Regular Joe
Senior Member
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2009
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Last week, Tuesday to be exact, my unwanted "sidekick" returned. This time, though, I can tell it's not "episodic". It's back, every day, some days worse.
I've lost about 1/2 my energy levels, and my diet is back to low residue, out of need I suppose. Today I was actually hungry in a week, and I sucked up some "popcorn chicken" - fried yeah I know, but no in way "gorged" or pigged out. It was breast meat too, so there was lean more than batter and oil. Who knows where that will end up?
This is a bummer. I got used to "functioning" at a higher energy level. So far I've missed almost 3 days of work, and one day of nothing but staring at the ceiling fan. I've been at work a little more than half-days and I'm trying to "kick ass" because I've been behind.
Sorry I've been behind in posting. For the new folks, I'm just going to give you all a "blanket" welcome to the board. We need you here. There are lots of helpful folks around here.
If you're frustrated, in pain, pooping a storm, nauseated, fatigued, with joint pain, neck pain, swelling, tight skin (hopefully not too much more to come) well...I know how you feel. Today, I know how you feel.
I'll be posting, proabably intermittantly for a while until I get a handle on everything in life that is piling up twice as fast as I can deal with it.
Welcome to the world of Crohn's Disease. Pardon my absense while I "redefine" normal daily activity, again!
By the way, my glass isn't "half empty" (pessimist). I'll take the engineers viewpoint. The glass is twice the size it needs to be.
I've lost about 1/2 my energy levels, and my diet is back to low residue, out of need I suppose. Today I was actually hungry in a week, and I sucked up some "popcorn chicken" - fried yeah I know, but no in way "gorged" or pigged out. It was breast meat too, so there was lean more than batter and oil. Who knows where that will end up?
This is a bummer. I got used to "functioning" at a higher energy level. So far I've missed almost 3 days of work, and one day of nothing but staring at the ceiling fan. I've been at work a little more than half-days and I'm trying to "kick ass" because I've been behind.
Sorry I've been behind in posting. For the new folks, I'm just going to give you all a "blanket" welcome to the board. We need you here. There are lots of helpful folks around here.
If you're frustrated, in pain, pooping a storm, nauseated, fatigued, with joint pain, neck pain, swelling, tight skin (hopefully not too much more to come) well...I know how you feel. Today, I know how you feel.
I'll be posting, proabably intermittantly for a while until I get a handle on everything in life that is piling up twice as fast as I can deal with it.
Welcome to the world of Crohn's Disease. Pardon my absense while I "redefine" normal daily activity, again!
By the way, my glass isn't "half empty" (pessimist). I'll take the engineers viewpoint. The glass is twice the size it needs to be.