Pill-Camera to look forward to on Tuesday, we planned on lasagna for Sunday night, because for month's it has been a consistent problem... Continue Reading →
Veteran’s Healthcare should not be this difficult. I have spent 4 hours today on the phone. 4 HOURS. I spent that 4 hours trying to figure out something as simple as the correct location of my Tuesday Capsule appointment, of all things. All I needed was an address.Veteran’s health care should not be this difficult. I... Continue Reading →
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