Newbie from ky

[rascalnky]

newbie from ky

I just found this web site and was looking to see if there are anyone else from ky with crohn's. I live in northern ky about 20 miles south of cincinnati and 50 miles north of the ky wildcats. I dont know much about my crohn's and from the text book answer I got from my gi dr tells me it is up to me to learn because I was not impressed with his answers. Just wanted to say hello to all. The way I look at my problem is sort of like basketball with the uk wildcats. UK went out and got them a new coach to lead them, it will be a new season with no wins and no loses. So now my body has decided to come up with a new disease and the way I look at it,that it's time to play a game against crohn's I will not lose at it, sure there are going to be days when it takes the lead and I feel rough but there are going to be days when I have the lead and feel good but I need to find the right coach or dr to lead me. Right now the score is tied and we are getting ready to play and it looks like there are alot of team mates out there to help each other out when the going gets rough. I'm not crazy I just like sports, I have the wildcats, bengals and Cincinnati reds to cheer for. I know the last two teams are not much these days but I always liked the underdog. Guess I sort of relate better to them. Good luck to all.

 

[jed]

and from the text book answer I got from my gi dr tells me it is up to me to learn because I was not impressed with his answers

ahhh, some docs arealy helpful arent they...

hey rascal, welcome to the forums. tons and tons of stuff on these forums if your looking for answers, and if you cant find it, just ask

and if you've had to much pred and cant remember the answer you got, just ask again

anmd i'm a little south of KY, about 10,078miles south. :tongue:

 

[Guest]

hi Rascal & welcome!

firstly, it seems your account has been deleted this is an issue we're having problems with behind the scenes, not sure what's happening but it's happened to a few new members recently. on behalf of the staff, my biggest apologies and please reregister.

i'm nowhere near KY either.... i'm in the UK lol

good to hear you have such a positive attitude towards the Crohn's - what meds are you on? and do you have a diet plan?

looking forward to seeing you around the forum.

 

[Cookie]

Hi Rascal,

I also live in the Cincinnati area...about 20 miles north in Liberty Township. Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. You mentioned you were not impressed with your GI...is he in Cincy? What is his name? My doctors are in Dayton because I work up that way and it is much more convenient for me to make appointments and such, but I did see a GI in Cincy for a brief stint. He came very highly recommended. I ended up having some communication issues with him, so I switched back to my Dayton guy, but I do think he was very knowledgable. I can give you his name if you are interested.

Also, in case you aren't aware, the Southwest Ohio chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) is organizing a walk on May 31 at Sawyer Point to raise awareness for Crohn's and Colitis. I know that they need volunteers to work as well as teams to participate. It may be a good way for you to talk to people with Crohn's and learn more about the disease. Here is a link to the website if you are interested:

http://online.ccfa.org/site/TR/Walk/Chapter-SouthwestOhio?pg=entry&fr_id=1212


Best of luck to you!

 

[Stleger88]

Welcome to the forums

 

[rascalnky]

thanks to all who replied and guess it is bad to say but I will have to ask the wife about my meds. Without her I would be lost and I know I am the luckiest guy in the world to have her. I will try and keep up with this site as best that I can for now but at the present time no computer. You all know how the song goes when it rains it pours. All I can do is laugh now but recently I was on the computer playing in a poker tournament and was doing ok well a hour into this tournament a storm started to blow in and me being a dummy didnt want to quit and wouldnt you know it lighting got the phone line and blew the computer. Thought I had been shot when it hit. Oh well guess my mom was right after all these years about not talking on the phone and taking a bath when its lighting outside. But thats me I have to do things the hard way and live and learn. So now in the process of getting new computer and making myself wait until I get back to work. Sort of afraid to spend any savings because not sure if crohns is going to try and keep me from working. Anyone with any news about the charity walks would be a great help because I want to meet and learn from people who have this problem not very interested hearing it from a dr who has read about it. You guys are the experts in my book.

 

[Stleger88]

wow that sucks, yeah my mom always told me that to but I just dismissed it ;-)

 

[soupdragon69]

Hey rascal,

Good to see you here. Get your wife to catch up with us also as we have a few spouses here too..

We will try to answer any questions you have even though we arent medically qualified we do have alot of combined experience here to help you through the ups and downs.

Hope you get the comp sorted out soon. Looking forward to seeing you around!

 

[ladyB]

Hi, Rascal!!

~welcome to the forum~

 

[teeny5]

Welcome to the forum Rascal! I found that a lot of doctors really don't know a lot about the disease. Also because it affects us all differently I think they really don't give any real answers because it can be a mystery to them too. Many people here can give you some great tips and insight or recommend sites or books with some valuable info.