Me

[Malcav]

Hey my name is Ian Wright (yes I have heard every imaginable joke)
I have had crohn's since 2000. I tried to pretend I was ok even after losing 4 stone not being able to walk upright and being in agony. I was finally forced to go to the doctors and give 2 weeks to live without medical intervention. I got it and 7 year down the line here i am.
I had a fistula from my stomache to my bladder which ment there was exchange between the 2 systems which was very unpleasant.
In a nut shell: imagine a machine gun firing tomatoe pips
(sorry)
Since then I have had a few flare ups. Had a fistula from just inside my anus out through my butt cheek which was odd.
Luckily for the most part i lead a normal life : snow boarding, climbing, clubbing, drinking, working. Every now and again i get pain but that is controlled with pain killers and avoiding certain food.
I feel unlucky when compared to normal people but very lucky when compared to other crohn's sufferers.

 

[Sojourn]

Welcome, good to hear you are doing well, though, it sounds like you've been through a lot. Sometimes I feel lucky compared to other Crohn's suffers, and other diseases, but its all relative and I know not to take it for granted as I don't know what any day could bring.

 

[KCMike]

Hey Ian did you here the one about....just kidding. Welcome. I like your attitude. We all have "crappy" days(pun intended) and on the good days while a lot of us probably aren't as active(me included) as you; I think it's "healthy" to live life to the fullest. If you wake up in the morning and feel good you don't want to spend the day doing nothing. For a lot of us there are more bad days than good. "Seize" the day has a whole new meaning for me. I'm actually flying out to Las Vegas in the morning for 4 days with some of my buddies. I may lose some money but I will gain a lot of memories. I didn't go last year because my colon decided to have major blockage and had to have 12 inches removed.

 

[kskitt]

well all i can say is, at least u finally went to the docs and they found out the problem