My name is Christina Koenig I am 32 years old. I have always had stomach issues off and on that I referred to as "IBS". My mother has had Crohn's my whole life and I guess I didn't want to know if I did because her experience was terrible. In the past year or so I have had a lot of odd symptoms beginning with a lot of chest pain, strange pain in various areas of my rib cage, tingling and numbness in my hands and feet, and strange episodes of flushing followed by quick trips to the bathroom. I will break out into a sweat and feel terrible and then after I evacuate feel better but exhausted. Recently I have become anemic and am getting B-12 injections. I get weird muscle pain and twitches like pressure behind my eye accompanied by headaches and the back pain is awful. When I'm having an "attack" I have terrible back pain in my kidney area that accompanies it. I also suffer from anxiety. Not sure which came first here, the chicken or the egg. The symptoms certainly CAUSE anxiety, but getting stressed and anxious makes them worse. It's a vicious cycle. I try to manage it with cognitive re-framing and lots of support, but the occasional .25 mg of xanax never hurt anyone either It works really well for me. SSRI's DO NOT agree with me. I had a colonoscopy Thursday. Everyone was right, the prep was the worst part and the procedure was not bad. I have a 6cm portion of my ileum that is diseased, the rest of my intestines look good thankfully. I begin Entocort tomorrow, and we will see how that goes.
I am scared right now. Scared because my Mom's was so bad, she was always very sick with some very scary symptoms.
Currently I am nervous about the Entocort. I guess I didn't present because I was having terrible stomach pain. I feel like mine is possibly more arthritis related or something? And I am not sure the Entocort is what I need, but if the Dr. Says. I te and think the idea of steroids just scare me. Typically meds turn out more of a nightmare than a help for me. I have a sensitive system and often they cause so many side effects.
I know this is pretty general. I guess I am just scared right now. Really scared. I know how ugly it can be I watched my mother. I don't want to discount the fact I may be different and everybody is different, but I feel like everything was just coming together for me and I'm scared my health will now throw a wrench in it. I am newly engaged about to be married to a wonderful woman who accepts my previous marriage and 3 children whole heartedly. I had an abusive childhood and was a highschool drop out, and have come back from a GED to having a Bachelor's Degree with honors, and being one year away from My Licensed Professional Counseling Degree.
I am scared I may not be able to work etc, because I know how bad it can be. I don't want to get ahead of myself, but this is the stage I am in. I wish I would wake up and this was all a nightmare.
Anyway I am happy to be here.
I am scared right now. Scared because my Mom's was so bad, she was always very sick with some very scary symptoms.
Currently I am nervous about the Entocort. I guess I didn't present because I was having terrible stomach pain. I feel like mine is possibly more arthritis related or something? And I am not sure the Entocort is what I need, but if the Dr. Says. I te and think the idea of steroids just scare me. Typically meds turn out more of a nightmare than a help for me. I have a sensitive system and often they cause so many side effects.
I know this is pretty general. I guess I am just scared right now. Really scared. I know how ugly it can be I watched my mother. I don't want to discount the fact I may be different and everybody is different, but I feel like everything was just coming together for me and I'm scared my health will now throw a wrench in it. I am newly engaged about to be married to a wonderful woman who accepts my previous marriage and 3 children whole heartedly. I had an abusive childhood and was a highschool drop out, and have come back from a GED to having a Bachelor's Degree with honors, and being one year away from My Licensed Professional Counseling Degree.
I am scared I may not be able to work etc, because I know how bad it can be. I don't want to get ahead of myself, but this is the stage I am in. I wish I would wake up and this was all a nightmare.
Anyway I am happy to be here.