Hi everyone!
I've been reading all the posts for a while now and this forum is great. I have learnt so much and had some great advice (thanks Pen!). Because all of my friend's are at the pub tonight and my intenstines are having a little snack on themselves I thought I may as well introduce myself. My name is Jackie and I was diagnosed with Crohn's in April. For the past 4 years I had had random pains in my stomach and vomiting but it usually only lasted a night or two and because I was travelling I just thought it was food poisoning. Then it continued when I got home. In January it started again and this time it didn't stop. Got the usual run around that preceeds a crohn's diagnosis- ulcer, gallbladder, appendicitis, tuberculosis (WTF?!). Continued to work through this as I was on a casual contract and didn't get sick pay. Have no idea how I was getting up in the morning. One day I couldn't do it anymore. I was in foetal position and couldn't move. My housemate (and good friend) was home after being away on and off for a few weeks. I went out to say hello and moving just angered the crohn's beast! By this point I'd lost 13 kgs and looked a little skeletal. I was biting the couch in pain and then vomited cartoon green spew. His response "dude I think you need a hospital' Indeed... Spent 9 days in hospital where i learnt that:
a) Flagyl makes me vomit
b) Steroids make me psychotic
c) Scottish doctors are hot
Hmm but I digress
Anyways to cut what is turning into a long story short, I went home had 2 weeks off and went back to work high as a kite on 50mg of roids (I'm a school teacher and I suspect lessons took on a manic twist...) Then eventually the pred turned my into a fat psycho:voodoo:
It has been an interesting year some might say. Others would say just plain f$% (and they would be right) I'm feeling a hell of a lot better than I was. It has been very life changing though. I was looking to work in development in foreign countries. That's the area of education I specialised in. I have a job interview in January to work for the governemnt os but I must pass a medical. Hmmm. Anyways I will be gutted if I can't follow my dream career but I guess it isn't the end of the world and plenty are worse off than me. So if it doesn't work out I will head to Canada next year. Travelling is my favourite thing in the world. Sorry this is so long! It's quite cathartic writing here...
Thanks for all the great info! I'm so glad I found this place
...almost as good as being at the pub
cheers
Jackie
I've been reading all the posts for a while now and this forum is great. I have learnt so much and had some great advice (thanks Pen!). Because all of my friend's are at the pub tonight and my intenstines are having a little snack on themselves I thought I may as well introduce myself. My name is Jackie and I was diagnosed with Crohn's in April. For the past 4 years I had had random pains in my stomach and vomiting but it usually only lasted a night or two and because I was travelling I just thought it was food poisoning. Then it continued when I got home. In January it started again and this time it didn't stop. Got the usual run around that preceeds a crohn's diagnosis- ulcer, gallbladder, appendicitis, tuberculosis (WTF?!). Continued to work through this as I was on a casual contract and didn't get sick pay. Have no idea how I was getting up in the morning. One day I couldn't do it anymore. I was in foetal position and couldn't move. My housemate (and good friend) was home after being away on and off for a few weeks. I went out to say hello and moving just angered the crohn's beast! By this point I'd lost 13 kgs and looked a little skeletal. I was biting the couch in pain and then vomited cartoon green spew. His response "dude I think you need a hospital' Indeed... Spent 9 days in hospital where i learnt that:
a) Flagyl makes me vomit
b) Steroids make me psychotic
c) Scottish doctors are hot
Hmm but I digressAnyways to cut what is turning into a long story short, I went home had 2 weeks off and went back to work high as a kite on 50mg of roids (I'm a school teacher and I suspect lessons took on a manic twist...) Then eventually the pred turned my into a fat psycho:voodoo:
It has been an interesting year some might say. Others would say just plain f$% (and they would be right) I'm feeling a hell of a lot better than I was. It has been very life changing though. I was looking to work in development in foreign countries. That's the area of education I specialised in. I have a job interview in January to work for the governemnt os but I must pass a medical. Hmmm. Anyways I will be gutted if I can't follow my dream career but I guess it isn't the end of the world and plenty are worse off than me. So if it doesn't work out I will head to Canada next year. Travelling is my favourite thing in the world. Sorry this is so long! It's quite cathartic writing here...
Thanks for all the great info! I'm so glad I found this place
...almost as good as being at the pub
cheers
Jackie
