Just wanted to say hello to everyone and kind of you a little bit about myself. I'm 25 years old and from Philadelphia. I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in 2003.
I was 17 years old and in my senior year of high school. I got very sick for about 2 weeks. I kept going to the drs because I wasn't getting any better. They at first thought I had Mono because I was so run down, then they thought I might have ecoli. Well after back and forth at the drs, we couldn't come up with and answer as to why I couldn't keep anythin down. Everytime I ate, me and the bathroom were best buds. One night I was so sick I was taken to the hospital. Even there no one knew what was going on. Finally after a week in the hospital and a million test ran ,I was told I had Ulcerative Colitis. I even lost 31 lbs in the month.
After everything went back to normal. Haven't had a flare up since. I recently quit smoking, trying to do something good for myself and 3 months later I am having a flare up. I'm in pain and always in the bathroom. I've cut everything out of my diet and have been watching everything I eat. I currently lost my medical insurance because I was laid off from my job. I applied for another insurance and was denied because of my height vs my weight. I had to go to the drs to get some type of meds. Finally got them , now just waiting for them to start working. Praying that it doesn't end up with me in the hospital bc I can not afford it without medical insurance.
Thanks for listening. Hopefully I can find some support here and talk with people who know and understand what I am gong thru.
I was 17 years old and in my senior year of high school. I got very sick for about 2 weeks. I kept going to the drs because I wasn't getting any better. They at first thought I had Mono because I was so run down, then they thought I might have ecoli. Well after back and forth at the drs, we couldn't come up with and answer as to why I couldn't keep anythin down. Everytime I ate, me and the bathroom were best buds. One night I was so sick I was taken to the hospital. Even there no one knew what was going on. Finally after a week in the hospital and a million test ran ,I was told I had Ulcerative Colitis. I even lost 31 lbs in the month.
After everything went back to normal. Haven't had a flare up since. I recently quit smoking, trying to do something good for myself and 3 months later I am having a flare up. I'm in pain and always in the bathroom. I've cut everything out of my diet and have been watching everything I eat. I currently lost my medical insurance because I was laid off from my job. I applied for another insurance and was denied because of my height vs my weight. I had to go to the drs to get some type of meds. Finally got them , now just waiting for them to start working. Praying that it doesn't end up with me in the hospital bc I can not afford it without medical insurance.
Thanks for listening. Hopefully I can find some support here and talk with people who know and understand what I am gong thru.
