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Hey all 
I hope everyone's been well (as well as possible) - I haven't been on this forum for quite a while now because since starting Infliximab/Remicade my ulcer healed up nicely and I was completely healthy.
I was doing really well health-wise and then at the end of February I decided to take a risk and quit my job in customer services to try and get a job in PR in London. I was amazingly lucky and despite not having another job to go to when I handed my notice in, I managed to secure an internship at a PR agency in Notting Hill just two weeks later.
I ended up having two weeks to sort out where I was going to live and pack and everything else, and left my old job on the Friday and started my new job on the Monday. Unsurprisingly it was quite an upheaval for me - I get up at about 6:15 in the morning, commute one train and the tube, work 9am-6pm, then don't get home until after 7pm. For the first few weeks I had insomnia and was getting maximum 5 hours a night, sometimes only 3 or 4 hours, and as a result I was constantly exhausted and stressed and like a zombie at work. I was also really lonely at home as there was never anyone in and I was eating pretty badly too.
So up until last week the first four weeks I really wasn't doing my body any favours! Thankfully, last week everything sort've fell into place - I slept fine, been eating really well, made new friends, even met a bloke! I'm much happier and I've promised myself I'm going to adopt a healthy lifestyle and start exercising too.
Unfortunately, for whatever reason, my Crohns has decided to rear its ugly head again. My Consultant said I would need infusions every 3 months but its only been 2 months and I'm getting ulcers around my butt again pretty sore and they're discharging and it's all quite unpleasant. I'm really hoping it's just because I've been so tired, stressed and run down and now that I'm happier my health will be better too.
I've got an appointment on Tuesday which is great although annoying as I'm already having to take time off work for health reasons and I've only been there 5 weeks. Also, I'm wondering about how to talk to my new love interest about my Crohns. We've only been out a few times but things are moving pretty quickly and I do need to talk to him about it because it will effect things in our relationship.
So yeah, it's a mix of good and bad, I'm just wondering whether the relationship between stress and Crohns disease means things will get better from now on, or whether this stupid illness will keep on getting worse :thumbdown:
Hannah
I hope everyone's been well (as well as possible) - I haven't been on this forum for quite a while now because since starting Infliximab/Remicade my ulcer healed up nicely and I was completely healthy.
I was doing really well health-wise and then at the end of February I decided to take a risk and quit my job in customer services to try and get a job in PR in London. I was amazingly lucky and despite not having another job to go to when I handed my notice in, I managed to secure an internship at a PR agency in Notting Hill just two weeks later.
I ended up having two weeks to sort out where I was going to live and pack and everything else, and left my old job on the Friday and started my new job on the Monday. Unsurprisingly it was quite an upheaval for me - I get up at about 6:15 in the morning, commute one train and the tube, work 9am-6pm, then don't get home until after 7pm. For the first few weeks I had insomnia and was getting maximum 5 hours a night, sometimes only 3 or 4 hours, and as a result I was constantly exhausted and stressed and like a zombie at work. I was also really lonely at home as there was never anyone in and I was eating pretty badly too.
So up until last week the first four weeks I really wasn't doing my body any favours! Thankfully, last week everything sort've fell into place - I slept fine, been eating really well, made new friends, even met a bloke! I'm much happier and I've promised myself I'm going to adopt a healthy lifestyle and start exercising too.
Unfortunately, for whatever reason, my Crohns has decided to rear its ugly head again. My Consultant said I would need infusions every 3 months but its only been 2 months and I'm getting ulcers around my butt again
pretty sore and they're discharging and it's all quite unpleasant. I'm really hoping it's just because I've been so tired, stressed and run down and now that I'm happier my health will be better too.I've got an appointment on Tuesday which is great although annoying as I'm already having to take time off work for health reasons and I've only been there 5 weeks. Also, I'm wondering about how to talk to my new love interest about my Crohns. We've only been out a few times but things are moving pretty quickly and I do need to talk to him about it because it will effect things in our relationship.
So yeah, it's a mix of good and bad, I'm just wondering whether the relationship between stress and Crohns disease means things will get better from now on, or whether this stupid illness will keep on getting worse :thumbdown:
Hannah
