remission/Flare

[ArmyGuy]

How do you know if you are in remission? How do you know if you are having a flare? I have never been as bad as I was in 2008. I had surgery in Oct 2014. Does recession mean your life is like it was before you had CD? I guess I never learned this.

Thanks

 

[buttER]

I was wondering the same! Is remission a definition of the same quality of life as before? Or do we have to accept that things will never be the same again?
On the other hand, I have hit the over 40 mark and was wondering how much has to do with age too (even though many 80 year olds seem to have more energy than me).

 

[ArmyGuy]

Speaking of energy, or lack there of. 8 hours of sleep is not enough for me. I wake up 2 hours before I have to leave for work to ensure I have time for my 2 BM and any extras.

 

[buttER]

I wonder how many people here need more than the 8 hours of sleep? I seem to need about 10, and an extra lie-in at the weekend. I know what you mean about having to get up early to fit it all in. I will sometimes even miss out on a drink in the morning (yet alone breakfast) if I know I have to do something important in the first few hours of the day.

 

[Crohns08]

remission is when the disease is controlled and your tests come back in the normal range. When I am in remission I typically have the quality of life like I had before being sick and getting diagnosed.

 

[kitt]

I know what you mean about lack of energy....
I was diagnosed late last year.
I am a hopeless insomniac and average about four hours of sleep a night. I have been all my life. Lately, I can't get enough sleep.....I have been sleeping through the night and napping and so on. I quit going to the gym and going for my walks. I am always tired.
Is this considered a flare or just part of the crohns way of being?

I can't wait to read some of the answers on this thread. Thank you for starting it.

 

[ArmyGuy]

Crohns08: What test? Blood work or colonoscopy.

 

[Crohns08]

Armyguy: Both. Sometimes bloodwork can be misleading whereas CTs or scopes are more reliable.

 

[cantthinkstr8t]

I need more than 8 hours of sleep. If I get less, I get sick. I usually average about 10, which means going to bed at 7 to get up at 530.

My daughter visits my parents on Saturdays so I usually end up sleeping at least 5 extra hours that day.

Even in remission, I slept about 10 hours a night.

 

[ArmyGuy]

I have no problem sleeping, once I fall asleep I am out. Just the 8 hours are not enough. I had a colonoscopy today, the CD part looks good, but the UC is not looking so hot. Time for some more meds :stinks: Hopefully I can get some energy back. Between full time work, part time work and Grad School I am drained.

 

[cantthinkstr8t]

I have no problem sleeping, once I fall asleep I am out. Just the 8 hours are not enough. I had a colonoscopy today, the CD part looks good, but the UC is not looking so hot. Time for some more meds :stinks: Hopefully I can get some energy back. Between full time work, part time work and Grad School I am drained.

I think that would drain most people.

 

[buttER]

I think that would drain most people.

I agree! Is that Superman grad school?

Good luck, I hope the new meds work better.