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  1. Jerman

    A whole lot of pain today

    Hello my friends, i am getting beat up pretty impressively today with abdominal pain, also as a result am anxious and a lil' blue. It is absolutely beautiful today outside and the grass is so high you could misplace a small family member. My pain has steadily climbed since noon, it is now 3:45...
  2. Jerman

    So proud

    My daughter who is only 4 start swimming by herself today! Bit a whole in her swimming ring laughed and swam right across the pool! Really cool moment, their is nothing in this world as beautiful as her laughter. :cool2:
  3. Jerman

    Epiphany-very powerful

    Many of you who know me are aware that I have had a tough time of late. Unhealthy, Undiagnosed, Unemployed, Anxious,Angry, Depressed and quite honestly have had some very dark thoughts about whether or not I was going to continue my stay on this earth. Yesterday, a great deal of that changed in...
  4. Jerman

    Gall Bladder Ultrasound the Final Frontier

    i talked to my GI surgeon today who called regarding last weeks gall bladder ultrasound. I have now had every test relating to the abdominal area of the body that is known to man. I actually had high hopes, god I know that sounds so crazy, but hoping that they saw something wrong with the...
  5. Jerman

    New GI Yesterday

    :confused2: Hello my friends, After much discussion and a few well intended threats to my personal well being, my wife convinced me to see a new GI. As I have shared before on this forum, I am kind of a stubborn pain in the ass most times when I have made my mind up. when it comes to trying...
  6. Jerman

    Functional Disorder

    Hello everybody, I realize that we all have so many variations of stomach and butt disorders, but wondered if anyone else has received this as a diagnosis? Is it considered a disability? What does your physician say about your future prognosis?
  7. Jerman

    Anyone like lighthouses?

    anyone like lighthouses? I am self taught artist who loves to paint seascapes especially with lighthouses. Since I just got fired, I am trying to come up with positive releases for my tension and stress. I have seen some beautiful photos, on this site and we seem to live all over the world...
  8. Jerman

    My little princess

    Being a parent with the challenges we all have physically, and emotionally due to whatever abdominal issues we struggle with. Here is a brief story that puts it all into perspective. This morning it is raining like hell here in Southeastern Mass, I decided my first chore of the day was to get...
  9. Jerman

    Sucka Punched!!!!

    Ok, so remember when you first saw the movie JAWS and were afraid that everytime you used the toilet a shark would come up and bite your butt? No? Ok, how about the phrase associated with one of the sequels, "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water....." Well, this is...
  10. Jerman

    Sing me to sleep

    Sing me to sleep sing me to sleep i'm tired and I I want to go to bed sing to me sing to me and then leave me alone dont try to wake me in the morning for i will be gone dont feel bad for me i want you to know deep in the cell of my heart i really want to go there is a better world there...
  11. Jerman

    Yo adrian, I did it!!

    Hi everyone, Well, I made it through my first two days at the job and have done really well!!! I have had a little bit of pain but nothing big- like a 5 or 6 out of 10 but it didn't last long. I didn't eat at all today until I got home at 5 because Mr. Belly was a bit out of sorts. I feel...
  12. Jerman

    So overwhelmed,anxious & F'n losing it!!

    Ok, so yesterday i go to the new GP, very nice,agreed to take my off one of my meds as I learned it has a side effect of body aches, weakness, and lethargy. WTF??? In the last few days I have developed a strange rash like area, it starts at the cleft of the mighty mighty buttocks and has...
  13. Jerman

    Stressed out Please Advise

    Hello Crohnies, I am feeling wicked overwhelmed right now. I have a lot of stuff on my plate right now and for each item on the plate I seem to have attached a good deal of worries. I am still experiencing a fair amount of symptoms and do not yet have a diagnosis. My wife and I are going to to...
  14. Jerman

    Trouble with stairs?

    Hi everyone, wondering if others here have difficulty going up and down stairs due to pain in your joints? I have had this since march when my challenges began with my health. I only have 12 or so stairs going to the bedroom but sometimes it seems like mount everest!!:eek: :eek: :eek:
  15. Jerman

    Cool Game

    O.K. Here is a game that I have patented specifically for the potentially humiliating moment when you have just had the colonoscopy and are placed in a room with other victims of the old butt probe! As you will see it is easily adaptable to many situations (such as bathroom time) all you need is...
  16. Jerman

    Stomache Spasm/Pain

    Hello all, I have had a high level of pain with my Ahem...Functional Disorder. The docs in Boston have ruled out with a 95% guarantee that I do not have Crohns or Colitis. Of course in the meantime the need to call it "SOMETHING" so I now am afflicted with a functional disorder. Normally...
  17. Jerman

    Update from Jerman

    Hello fellow crohnies, it has been a few weeks since i last wrote and i thought i should do an update. I really do not know what i should do at this point but I already took that angle in a previous post. In reviewing my past posts, I have been more than just a bit negative and downtrodden. A...
  18. Jerman

    I dont know what to do......

    Hello crohnies, Thanks to all for the kind wishes, thoughts, and support for my wife during my recent episode. It really does mean a lot to have support even though I don't yet really know any of you fine folks. thank you. That being said, I am going to push my luck a bit and ask for your...
  19. Jerman

    Can an MRI see the terminal ileum

    Hello everyone, I have had a really rough day today. my younger sons are here for the weekend and i dont want them to worry so i try to not show that i am in pain. oh my god my side hurts today!!!! I have woken up each day this week with a pain level of 7 out of ten. today i hit number9 a...
  20. Jerman

    Crohns from Hell

    Hello Everyone, I am new to the world of crohn's and am truly struggling. I have no energy and am so damned tired from the pain and stomach spasms, the time spent in the bathroom, and being unable to function at a reasonable level. My Crohn's flared up for the first time after I had an ear...
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