Hello everyone my name is Buster. I feel a little awkward as I write this. Somewhere between my first AA meeting and that time in the back of the car after the football game fumbling for my girlfriend's bra strap. I guess I'll just start with a brief history.
I am active duty military and was diagnosed with Crohns after suffering from it for about three years. The military doctors said I had "stress induced IBS" and that since I had deployed I must always be stressed. Back then I bought it. Now I realize that correlation does not equal causation.
It took about two and a half years before my symptoms really got bad. I developed a fistula (gone now), went from weighing in at 190 lbs to 150 lbs in three months and random joints started to swell to the size of watermelons. My right ankle got so swollen I couldn't walk, my sterno-clavicular joint made it impossible to use my right arm and my left thumb got so fat I couldnt hold a glass. It sucked.
After another six months of suffering and doctors shrugging their shoulders I finally got a colonoscopy/endoscopy and got the diagnosis. 1 month of prednisone and Humira later the swelling is gone and I'm on the mend.
Is this supposed to be this long?
I am dedicated to tapering off all pharmaceuticals, I think they will do more harm than good in the long run. I'm also dedicated to finding a way to use the four pillars of physical health (exercise, nutrition, sleep, stress recovery) to keep my Crohns in remission whenever I get to that point. I'm trying to start an organization/facebook page for support/resources/nutritional consultation in the future. Who knows. Just eat the elephant one bite at a time.
Hope this post finds you in good health and I look forward to interacting with whoever cares enough to read this entire load of bull. Cheers.
I am active duty military and was diagnosed with Crohns after suffering from it for about three years. The military doctors said I had "stress induced IBS" and that since I had deployed I must always be stressed. Back then I bought it. Now I realize that correlation does not equal causation.
It took about two and a half years before my symptoms really got bad. I developed a fistula (gone now), went from weighing in at 190 lbs to 150 lbs in three months and random joints started to swell to the size of watermelons. My right ankle got so swollen I couldn't walk, my sterno-clavicular joint made it impossible to use my right arm and my left thumb got so fat I couldnt hold a glass. It sucked.
After another six months of suffering and doctors shrugging their shoulders I finally got a colonoscopy/endoscopy and got the diagnosis. 1 month of prednisone and Humira later the swelling is gone and I'm on the mend.
Is this supposed to be this long?
I am dedicated to tapering off all pharmaceuticals, I think they will do more harm than good in the long run. I'm also dedicated to finding a way to use the four pillars of physical health (exercise, nutrition, sleep, stress recovery) to keep my Crohns in remission whenever I get to that point. I'm trying to start an organization/facebook page for support/resources/nutritional consultation in the future. Who knows. Just eat the elephant one bite at a time.
Hope this post finds you in good health and I look forward to interacting with whoever cares enough to read this entire load of bull. Cheers.