Hello fellow crohnie's!

[jobengals]

hello fellow crohnie's!

hey guys!

I've tried tooling around on some other Crohn's forums but i haven't seen nearly the responses and support when compared to this site. So i've decided to make a post and say hello to you all.

My sig pretty much explains what i've gone through ... diagnosed last august, was put on asacol originally. Went into remission for a good 3-4 months until my girlfriend of 3 years dumped me for a mutual friend we both had class with all year!

After that i .... pretty much fell apart. Was a fucking absolute mess for several months. Picked up on my cigarette smoking and within late january i was flaring so terribly it was as though the asacol i was popping had zero effect. Going back to the doctor he prescribed me azathioprine and .... the prednisone. At first i thought the pred was a blessing (I was in a stupor in my life, stuck in a rut, popping endless prednisones, working very little, smoking a lot of pot, and playing a lot of WoW), till i started noticing and seeing all the effects of what 50mg a day can do to your body and mind. Since this summer I've been striving very hard to wean myself off the pred, but nothing worked. I was so tired of feeling tired and anti-social, and my skin was particularly sensitive to the hormones from the preds... So I started humira last month, and finally have been feeling better along with staying mostly steroid free.

Quitting many addictions in my life has been hard, but the one addiction i don't mind sticking to is that beautiful green herb. :smile: thc has single-handedly helped me through a LOT of bullshit in my life.

It hasn't been until very recently that i've felt physically well and mentally happy enough to start a positive post and share my side of things ...

sorry for rambling, but i don't know anyone else in person who knows or understands what i talk about and it's cool to be able to share it with people who really CAN empathize what i'm experiencing.

anyway, see you all around

 

[Jvstin]

welcome! congrats on quitting cigarettes and alcohol.
the stinky stanky is actually not a bad thing for crohns, I smoke every once in a while, but where I live it's rare to come across though.
and no need to apologize for "rambling" I think I ramble more than anyone else on here. also, if you don't mind, I should be starting Humira soon, let us know how you feel with it and what-not.
take it easy.

 

[adidar83]

Welcome. It's nice to hear your experiences. Nice to find people going through the same crap in life and with crohn's. Haven't really tried the herb for my crohn's, but the more I look into it, the I think it may help with the stress of work and life. Anyways, welcome.

 

[Jvstin]

my problem with the green is I have this huge feeling of guilt afterwards.
it's not like I'm a goodie-goodie in any way, I just don't want to be seen as a druggie, cause I already have the look of one in my opinion. but it really does help with pain and stress greatly.

 

[Kev]

Hi jobengals... Welcome to the forum. Hope you find this a welcome environment.
Congrats on dealing with a number of addictions. that certainly takes some doing.
As for the THC, been there, done that. Think u r a braver man than I, considering the rep that Texas has about dealing with things like possession, even if just THC

 

[JTKrol]

Don't get caught.

Think u r a braver man than I, considering the rep that Texas has about dealing with things like possession, even if just THC

I second that. Maybe jobengals doesn't actually know the law down here, but it is pretty strict.

http://norml.org/index.cfm?wtm_view=&Group_ID=4566

Be careful man! Or, move to CA or up to Canada.

 

[jobengals]

thanks for the support fellas. Yes, i have considered moving to California for a number of reasons, mainly school, and I'm sure I could get a green card no problem up there with a crohn's diagnoses. As for the Texas laws on possession.. I'm not too worried about that, seeing as i never have more than a few grams on me ... it's just so easy to find good bud down here, it'd be a crime NOT to smoke .. and i think it's a much healthier replacement for the cigarettes and alcohol; hangovers suck, and those tobacco/chemicals are a lot for the human body .. too much for a person with a chronic disease anyway .. that's just my opinion though. I hear it helps some people.

Jvstin, I had my third humira shot yesterday. Beside the first 30 seconds of stinging and the 3 following minutes of soreness, it was no problem. Felt a little hot afterwards but it went away in an hour or so. Haven't needed a prednisone in a couple days now ... hopin this is the start of a real remission for me :smile:

 

[Jvstin]

here in Florida, at least my area getting it is hard to come across. but I know a part of the problem is that I am really "to myself" meaning I really only have a few friends and they came from work and are all older with families.
I used to get it shipped UPS from Tennesse cause apparently they don't check their packages, but my friend there got his life straight and no longer does that sort of thing.

 

[mikeyarmo]

Welcome to the forum jobengals!

I am honoured that you felt you chose this forum as the place to post and tell about yourself. I am glad to see that this year has been really wonderful for you, seeing as you were able to quit two substances this year. I hope that this year was the transition for you into a more joyful life. I look forward to seeing you around here in the future.