Hey there everyone,
Been a while since I have joined a new forum, so lets see...
Back when I was about 16 I started having the symptoms we all know too well, and I spent the better part of my days in the bathroom. I was a freshman in high school, and lets just say the bathrooms offered no privacy! Every day was hell for me to even go to school. I was sick, and it only got worse. I was losing weight at the rate of a couple pounds a week, I went from a good weight of about 140 or so, down to about 100 over the course of the year. I started to looks so sick and pale that my teachers actually called a meeting for/about me.
This is when my parents decided enough was enough. I had already been through the rounds of doctors locally, none could figure me out. So I was taken to Childrens Hospital in Denver. I was scheduled for a colonsocopy (my second) right away, and did the whole barium, contrast, and other nasty stuff. Within a day or two my doctor their knew without a doubt, what was wrong. I was diagnosed with crohns, from my throat all the way through to the end. I now knew why my throat was always hurting too!
So I spent a little over a week in the hospital. I was anemic, dehydrated, and all that good stuff. I was put on somewhere aroung 70-80 mg of prednisone. And boy was I HUNGRY!
Forgot to mention, after all was said and done..It took well over a year for me to be diagnosed, and to finally know what was wrong with me. It was a relief, while at the same time a concern. I had an incurable disease...now what?
Of course at this time, I had NO idea what crohns was. All I knew was that my biological dad (who is no father at all) had this disease, and had surgery several times from it. SO naturally I was concerned. Luckily I had a fantastic nurse who found a laptop, and snuck it in for me. With this laptop and internet access, I found out everything I wanted to know, and found other people who had the same disease.
Now I am 21, and begining to get back to the same level I was when first diagnosed. I am losing weight constantly, and hurting every single day. No medication seems to work, and I have tried the vast majority of them.
As of lately I have tried various natural type remedies, all with virtually no change.
SO now I am left wondering, if I will EVER feel good. As it stands now, I am not sure I know what that even feels like anymore.
Anyway, here I am. I am glad to be a part of the group!
Been a while since I have joined a new forum, so lets see...
Back when I was about 16 I started having the symptoms we all know too well, and I spent the better part of my days in the bathroom. I was a freshman in high school, and lets just say the bathrooms offered no privacy! Every day was hell for me to even go to school. I was sick, and it only got worse. I was losing weight at the rate of a couple pounds a week, I went from a good weight of about 140 or so, down to about 100 over the course of the year. I started to looks so sick and pale that my teachers actually called a meeting for/about me.
This is when my parents decided enough was enough. I had already been through the rounds of doctors locally, none could figure me out. So I was taken to Childrens Hospital in Denver. I was scheduled for a colonsocopy (my second) right away, and did the whole barium, contrast, and other nasty stuff. Within a day or two my doctor their knew without a doubt, what was wrong. I was diagnosed with crohns, from my throat all the way through to the end. I now knew why my throat was always hurting too!
So I spent a little over a week in the hospital. I was anemic, dehydrated, and all that good stuff. I was put on somewhere aroung 70-80 mg of prednisone. And boy was I HUNGRY!
Forgot to mention, after all was said and done..It took well over a year for me to be diagnosed, and to finally know what was wrong with me. It was a relief, while at the same time a concern. I had an incurable disease...now what?
Of course at this time, I had NO idea what crohns was. All I knew was that my biological dad (who is no father at all) had this disease, and had surgery several times from it. SO naturally I was concerned. Luckily I had a fantastic nurse who found a laptop, and snuck it in for me. With this laptop and internet access, I found out everything I wanted to know, and found other people who had the same disease.
Now I am 21, and begining to get back to the same level I was when first diagnosed. I am losing weight constantly, and hurting every single day. No medication seems to work, and I have tried the vast majority of them.
As of lately I have tried various natural type remedies, all with virtually no change.
SO now I am left wondering, if I will EVER feel good. As it stands now, I am not sure I know what that even feels like anymore.
Anyway, here I am. I am glad to be a part of the group!
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