So I was actually diagnosed with Crohn's disease yesterday, although I've been having symptoms for about 8 months now. I'm not sure what I'm hoping to accomplish by posting here, or what sort of response I'm looking for, but I thought I'd give it a shot (my mom told me to).
I'm 24 years old, and have always been able to eat whatever I wanted. So initially, my thoughts were "Crap, I can't eat like a jerk anymore!" But as this has started to sink in it's really been getting me down. This whole past few months I've just kept telling myself that it would be over soon, and that I could go back to normal once the doctors figured out what was making me sick and fixed it. I had an appointment yesterday morning to review the results from my latest test (MRI), and was not prepared for it whatsoever. I kind of went into shock for a little while, and just didn't process anything. I got out of the doctors and went to work, where I placed a quick call to my fiance to tell her. I managed to squeak out a few words telling her my diagnosis and telling her I loved her before I had to hang up.
Everything just kind of washed over me at that point and I just cried at my desk. I know this isn't going to kill me, and that there are a lot worse conditions out there, but I just couldn't stand the thought that I'm never truly going to be able to get away from this. All the while I've been dealing with these embarrassing, uncomfortable health issues the thought never crossed my mind that they could be anything but temporary. I mean for christ's sake, I'm a professional musician who will be shortly going on a tour throughout the US, and I'm now unsure whether I'll be able to make the drives between concerts without having to stop 12 times!
The new medicine I'm on has really taken my appetite away, and as I speak it's almost 2 AM and I am nowhere close to being able to sleep.
I know the road gets easier down the line, I'm just having a hard time seeing it right now. Any recommendations on how to proceed, or words of wisdom are much appreciated.
I'm 24 years old, and have always been able to eat whatever I wanted. So initially, my thoughts were "Crap, I can't eat like a jerk anymore!" But as this has started to sink in it's really been getting me down. This whole past few months I've just kept telling myself that it would be over soon, and that I could go back to normal once the doctors figured out what was making me sick and fixed it. I had an appointment yesterday morning to review the results from my latest test (MRI), and was not prepared for it whatsoever. I kind of went into shock for a little while, and just didn't process anything. I got out of the doctors and went to work, where I placed a quick call to my fiance to tell her. I managed to squeak out a few words telling her my diagnosis and telling her I loved her before I had to hang up.
Everything just kind of washed over me at that point and I just cried at my desk. I know this isn't going to kill me, and that there are a lot worse conditions out there, but I just couldn't stand the thought that I'm never truly going to be able to get away from this. All the while I've been dealing with these embarrassing, uncomfortable health issues the thought never crossed my mind that they could be anything but temporary. I mean for christ's sake, I'm a professional musician who will be shortly going on a tour throughout the US, and I'm now unsure whether I'll be able to make the drives between concerts without having to stop 12 times!
The new medicine I'm on has really taken my appetite away, and as I speak it's almost 2 AM and I am nowhere close to being able to sleep.
I know the road gets easier down the line, I'm just having a hard time seeing it right now. Any recommendations on how to proceed, or words of wisdom are much appreciated.
