Hi there!
I have been diagnosed with crohns for 4 years now and still battling to get it managed. Having been disagnosed my first year of college, I was often admitted at least once a semester and now having graduated a year ago I have been able to put a lot more focus and attention on getting it under control. I spent the first 2 years in denial that I was sick and certainly didn't accept that I was diagnosed with this disease I would have the rest of my life.
Last year around this time I was preparing for senior week of college a time to celebrate and enjoy my last week living in boston before retuning home and sadly it was overcome with a major flare up. I spent the first 2 months after graduation in bed taking antibiotics and steroids all to help the infection get better. After those two months we decided it was time for a heavier drug to be used and I was put on humira. It took a few weeks to really feel a difference but from July to December I could have sworn by Humira, it was so fantastic. Sadly now it seems my body is building a defense against the drug and we have concerns I may have lost the window of opportunity to use the drug. I was sent to the ER Thursday night and spent the evening undergoing the regular CT scans and blood work only to find out a major infection has yet again taken over a portion of my intestines. So here I am, once again on antibiotics and steroids and wide awake for another sleepless night.
I feel as though this disease has begun to define me and who I am and will be for life. At 23, I struggle to see past this phase. Every emotion possible comes to the surface in times like these and I am hoping this forum will shed light on happier days that I can look forward to ahead of me.
I have been diagnosed with crohns for 4 years now and still battling to get it managed. Having been disagnosed my first year of college, I was often admitted at least once a semester and now having graduated a year ago I have been able to put a lot more focus and attention on getting it under control. I spent the first 2 years in denial that I was sick and certainly didn't accept that I was diagnosed with this disease I would have the rest of my life.
Last year around this time I was preparing for senior week of college a time to celebrate and enjoy my last week living in boston before retuning home and sadly it was overcome with a major flare up. I spent the first 2 months after graduation in bed taking antibiotics and steroids all to help the infection get better. After those two months we decided it was time for a heavier drug to be used and I was put on humira. It took a few weeks to really feel a difference but from July to December I could have sworn by Humira, it was so fantastic. Sadly now it seems my body is building a defense against the drug and we have concerns I may have lost the window of opportunity to use the drug. I was sent to the ER Thursday night and spent the evening undergoing the regular CT scans and blood work only to find out a major infection has yet again taken over a portion of my intestines. So here I am, once again on antibiotics and steroids and wide awake for another sleepless night.
I feel as though this disease has begun to define me and who I am and will be for life. At 23, I struggle to see past this phase. Every emotion possible comes to the surface in times like these and I am hoping this forum will shed light on happier days that I can look forward to ahead of me.