Enough!!

[duck68]

:depressed:

Well today I've had enough! I thought I was dealing with everything really well but today I have hit a low! I'm tired of it all - the medications, the blood tests, the fatique, the insomnia and the weight gain!

I had blood tests on Friday that the specialist ordered - obviously my GP also gets the results as I had a call from her surgery today to say she wanted to see me - I went this afternoon and my white cells are really high. She is concerned about this but realises it is probably from the Prednisone. So she wants follow up blood tests once I am off it - hopefully in a week or so!! Great, more prodding around trying to get blood from my very dodgy veins!!

I have been on Pred for about 6 weeks and am slowly tapering off (currently on 10mg) - I have put on 4 kilos (about 10lbs) since starting it and that has upset me. I have hit a low point today about my weight.

I have not lost weight due to my Crohn's - I worked hard last year and lost about 9kgs but in less then 6 weeks on Pred I have now put almost half of that back on. I am classified as "obese" on the BMI charts.

I want to lose weight (need to) but I just don't have the energy to do it - I guess I'll just have to find it 'cos I'm so depressed about it! I cried tonight on the way home from the GP because I just don't know what to do!!

The stupid Pred makes me want to eat everything in sight some days and I'm so tired but can't get to sleep at night - very frustrating!!!!

Anyway, just wanted to vent - I hope to get out of my rutt very soon and start to turn the weight thing around. I can handle the Crohn's part of life at the moment, just not the weight gain!!! I will talk to my specialist at Wednesday's appointment and see what she can suggest!

:grumpy: :angry-banghead:

 

[Astra]

Aw Vicki!

Yes I feel your pain hun!
try not to fret over this, it's temporary, I ate everything in sight with Pred and piled weight on and the lovely tash and moonface!
It's all gone now, and the weight just fell off on it's own
hang on in there, rooting for ya!
xxxx

 

[DustyKat]

Oh Vicki, I'm sorry to hear you are feeling so down and fed up.

:hang: we are here for you!!!

Sending you heaps of hugs........:hug::ghug::hug::ghug::hug:

Take care,
Dusty

 

[Crohn's 35]

Prednisone causes so many bad things. I hate pred, and I got another round from my Gp last week (just in case) and I am doing all I can NOT to take them. Very short taper but I know that they only mask the problem and cause so much damage to our bodies, especially older females...

Ok, we need a cure already! At the very least a drug that doesnt do us any harm!

 

[tmgread]

Oh vicky. Again it is so similar with us. I really understand your frustration. I have gained 35 pounds in the 7 months since I've had Crohn's, and I didn't need the extra weight! It is so discouraging. Having a chronic disease is difficult enough without having to feel bad about myself. I've also started to lose my hair and have aged noticeably, I'm guessing from stress or inflammation. The good news is that this will get better, well maybe except for all of my new wrinkles, but most people don't get that and you won't either. Right now I think we both just need to keep doing what our doctors tell us and try not to let thoughts of crohn's and it's side effects drive us nuts.
Thank goodness we found this forum.
Tina

 

[duck68]

Thanks everyone again for your encouragement and kind words. I am very thankful that I have found this forum. I am determined to not let all this stuff get to me like it did yesterday. I'm going to try and get off my backside tonight and maybe do a bit of walking on the treadmill (which is doubling as a clothes rack right now) - maybe once I start I'll feel better too.

Tina - yes we do seem to be very similar in what we are going through.

Anyways, chat soon

 

[belle1999]

Vicki, big hugs that you start feeling well enough to exercise. I am an overweight crohnie. For a long time, I didn't feel energetic enough to even walk around. Lately, my energy is up more and now it is a case of motivation.

 

[duck68]

Hi - well I didn't do any exercise last night - was too exhausted after a busy day at work! Now I'm staying home from work today because both my kids have stomach cramps - I hope it's not a gastro bug - I really don't want that!!

:stinks:

 

[Pincushion]

:hang::hang::hang::hang:

How are you all today? Hope the kids are doing better and you don't catch it :hug:

Keep talking to us, it's what we are all here for :hug:

 

[northerngurl]

I hear you Vicki. I gained about 20 pounds and am starving!!! I've been on Prednisone comng up on a year now. I tried cherries and a mix of other fruit this week in an effort to try to eat something heathier and now I have the major runs and my butt hole is not talking to me!! Lol. Keep your chin up!

 

[silver]

I never lost any weight with crohns either! it's s till a struggle to keep my weight manageable, hope they take you off the pred soon, so you feel better, big :hug: