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Grey roots.

I have bought the dye, however, I have so much to do and no energy to do it with that I haven't yet covered my grey demon roots.

Since it is a long weekend, I am pacing myself to do some housework every couple of hours over the next three days. Then do some course work and an exam. Last thing before I go to bed Monday will be dyeing my hair hopefully.
 
I just have to vent a little bit. There's this huge ongoing project at work that my department isn't supposed to do, but we ended up doing it anyway. It's a frustrating and aggravating and not easy project to deal with - it's been difficult to get answers or the right paperwork, etc. A co-worker and I have basically been splitting up the chores of doing this project - neither one of us likes it, but if we do it together then at least we can compare notes and essentially each only have half of the work. But, apparently my co-worker just snapped and had enough and told our boss that she's not going to do this project anymore. So my boss told me that tomorrow she and I are going to have a meeting about this project.

I can see this going one of two ways - either I convince my boss that I cannot do this project by myself (I truly can't), or I will get stuck with it and have to figure out how to do this project on top of my regular work and probably end up having all my hair fall out from stress. Either I get stuck with the whole project or the project leaves my department altogether. I'm really, really hoping this project just goes away and goes back to the person who was supposed to be doing it in the first place (long story). I'm so stressed just thinking about it, though. I hate the thought of having all the work piled on top of me. My boss knows I have a chronic illness and she's sympathetic to that, so I'm going to remind her that this type of massive stress will just make me sicker and cause me to miss more work, etc. I've also printed out some emails related to the project and I'm planning out what I want to say. But I'm so stressed, I'm almost crying at my desk thinking about what's going to go down in this meeting. I'm also pretty mad at my co-worker for just dumping this responsibility in my lap (she and I are friendly except for this!). And I'm just getting over a cold so my brain fog is pretty bad this week and I'm afraid I won't be mentally sharp enough to say the right things. Ugh, I hate this! I just want tomorrow to be over with and I want this project to go away!
 
Mini vents... I like this idea.. get em out so they are off our chests so to speak

1. I wish the weather would make up its mind... i dont mind either type really but it would be nice if we didnt go from mid 20s to 70s and back in the space of 6 days
2. Its quite annoying that I know for a fact that my lab results were faxed to the doctor yesterday but they didnt call me and when I called today they said theyd call me back and then didnt *ugh*
 
Cat-a-Tonic said:
I just have to vent a little bit. There's this huge ongoing project at work that my department isn't supposed to do, but we ended up doing it anyway. It's a frustrating and aggravating and not easy project to deal with - it's been difficult to get answers or the right paperwork, etc. A co-worker and I have basically been splitting up the chores of doing this project - neither one of us likes it, but if we do it together then at least we can compare notes and essentially each only have half of the work. But, apparently my co-worker just snapped and had enough and told our boss that she's not going to do this project anymore. So my boss told me that tomorrow she and I are going to have a meeting about this project.

I can see this going one of two ways - either I convince my boss that I cannot do this project by myself (I truly can't), or I will get stuck with it and have to figure out how to do this project on top of my regular work and probably end up having all my hair fall out from stress. Either I get stuck with the whole project or the project leaves my department altogether. I'm really, really hoping this project just goes away and goes back to the person who was supposed to be doing it in the first place (long story). I'm so stressed just thinking about it, though. I hate the thought of having all the work piled on top of me. My boss knows I have a chronic illness and she's sympathetic to that, so I'm going to remind her that this type of massive stress will just make me sicker and cause me to miss more work, etc. I've also printed out some emails related to the project and I'm planning out what I want to say. But I'm so stressed, I'm almost crying at my desk thinking about what's going to go down in this meeting. I'm also pretty mad at my co-worker for just dumping this responsibility in my lap (she and I are friendly except for this!). And I'm just getting over a cold so my brain fog is pretty bad this week and I'm afraid I won't be mentally sharp enough to say the right things. Ugh, I hate this! I just want tomorrow to be over with and I want this project to go away!
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- My job is now keeping track of how many Facebook posts we make regarding work. I understand that advertising in any way benefits me as well as the company, but I would prefer 1) that they didn't rely almost solely on free forms of advertising such as this, and 2) that they stayed off my personal Facebook page.

- Eleven hour days. Eleven. Hour. Days.

- One of my dogs has now decided he simply must go out at 4:30 every morning, or he will pee on the floor, then proceed to spend the rest of my should-be-sleeping hours running around like a crazy dog. This does not pair well with… eleven. Hour. Days.

- I think I'm starting to get sick again (not Crohn's sick so much as whatever else is going on with me sick - which may or may not be it's own separate condition) and that does not go well with this ridiculous work schedule, either.
 
Not well. I have had the project assigned to me for the time being (even though I ended up crying in my boss's office). But after the meeting yesterday, the more I talked with my boss, it became clear that she doesn't understand the scope of it. She told me not to work on it more than a couple hours a week - I laughed and said that isn't possible, it will take up hours of every day. We're having another meeting next week with more people to discuss further. I'm still going to fight to get this project taken off my plate as it's just not feasible for me to do it. My boss did say that if I just can't do it realistically, then she will assign it back to the person who is supposed to be doing it in the first place. So I'm still trying to make that happen!
 
I've found that at work it is best to come off as though you would do anything in your power to help.

Maybe you could log the time you spend on that and on your other duties. Just a pad of paper. write a time down and what you are doing, every 15 minutes or so. You can compile it nicely later to show them.

Good luck.
 
You can vent about your hangnail and I can vent about breaking a nail (I had artificials so when it broke it took most of my natural nail with it), sound fair? ;)
 
So my work stress issue has been resolved - that hideous disorganized project has been taken away from me! My boss could see that it was stressing me out too much so she gave it to someone else to work on. Phew!

I have a new vent today though or maybe I just need to work through some thoughts. I found out today that my evil step-grandmother (my mom's stepmom) is in hospice and will likely pass away soon. This woman has been pretty horrible to me, but I've been impressed with her ability to just keep going. She's close to 90, and in the recent past she's been violently mugged, she's been in at least one bad car accident, she's had cancer at least once - but none of that stuff really even slowed her down. I really don't like her though and she doesn't like me, so I won't be particularly sad when she passes. But I feel kind of, I guess I feel bad for not feeling bad if that makes sense? Like, when someone is dying you're supposed to feel bad. So I feel kind of like an insensitive jerk for not feeling sad that she's finally dying. The most emotion I can muster is a bit of disappointment that the seemingly indestructible woman is finally destructing. And I feel sad for other family members who are going to be grieving soon. But I can't really find it in myself to care very much. Does this make me an awful person? I mean, I don't like my step-grandmother because she's awful. But I don't want to be awful too.
 
I think we are sad when someone passes because we will miss them and it sounds like you won't miss her. Or people are sad because someone did not get to live a full life but she did. You are sad that others will be sad because they will miss her and that is enough. You are not a bad person because you will not miss someone who has not been nice to you
 
Thanks Jacqui, I know I won't be sad but I still feel kind of bad that I am not at all sad. She definitely has lived live a long life and it's true that I won't miss her at all. Honestly I barely even know her. She's lived in Florida for my entire life so I've only met her in person a handful of times. But she's so manipulative, and the manipulation got through even from thousands of miles away. Things like, for my birthday one year she'd send me $50 but for my brother's birthday she'd only send him $5. So we thought maybe she was mad at my brother or something? But that didn't make sense because he was only like 6 years old and a grandmothery-type person cannot/should not be mad for any reason at a child. And then the next year, we each got like $10. So was she mad at both of us that year or just feeling stingy or...? Every year was like that. She sent me a large amount of money for my 16th birthday with a note saying, "You're only 16 once!" So we figured my brother would get similar treatment, but nope. I think he got $5 or $10 or maybe even nothing from her when he turned 16. Not sure if she was trying to turn us against each other or just messing with our heads or what. (She's in Mensa and never had any dementia issues so it's not like she mentally couldn't remember from one year to the next how much money she usually gives each kid. And I know, I should be thankful to have received any money from her, but it's still manipulative to be so flighty with what amounts you give to siblings.)

And this one time, she guilt-tripped my mom into visiting her. She had married my mom's father who died shortly afterwards so she had inherited a lot of my mom's family's heirlooms, including their silver cutlery. She told my mom that if my mom went down to Florida to visit her, she'd give her the cutlery. Then when my mom showed up to visit as planned, she didn't want to give my mom the cutlery! She made up some flimsy excuse about how she "lost" it and then just flat out said that she didn't want to give my mom the cutlery after all. Then, when my mom was leaving, she suddenly magically "found" the silver and just wanted to show my mom but still didn't want to give it to her. Finally, very begrudgingly she gave it to my mom literally as she was walking out the door. But my mom was headed for the airport and didn't have time to try to ship it home, so she had to get the cutlery through airport security (fortunately this was in the 90's so security was not as tight back then and after some questioning they let her through with it). There's been so much stuff like that. Or if my mom calls her on the phone, and she doesn't want to talk to my mom, she'll say "I have an emergency here so I'll have to call you back" then never does - but then my mom will worry about what the emergency is, so she'll keep trying to call back but no answer, and there really never was any emergency. So much stuff like that and I won't miss that at all.

So yeah, I'm not really sad in the least. But my cousins and my aunt, for some reason they love her and call her "grandma" (I'm like, seriously, that lady is many things but she is NOT our grandma!). I guess they either don't see the manipulative side of her or they block it out or something. So I know they will be grieving. My aunt even rushed to fly down to Florida today to be by her side. I don't really understand how/why they care for her so much, but at any rate I care for them and it's sad that they'll be sad. That's about all the emotion I can muster though.
 
Need to vent:

Saw my Dr today again as I have been in a flare for two weeks. One Dr says I have ileitis found via iv cat scan and another says I don't after scopes and biopsies. I present with many symptoms but no relief insight. Grasping at straws for some help. Can a person have ileitis despite scopes and biopsies being normal? Both tests were done at different times.
 
I have been having one heck of an allergy attack all day.....my poor nose is sooooooooooo red and sore!!!!!!!
 
Im thoroughly annoyed with my body.GI has been watching me for signs of issues resulting from the bleeding we are still trying to get under control so when i was on the phone with her the other day about the continuing humira-insurance circus, i mentioned i was feeling cold and lightheaded and exhausted. She has (correctly i know) decided this may be related to the bleeding but because its cold and flu season and im on multiple meds that can decrease my immune response, she wants me to see PCP first to make sure i dont have some unrelated infection. this is the correct course of action, dont get me wrong, its just annoying to have to see PCP later today, opthalmologist on Friday, and then possibly GI depending what the PCP finds/says. My poor fiance is really confused half the time. He has *A* doctor, i have like.. a team at this point
 
Cat - you are not a bad person for not feeling sad :) love your honesty.

My vent is this: I'm scared because after my surgery (two feet of small intestine removed) - i'm still not in remission. the mercaptopurine isn't working, so doc wants me to see specialist - closest appointment was two months away (how much more damage is being done while i wait for this appointment - i want answers now) - so and at my appointment we'll be discussing which poison to pick (do we increase the mercaptopurine, do we add cimzia, humira, remicade? - all increasing my risk of getting lymphoma - yay - with still no friggin guarantees that i'll go in remission)

I'm scared. I don't feel good. I have so much anxiety. and to top it all off my boyfriend broke his leg - so the last 4 friggin feet of snow has been on me. (thank god my neighbor up the street has helped - he's been plowing - but the roof raking, the chipping at the ice dams...)

i'm tired. I feel so ugly. I've gained weight. I want to curl in a little ball and hybernate
 
I love my husband but really need to vent, rather than yelling and screaming. I have Crohns, have had it for 23years, no real remission in that time. Been married for 16 years. In that time have had 3 lovely children, who have seen mum go in and out of hospital a fair bit.
I work 34hrs per week as well as look after a 9,13 and 13 year old plus my husband. I had to have an ilieostomy almost 3 years ago, my worst ever nightmare. I have survived and keep going because of my family.

Today I was discharged from hospital after a bout of gastro left me severely dehydrated. I was in for 3 days on a drip 24/7 and in agony with stomach cramps. I got released tonight on good behaviour. When I rang my husband to let him know he said he was busy but if I grabbed my things and waited out front he would see what he could do. He arrived 1/2 hour later. Got home and he was having an argument with miss 13, to which he turns around and says 'I hate you all' I'm over this. He then comes back and apologises saying he is tired and 'isn't handling my illness very well at the moment'.
To keep the peace I cooked dinner for the family and just wanted some toast for myself. There was no bread.
So now I'm curled up on the lounge unable to sleep and wondering if this is it. Has the retched disease that has eroded my insides now destroying my life.

Feeling really sad and unloved. Just wanted to come home and go to bed. What's the point of living with this disease. It just screws everything up.
 
I think I overdid it with the exercise today. I was so energetic in the morning and then I went to work out and the day was all downhill after that. Pain and aches. Boo.
 
I need this thread!!

I have had headache since January, my belly really really hurts today, and I greyed out/nearly fainted on my last trip to the toilet. Plus, I'm still running the 99.5 temp I've had since the 5th of the month, when I'm normally 97ish.
 
I'm in a flare and feeling very lonely. Everywhere I look people seem healthy and happy and I'm just feeling miserable. I have lots of great friends, but none who can really understand a chronic illness - somehow I really just want to explain the last 12 years of sickness to someone who will understand, a little like I need to justify myself and have someone say I did the best I could.

Also, the weather just got really nice here in the mountains and I just want to be out hiking! Not pooping.

Also my roommate smokes and eats an entire pizza literally every day and enjoys perfect health, which is pretty annoying.

Also, it would be nice to fall in love with someone?

Also, I normally leave work at 4 but someone put me in a 4 o'clock meeting today... on a Friday. :(

5 rants for the price of one! How bout that!
 
I'm in the hospital with a bad flare (second time in 6 weeks ) and my fiance of 3 years is long distance right now due to work. He hasn't been to see me either time. (First hospitalization was 8 days, I've been here 4 so far) and he just broke up with me via text message.

I hope this is just a blip in our relationship but at this point I'm not sure how much more stress I can take.
 
DUDE WHAT!?
Aiyale, you don't need someone who breaks up with you via text. You and your health are better without that kind of stress.
 
brooklyn23 said:
DUDE WHAT!?
Aiyale, you don't need someone who breaks up with you via text. You and your health are better without that kind of stress.
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The crazy part is that he is literally my other half. I have never ever had any doubt that he loves me from day one. If anything, I've been the hesitant one in the relationship. So I'm not sure where this is coming from. I'm just trying not to freak out you know?
 
Sorry, I'm a fierce mama bear type. When someone does something like text message breakup, my instant response is teeth and claws. *HUG*
 
I know. And after everything we've been through I just don't know what to think. When I calm down I'm thinking of texting his mom, her and I are really close and I think maybe she can help me make sense of the whole thing.
 
Hi Aiyale,

I'm sorry to hear about your situation :-( I'm going through something similar - I'm recently out of hospital for a flare up and my boyfriend broke up with me out of the blue a couple of weeks ago. We hadn't been together as long as you and your fiancé but he was a very important person for me.

In my case I can't help but think that the Crohn's and the fact I've been ill recently has something to do with it, but then I think if someone can't handle being with me when I have a flare up then they're certainly not the right one for me.

I know it's not easy but I agree with brooklyn23, your health is what's most important and you don't need that kind of stress. Anyway it seems like you're doing the right thing, waiting until you're calmer and then working out what YOU want to do.

Big hug!
 
I have a mini vent today. Between the IBD and the Entocort that I was on most of last year, I've lost some hair. Like, more than I had realized. I have to go to a fancy work event soon so I did "practice hair" a few days ago to figure out how I'm going to make my hair look nice for the event. And when I did practice hair, that was when I realized just how much hair I've lost. It depressed me so much. I feel very un-pretty.

Part two of this vent, I was telling my boss about my hair loss and she was sympathizing with me. But then a female co-worker rudely interrupted and tried to one-up me. She cut in and said in a mean way, "Well, so what, I'm losing my hair too. I'm going to be bald!" Um, okay, what do I even say to that? I just changed the subject because I didn't even want to talk to her. She could have said something supportive like, "Oh, I'm so sorry to hear it, I know how you feel because I'm losing my hair as well." That would have changed the whole tone. But instead she was very rude about it and tried to "win". This woman is a new addition to my department and I wasn't sure how I felt about her, but after what she said, I definitely don't like her.

(She also complains a lot - my office is not her home office, so the company reimburses her for meals whenever she's here, so she basically gets free meals at least 3 days a week - but she complains about that too, she's been complaining that she's gained weight! She can go to whatever restaurant she wants and eat what she chooses, it's her choices, but yet she complains that all these free meals that she gets are making her gain weight like it's somehow not her responsibility for what she puts in her mouth! Ugh. I really don't like her.)
 
....Cat, I can't even with people like that. They just want to complain about something.

I'm having a crappy morning, pun intended. Large BM this morning when I got to work, soft and formed but it HURT. I definitely have some skin irritation going on, but I have internal pain below my belly button as well.

I probably should not have worked out yesterday, but I did anyway, even if only for 20 minutes and today is just... bleh. Discomfort and fatigue.
 
Mini vent time: Today I foolishly thought that I could tolerate the teensiet bit of cake known to man because I was celebrating a big life step.

A couple of bites of cake wasn't going to hurt, right?

WRONG. Now I can't sleep, am in horrible pain, am swelled up to the point that I look preggers, and am belching enough to put Homer Simpson to shame. Oh joy.
 
Today's vent: There's a big meeting at work that some of the managers are going to (I'm not going to the meeting, thankfully). Everyone's freaking out about it and tensions are high. I am known around the office for being good at spreadsheets, and today everyone has wanted spreadsheets from me that they can use at this meeting. I did 3 different spreadsheets for 3 different people and I was pretty proud that I was able to do so much work so quickly, and everyone seemed very satisfied with what I had put together. Then I got this weird phone call from one of the spreadsheet recipients - she wants to know why I did a spreadsheet for someone else, what data did I use, why did that person want a spreadsheet, what exactly did she want and why didn't I give her this other data that would have been better and so on? This phone call was so weird and accusatory, she made me feel like I did it wrong and it wasn't even her spreadsheet! I did the spreadsheet because my boss told me to and because this other person wanted this particular data, which she's entitled to have. But I was made to feel bad, like I did something wrong for doing this spreadsheet. I'm stressed out already and that phone call has me crying at my desk (I seem to cry at my desk a lot, but it's been a few weeks since it last happened - I was on a good streak for awhile there). Seriously, I'm just a low-level support staff office worker and I just do what I'm told, I shouldn't be made to feel bad for doing my job. Ugh, this day. I don't expect a lot of thanks and praise for doing my job and doing it competently, but I also sure don't expect to be given the 3rd degree and made to feel bad for doing my job and doing it correctly.

My boss just walked by my desk and saw me and she said, "You look like you're crying!" I freaked out and was like, "Noooo, no, ha ha, nooo, it's just, allergies. Springtime. Allergies!" And gave a big fake smile. But I think she knew what was up because she told me I can leave early and/or come in late tomorrow. At least she's got my back. I still feel like a stressed-out idiot though. And started crying again the second she walked away. Bleh.
 
My dog was diagnosed with cancer the same time I was diagnosed with crohn's. She was like my husband and my first child...she was such a part of our family. My kids adore her. We had to put her down last weekend and I can't stop crying and feeling sad. And I'm a stress eater....so I'm gaining weight and feeling constantly bloated and distended. Ugh....
 
I've had the same headache for four days. And I can't take excedrin. :(
Also, for some reason I can't fall asleep till nearly 4 am.
The prednisone will wear off soon....I hope.
 
Hey I just found this part of the forum. Oh oh, I hope I don't need to post regularly.

Today I went to the dentist - oh the dread, my gag reflex is just too strong for fingers at the back of my little mouth - and I have to have a filling. Yeah no big deal to most people, but something else to dread.

Oh yes, and I knocked the washing conditioner off the shelf in the bathroom, the cap broke off and it sprayed everywhere.
 
Things I really don't like, #479:

Trying to determine if I have the same stomach "bug" as one of my kids, or if it's just another day in my life.
 
My husband has not been feeling well since Sunday night/Monday morning when I had to hold him up on the toilet as he was spewing from both ends...he finally went to the doctor today and of course he was feeling a little bit better....

My Mother in law had c-diff about 3 weeks ago and we were at her place for Easter dinner.....hmmmm.....
 
Today's vent: I'm stuck in a vicious cycle. I haven't been sleeping well lately which is making me exhausted. Having my sleep cycle thrown out of whack and being exhausted, that makes me a bit nauseous. Being nauseous makes me not want to eat. Not eating much makes me exhausted. And so on.
 
My prescription for stoma supplies got lost somewhere between my doctors surgery and the supplier. And that should be so simple to resolve but the doctors' receptionists have no clue whatsoever about how the system for stoma prescriptions works and it's resulted in at least five phone calls over several days. The suppliers have sent me some without a prescription (supposed to arrive tomorrow) but I can't understand how it got to be so incredibly complicated.

This is why I try and stock pile my prescriptions (which my GP doesn't like me doing).
 
I feel so germy. At work, I have a lot of varied duties including that I'm the back-up receptionist. The main receptionist went home sick today and she didn't say what her symptoms were. I disinfected the reception desk twice, but I still keep thinking about what germs might be lurking. I'm probably just a germophobe, but I hate situations like this where I'm forced into a germy situation. This person almost never goes home sick, either - I think in the last 3 or 4 years she's gone home early once (and I'm pretty sure that was due to grief, not illness). So that worries me, she must be really ill. Yuck, I need about a gallon of bleach and a gas mask over here!
 
I wouldn't worry Cat. Any public place is full of sick people. If you don't get sick from working with other people, using public transport, going into shops, eating out, etc. you're not going to get sick from your co-worker. And the most germy places are hospitals, so if you survive your appointments there, I'm sure you'll be fine.
 
My stoma bags arrived. :) Now I'm worrying about my painkiller prescription. :ybatty: Does anyone else get embarrassed because you are going to or calling your doctors pretty much every day? My GP surgery is small so the staff do know everyone, but I don't think many patients contact them at least a couple of times a week.
 
AAAAGGGGHHHHH....my four year old got lice at preschool! GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS. Seriously....I'm so grossed out right now. I hate bugs. We are clean people. I just want to strip down my whole house and wash everything, but instead I'm stuck at work thinking about it and sending myself into a flare.

All this stress is making me nauseous and giving me diarrhea. I need a vacation!

On another note...any helpful tips on eliminating lice? How do I keep it from coming back since her school doesn't send home kids that have it? Ugh....yuck yuck yuck.
 
Edentenley, I had lice when I was about 13. I seem to recall just having to use a special shampoo and that was basically it. I don't recall my family having to do anything else in a special way - clothes, sheets, etc were just washed normally and that was fine. (This was over 20 years ago so I may not be remembering right - but it sure seems to me that the special shampoo was all it took to get rid of the lice for good.) Try not to stress out too much, yes it's gross and unpleasant, but my experience was that it wasn't too difficult at all to get rid of them. Go out and buy some lice-killing shampoo (make sure to get one that kills both lice and their eggs) and hopefully that does the trick. Good luck!
 
Vent of the day - just had a conversation with a co-worker that went like this:

Her: I think I have a stomach bug.
Me: ... (backs away slowly)
Her: It's okay, I've been using hand sanitizer.
Me: ... um, hand sanitizer doesn't kill norovirus nor c diff. You need bleach or at the very least, thorough handwashing.
Her: ...
Me: ... (backs away even more)

I'm not being paranoid, right? That it really was totally dumb of her to think that hand sanitizer will kill norovirus? For the record, she eats some weird stuff and I'm thinking she probably has food poisoning, so I don't think I'll catch anything, but seriously - some people rely wayyy too much on sanitizer without realizing it doesn't kill everything.
 
edentenley said:
AAAAGGGGHHHHH....my four year old got lice at preschool! GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS. Seriously....I'm so grossed out right now. I hate bugs. We are clean people. I just want to strip down my whole house and wash everything, but instead I'm stuck at work thinking about it and sending myself into a flare.

All this stress is making me nauseous and giving me diarrhea. I need a vacation!

On another note...any helpful tips on eliminating lice? How do I keep it from coming back since her school doesn't send home kids that have it? Ugh....yuck yuck yuck.
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Hi, don't worry. It's quite normal in a primary school environment. At least is means your child is interacting with the other children. But it is a huge hassle to get rid of them. I find them quite interesting really. The problem is, they prefer clean hair, so better to keep the kids dirty!

Some general tips if there is an infection at home: treat all the people in the house with whatever anti-louse product you have - I like dimeticone based products. Some people just use a special comb with hair conditioner for a couple of weeks to get rid of eggs and lice. Then wash all bedding, towels and other things the head comes into contact with (think hats, dressing up clothes, car seat covers......).

My tip to prevent another infection: tea tree oil. I have mixed it with water in a spray bottle and spray my childrens hair before they go to school. Since I have been using it, no infections and their hair smells nice. You can also get preventative sprays that also work well but it does cost more money and they can be greasy.

Hope that helps.
 
Guess ill join here. Just been fatuiged lately. Joints are killing me but i manage to make it. Since starting aza ive been nauses and vomiting a few days a week. Havent eaten as usual due to nasuea. Been going to restroom more often again. Good news is tuesday i see my gi and possible switch meds. Just tired and irritated of feeling sick.
 
Hi re head lice once treated use tea tree oil rubbed in the hair it supposed to keep them at bay. Hope they clear up quickly. 💕
 
2010mustang said:
Guess ill join here. Just been fatuiged lately. Joints are killing me but i manage to make it. Since starting aza ive been nauses and vomiting a few days a week. Havent eaten as usual due to nasuea. Been going to restroom more often again. Good news is tuesday i see my gi and possible switch meds. Just tired and irritated of feeling sick.
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Hi sorry u are feeling rough. I could not take aza as it sent lft,s sky high n made me sick after taking it. Hope u can find the right meds to help u feel better 💖
 
Saw doc yesterday. He said he believes the aza is causing me all my problems. Him and another specialist will talk and go over my chart to find an appropriate med. So im happy.
 
Aw thats good. Aza was bad for me, it can be good if you can tolerate it tho. Hope they find the ones that work for u . Best wishes 💕
 
Your welcome. I know its a bugger of a disease. A lot of people havn't heard of it,those that have rarely know much about it really.My aunt had it for many years b4 she died last year. Not of crohns btw. Other issues involed..
Even i knew little of it even so. Only when i got it did i realise just what she dealt with for 40yrs or so. I wish i had known how bad it was for her, not for my own sake but for her sake n that i had been more helpful to her. Like me she tended to play it down to others in her family. So i guess i wouldnt have know really how bad it can be. Iv been in remission for 20mths ish now n i do feel "normal" again. So it can be achieved , just praying it lasts. And praying others can achieve remission also.
Really hope the meds work well for you mustang. Il pray they do. Best wishes 💕
 
Hey Dana. Its ok to be angry now n then hun. Its good to have a vent too. Im pretty pi***d off this morning with my joint pain so i having a vent lol arghhhh. So fr***ng sick of it.
Ok me done.. hope you feel better soon hun . :hug: 💕
 
Thanks Ron and Mandy. 😘

I made the best of yesterday. Made a great dinner for the dam, took the little guy after school to an indoor playplace. Overall I just tried to be as normal as possible and it felt good. Damned exhausted by evening but not surprised with that. Start the Humira today and later on my usual mtx so if I feel like trash, I am happy I made the most of yesterday.
Fever all night didn't bode well for sleep, and I'm achy today but my daughter is coming this morning for a visit and will take me to the clinic for the Humira pokes. That will be nice to have her with me. 💕
 
I have been to the bathroom at least five times and I have spent the majority of my wife:s time that she has been awakd in the bathroom.
 
DanaBanana said:
Thanks Ron and Mandy. 😘

I made the best of yesterday. Made a great dinner for the dam, took the little guy after school to an indoor playplace. Overall I just tried to be as normal as possible and it felt good. Damned exhausted by evening but not surprised with that. Start the Humira today and later on my usual mtx so if I feel like trash, I am happy I made the most of yesterday.
Fever all night didn't bode well for sleep, and I'm achy today but my daughter is coming this morning for a visit and will take me to the clinic for the Humira pokes. That will be nice to have her with me. 💕
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Hope all went well. Hope you enjoyed the time with your daughter dispite the shots :hug:💕
 
ronroush7 said:
I have been to the bathroom at least five times and I have spent the majority of my wife:s time that she has been awakd in the bathroom.
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Oh Ron you n that toilet!! I really need to come over n have a word with your belly mate ☺. Hope it settles down soon n you feel better :hug:
 
Aw bless you Ron. Thats a lovely thought. If i find myself with some spare money . I might just pop in .☺ likewise you n your good lady would be welcome here too. 💕 God bless you both 💞
 
Nice time with my daughter. Got my Humira injections...one in each thigh and one on each side of my abdomen. I'm drowsy and nauseated now. Ugh
 
DanaBanana did they figure out your fevers yet? Im still going strong with mine had antibiotics again and as usual it did not work ughhh
 
Christi said:
DanaBanana did they figure out your fevers yet? Im still going strong with mine had antibiotics again and as usual it did not work ughhh
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Hi Christi, I'm wondering if any of the meds you are taking could be causing the fever as a side effect. Have you looked into that hun. Hope you feel better soon :ysmile:
 
10 hour's kip lastnight and still I'm like an extra from night of the living dead lol think i will join you all and shout AAARRRGGHH not too loud though may wake the nieghbours ☺☺☺ that's if i don't start off my non essential tremors lol to anybody who drinks douwe egberts coffee loosen the lid with a knife before attempting to open it it's rather expensive to send the jar and contents flying all over the kitchen ☺☺☺ rant over and back to bed zzzZZZ catch you all on the flip side 😉
 
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DanaBanana did they figure out your fevers yet? Im still going strong with mine had antibiotics again and as usual it did not work ughhh
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Hi Christi, after rounds of tests all coming back showing no signs of others infections, it's been decided my daily fevers are just my own immune response. So it's my crohns. Sucks...not that I was wanting another illness of some kind but an end to these relentless fevers would be great. They've gotten worse this week, meaning the fever is just steady...when usually it'll come down some by morning then climb midday, peaking at the evening hours. These days I feel it all night, wake up in the morning still hot and muddle through my day and evening with it. Just doesn't let up. Sigh.
Feeling the metho hangover today and still nauseated from the Humira load yesterday. Bleck!

So maybe you're just lucky like me....our immune response gives us fevers. 😛
 
mandyk said:
Glad you had a nice time with your daughter Dana☺💖
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Thank you! It made my day. Later she posted the sweetest, most wonderful, thing to me on my Facebook wall. She's not one to really speak her feelings so it was extremely emotional for me. Made my eyes leak and heart soar! 😍
 
ugh...battling a head and chest cold all week now.....am supposed to be out of town next week for training.....don't think I will be volunteering to take part in the OC spray (Pepper spray) portion of the class!!!
 
DanaBanana said:
Thank you! It made my day. Later she posted the sweetest, most wonderful, thing to me on my Facebook wall. She's not one to really speak her feelings so it was extremely emotional for me. Made my eyes leak and heart soar! 😍
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Aw how lovely ☺. Just shows what an old softy i am.. im filling up just reading your post hun. So pleased you had a great time with her. ☺
 
Lisa said:
ugh...battling a head and chest cold all week now.....am supposed to be out of town next week for training.....don't think I will be volunteering to take part in the OC spray (Pepper spray) portion of the class!!!
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Aw lisa sorry your are battling the cold hun. Hope you feel better soon 💕. Not sure id do the pepper spray one cold or not 😆
 
mandyk said:
Aw lisa sorry your are battling the cold hun. Hope you feel better soon ��. Not sure id do the pepper spray one cold or not ��
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I'm not too keen on it myself, but it is a somewhat necessary evil. :devil::devil:

At least we have it in writing that it is voluntary....and I think I know of a few other people who will not be taking part in that section.
 
mandyk said:
What is it that you do ,if you dont mind my asking. Please feel free to tell me to mind own btw lol. ��
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I don't mind....officially, I am a Fire Protection Specialist, and I work for New York State in the Office of Fire Prevention and Control, which is part of the State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.....

What that actually means is I am a State Fire Marshal.....the training next week is our Peace Officer update class where we will work on handcuffing, batons, pepper spray and legal stuff...
 
Lisa said:
I don't mind....officially, I am a Fire Protection Specialist, and I work for New York State in the Office of Fire Prevention and Control, which is part of the State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.....

What that actually means is I am a State Fire Marshal.....the training next week is our Peace Officer update class where we will work on handcuffing, batons, pepper spray and legal stuff...
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Oooo you're a Badass!!!! I'm jelly!!! The only Badass thing I can pull off is slaying spiders for my men. Both my son who still lives at home, and my man, are terrified of spiders. It's pretty hilarious, actually. 😁
 
mandyk said:
Aw how lovely ☺. Just shows what an old softy i am.. im filling up just reading your post hun. So pleased you had a great time with her. ☺
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Here's what she wrote....grab a tissue or two:
"I love you more than words mama. Xoxoxox you're more than my mom, more than my friend. You make everything seem so simple, so easy, so strong and safe. Your pedestal is higher than I ever thought I could put you on. Life is tough, sometimes unfair, but the love around you and the love you show will always push aside the fears and hard days. 💕💕💕💕"

She's going to be 21yrs old in March. I can't believe she's a young woman already. I worry all the time if I did enough, taught her enough, and prepared her enough for this big world. I worry one day she'll be inviting me to join her in therapy for "Mother Issues" hahaha

I'm very blessed by my kids. It's helping me these days because I've been feeling so depressed, sad, and angry with this disease and feeling like my body has betrayed me.
Unbeknownst to my daughter, she just pulled me out of darkness with her bright spirit, raw emotion, and tender love. 💕
 
Oh Dana im only just able to see enough to write this . Good job you warned me about the tissues. That was such a beautiful message. Aw bless her i love her for that n i dont know her. That must mean soooo much to you.
I would say you did really good on bring her up going of that my darling. Im so happy that this has helped bring you through the darkness. Always a light shinning just gotta come upon it. That post was your light . Love n hugs 💕💕💕
 
Wow Dana is right on ... i was thinking more on the police line .. i bet that is really interesting. Go girl !!! . Like Dana i deal with the spiders as my badass thing, my son is 26 n mummy has to catch them lol.☺💕
 
Stepping on spider's is easy or roches had a nice fat juicy roache eyeing me up in the last apartment i stayed in last year in durban swatted the lil critter with 1 of my gazelles then picked it up and flushed it down the loo not scared but feeling like a draw full of old pants on top of a lung condition doesn't help much to anyone here who holds down a job i have maximum respect for you 😉
 
Roache had it coming and squish spider's when they crawl up my bare bit's lol if they're in a web in the corner of a window or a somewherr i leave them be and name them insy or fred low maintenance pet's and rather fun to watch them go a hunting and fill their webs with juicy succulent flies and whatnot ☺☺☺
 
I do leave the smaller ones as spiders clear up a lot of pest u dont want .. but the huge ones are outa the door asap, dont like the ones that are big enough to eat at a table lol ☺☺
 
la mierda said:
Roache had it coming and squish spider's when they crawl up my bare bit's lol if they're in a web in the corner of a window or a somewherr i leave them be and name them insy or fred low maintenance pet's and rather fun to watch them go a hunting and fill their webs with juicy succulent flies and whatnot ☺☺☺
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I leave the ones alone outside. But if they come inside, that's my turf and I didn't invite you. I squash them then cuz I don't want them breeding.
That reminds me last year, we were all chilling in the garage. This big fat spider crawls up. So I stepped on it. Then I shrieked like a schoolgirl as I saw what looked like a million teeny tiny spiders scurry away from the squashed spider, I was them jumping around everywhere like I was stepping on hot coals trying to end the hostile take over. Turns out it had been one of those crawlers that carries it egg sack on them. Grossest damn thing I've ever experienced. Still get the heebie jeebies when I think about it.
 
Did that as a kid was like omg wtf never seen one of them spider's since though always wanted to in Spain they have these harmless looking tiny black and white spider's that jump at you about 12 inches into the air which is rather amusing especially if you have never seen them before ☺☺☺ had a lil furball kitten named ratita we would play flick the cricket at each other until she got bored and detoured them lol lovely crunching sound and the legs and wings fell out of the corners of her lil mouth ☺☺☺
 
Dana it could be like you said , they keep treating me with antibiotics for infection and the other i think of is the imuran maybe
 

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