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Hey. As most of you know school is back in and my high school has started. I having been having issues with my stomach and bathroom. My teachers know that if I need to go I can but sometimes it doesnt feel like i have to. I was wondering if anyone could help me with tips to help deal with pain while in class. Its hard to stay there when im hurting.
 
Tylenol worked wonders for the pain I had.
I was like you; pain but I didn't really have to go.
Teachers can be mean to kids.
Try not to let it get to you.
Good luck and keep us posted on how it goes:)
 
thanks. i use tylenol alot but it doesn't work too much. Hopefully getting back on all my vitamins (includes new Vitamin B12 injections i give myself.) and pills will make me better. I do something stand up which helps but i dont know. Its just rough and ill update.
 
Do they have online school where you are? My 5 yr old does it and it's free, they reimburse you for internet and it's fairly easy.
 
no just going to class and hopefully ill do ok. It seem to come for awhile and then get a little better. thanks for the option though.
 
ooh, i have had problems like this too. mostly i just sat there until the pain went away, which was not fun and i don't recommend it. there was also a period where i would get really nauseous and the only way i could deal with it was by drinking ice-cold water. i completely bombed an essay once because i was trying not to throw up the whole time. i was to self-conscious to ask the teacher to leave when the whole class would have heard. this was pre-diagnosis and i was pretty dumb.

maybe you should talk to all your teachers and ask them if it would be okay for you to just get up and leave without asking whenever you need to go. see if they'll let you move your seat near the door so you can make a quick getaway. it really sucks to be in pain during class because then it's impossible to concentrate. or do anything, for that matter.

i hope you feel better soon and that something will start to work for you!
 
just be hinest with your teachers.. dont sitin class when you feel ill. it makes it worse. i know how you feel.. last year i would sit in class feeling really ill becasue i didnt wanna miss my lessons.. but it would make me feel a whole lot worse. its my first day back today and i certainly will not be doing that!

whats an online school?
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You could also keep heat packs / wraps in the nurses office (especially the kind that you peel and stick to you.) That way you can nip on down to the nurses office put one on and that should help with the pain, and no one would be the wiser!
 
Hey just to update you guys i had school today and it was more rough than it has been lately. I Started to have bad stomach pains last night and bathroom issues. It was funny because I have been doing ok till now. I drank a milkshake and i normally don't and i was in pain last night so I think I hit on something. I think i have acquired lactose stuff since i had the surgery that took out a 1-foot of my intestines and the part that connected the large and small. But last night it started and i went to bed early and i woke up need to go and i was afraid of hurting because this has been my problem lately, but luckily i one woke up once but i woke up for the day and was extra tired. I went to school hurting and tired. It seemed to get better as the day went by but I got really nauseated and have been lately. So im doing ok now some pain and nausea. So no more milk products and hopefully thats my answer to my problem.

Sorry to have a long update but it helps talking about it. Thanks for support to you guys!
 
andy have you told ure friends about crohns? i suffer from the pains alot and often find myself in agony in class. it really helps if the people around you no whats going on and whenever im in pain i just put my head in hands and "ride it out" its just comforting to know that the people watching you squirm in agony actually no whats going on!! i used to get very worried about school up to the point that i wasnt going in even if i was feeling ok because i was just worried about what COULD go wrong.

if your feeling tired and are hurting in the morning dont alway push yourself to go to school. ive been back at school for two weeeks and have only been in one day (granted i was in hospital for 7 of the 10 days). i think school puts alot of un-needed pressure on us which often makes symptoms worse, the less you worry the better you'll be!
 
Weeeeeell now.
As a teacher, LadyB, I have a problem with your blanket statement of "teachers can be mean to kids". I have never in 15 years of teaching seen or heard of a teacher being mean to kids just for the fun of it. Strict or stern, yes - but mean, no.
Mail carriers can be mean to kids, soccer coaches can be mean to kids, ministers can be mean to kids, parents can be mean to kids.... see my point?

MANY people don't understand/underestimate the severity of Crohn's disease. Family members even think people are faking it sometimes.

Andy, hi and welcome!
I don't really have pains, so I'm not sure if I can help, but if you knew what the pain was from - that might help you. Is it from gas? A stricture? Can your doctor pinpoint it? I would think it would be easier to sit all the way in the back so if you have to stand or stretch or lay your head down you won't be the center of attention. This sounds weird, but the few pains I do have are usually on the toilet. Sometimes I did slow deep breathing (like when ladies are having a baby) to help with that. I do in through nose, out through mouth. If you could do that quietly, that might help. Maybe just telling each teacher "I've been in a lot of pain lately, if I appear to be rude, that's not my intention" would make you feel better about acting differently in class.
Good luck, feel better.
 
I have and surgery and colonoscopy and everything med under the sky except for pain killers. I have just in pain for the last couple of days and tomorrow is monday so another day around the bin. A lot of my friends know about my pain and everything. It just really uncomforting when your siting in excruciating pain and there is nothing you can do. I just wish school started later in the day. I dont get much sleep because of my pain and mourning are rough because of pain and just having to go being tired and hurting so much. Thanks for your advice its helpful that i found tis website.
 
i iwhs college started later aswell. i get paniked when i have to go into college because hardly any of my classes are near toilets and even if im feeling well.. i often make myself feel worse by the paniking.

college and school puts alot ofpressure on us which isnt needed.

i dont know if you could.. but couldnt your teachers give you the work you need to do in your own time.. maybe you could go to the library to do it where you dont have to worry about being uncomfy in class?
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Butt, I wasn't trying to imply that ALL teachers are mean, especially not you.Sorry if I offended.
But I've had some (3 to be exact) pretty mean teachers.
It's like you said there are those that think we are faking it.
 
i would love it if my classes did that. would be so much easier and less stressfull
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Once upon a time I had pain with my symptoms. My doctor prescribed me pain medications. Many people worry about getting addicted....so, be careful. However, as my doctor explained. If you take the medication when you're truly in pain it is difficult to get addicted because you don't get the high that you would if you were just abusing the medication. You may get a little sleepy but it's worth it if you can relieved of pain. Maybe only take it at school???
 
Does any one know if you can put web address on here?

The online school has a web site that could explain how it works much better than me....lol

Here goes ...
My daughter is in kindergarten and she recieves all her books and materials for free.
I log her attendance in everyday..it's right like regular school, truancy and all.
They provide the lesson plan and you don't have to worry about how to get it all done by the end of the year.
You also get your own teacher who calls you and gives you assignments and she is available to answer any of the questions that pop up.

Sorry if I started to take over the thread.
 
They kind of hold you on the honor system.
The kids/students don't get to log in how many hours they put in. The parents use a password protected attendance area to write down how long their child spent in each subject.

The curriculum won't allow you,the student, to continue if you don't pass the assesment(test) at the end of each lesson.

They require 900 or so hours a year and the typical 180 days attendance.

To answer your question:
You can walk away for 2 hours if you want and come back and finish your lesson, take the assesment, and it will only be logged in for the 45 minutes it actually took you to complete the lesson.

Hope that helps.
 
Lady B, are you using Calvert school? We use it for our curriculum, but we pay for it ourselves. I use their teacher service, and they keep transcripts. I have a friend who lived in PA for awhile, and they got it for free from the state.
 
mrs. vr said:
Lady B, are you using Calvert school? We use it for our curriculum, but we pay for it ourselves. I use their teacher service, and they keep transcripts. I have a friend who lived in PA for awhile, and they got it for free from the state.
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It's trough K12, it's called Agora.
 
ladyB, thanks - I just wanted to clarify that point.
I actually had a pompus ass for a teacher in 6th grade. He favored the althletic kids, only let us play soccer at recess, and made us do leg squats intil we burned. to strengthen us for skiing (never went skiing though). He told my parents that I wasn't "college material". What? WHo DOES that?? I would never tell a parent that.
Jerk.
 
There should be some type of personality test you have to pass to be a teacher...no mean ones allowed...I can wish
 
ladyB said:
There should be some type of personality test you have to pass to be a teacher...no mean ones allowed...I can wish
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I think it should be the other way around. I don't like school kids. :tongue:
 
some teachers can be very mean.. others are very nice.. depends on the person i suppose. my class gave 2 teachers mental breakdowns and our tutor who had us from year 7 until year 10 disowned us cos she couldnt cope. u have to be very tough to be a teacher!

one of my PE teachers was very sexist.. he only let the lads play basket ball.. the girls had to be 'taught' how to throw a ball etc.. even though the year before i got the best grade in the class for basketball.

my college teachers are all very understanding and are very ncie
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i used to have a maths teacher who was absouletly hilarious but sometimes went abit over the top. he made all kids with ginger hair sit in a corner and and refered to them as ginger 1, 2 and 3. he was sexist but it was all done in a joking way and no one took any offence. i remember one time he went out of the room and we all turned around so we were facing the wrong way for when he came back, he came in looked at a kid called mark that he didn't like, made him and only him turn round and continued teaching the class like normal!

90% of my teachers are great, my english teacher is by far the best teacher ive ever had, but theres one or two that just make a subject unbearable. i honestly think having a good teacher can take you from a B to an A and a bad one can take you from a B to a C.
 
Well sorry I have not been here but I have had a bad week. Im hurting and depressed about life and school and my social life because my school is so small. I had to go home earlier monday because of really bad pain and bathroom issues. I have eliminated lactose and it worked yesterday (tuesday) but now today im back in pain. Not eating lactose helps but today i was rushing from class to the bathroom and im back in pain. I stayed at school today but its hard just being there hurting but I gotta go and stayed. Its hard keeping up with homework and trying to pay attention in class and just staying there and then hurting and stuff. I have also been depressed because I hate my school it is so small, i dont have to many good friends because i dont like the kids there and no girls whatsoever expcet for a couple here there. It is 50% girls and then same for boys but it is small and it sucks. And im hurting on top of that so upset about that to. I need the school for my crohns stuff. Also I dont find anything enjoyable. homeWork is a pain i just had a 150 take home test that is taking me forever to d plus regular homework and make up work so it hard. So there is my update so you guys soon again.
 
aww hun. i sort of know what your going through.. i dont get on with those in my class. my friends have gone to university so it kind of feels like im alone in college. i have trouble keeping up with things and concentrating when im feeling ill.. which is more often than not. i often feel like im letting the college down by going home but it is like they told me.. you have to look after yourself and put your self first.

can you not take a week off and get all of the work you will need?
xx
 
sorry to hear your having a rough time mate. i think babe's got a good idea there andy im in a similar ship to you and am thinking of doing just that. i think a week at home is a great way to look after your crohn's, do your school work at a pace that suits you and just avoid all the other stresses of school life.

your school will understand, do whats best for you, your not doing yourself any favours by going to school and suffering. i think your best bet is to have some time off, work at home at your own pace, get yourself healthier and feeling better and then go back and buckle down.

its not easy but if you ever need some support we're all here for you mate
 
No support group. Sorry I have not updated in a while but its gotten worse or the same I can't remember. I am in pain constantly and Im not eating much maybe one meal a day but im still hurting like crazy. Im in so much pain so often that now it doesn't bother me as much, which is not good. Im missing a lot of school and behind and grade are poor. I hate being at school because it hard enough but im hurting my mom is pushing to school work but im hurting and my teachers are expecting me to have everydone when everyone else does it but I cant cause Im hurting. I hate it school is work, Im stuck there in pain or at home. My mom is pushing school a little to much because its hard but she is expecting me to do all this work and stay up on it when i just want to relax. She the one that understands the most but when it comes to school its like i have no crohns. She expect me to have everything done and when Im hurting like crazy (which I am most of the time in the mourning and at night) she wants me to stay but it so hard hurting and such. So im down, i went to my homecoming and it stinks because I have kids at my school who are either in mature or doing bad stuff like drinking and drugs so there is no middle so i only have a couple of friends who are ok but not great. And no girls to date. So im alone. My mom really cares and trying everything to make me better but when it comes to school she a different person. I just wish my doctors can figure it out or give me pain medication. I had my remicade last week and it didnt do much. So im down and hurting and looking for friends and support. I not sleeping because of pain and i think its what im eating but im not eating much so idk. I have issues going to the bathroom because it hurts more and the pain is still there so. I cant figure it out either so. I think its food but i cut out alot of stuff like lactose and fried foods so i dont know what else and im not eating snacks either, only my meals. So Im down, hurting and looking for support and friends.
 
really sorry to hear how bad things are. i was like this for a long time but thankfully remicade has been working well for me. first of all mate you need to contact your school and let them know EVERYTHING about crohns. im behind in ALOT of my work as well but if you speak to teachers im sure they will extend deadlines i know they did for me. i think you need to go and have serious words with your GI and try to sort out a new form of treatment if your remicade isn't doing you much good. your mum only wants the best for you, have you tried speaking to her about being too pushy? there will always be people on here ready to offer support mate, hope things start to look up soon.
 
Hey, same old same here. Still pain and school sucks. I have not found a drug that helps me so. :depressed: if you can notice so im posting. Hope all is well with you guys,
 
Hey Andy. I'm really sorry to hear about your current state. As a fellow Chrons sufferer, I can relate to what you're saying. At the peak of my pain, I became very depressed and very lonely. I often wondered if anything would help me and thought that nobody really cared. The fact that you have to go through that, while going through your high school years is really unfair. Don't get too down though and remember that this will only make you stronger in the end.
 
I hope it will make me strong. I hate school, so much work, Hate being at school while hurting. Hate having to do same work but in pain as everyone else. Dont like alot of people at my 60 person high school, but who does? I just wish it would have hit me later on, instead of right before high school. I hate it because grades count and im not doing well or a second year and now everything. Its really over well ming. I love it when I can t just sit down not in pain and relax, but someone i know always has to make me mad or upset at something. Thanks for support guys. I hate laying all this stuff down but its just really hard. And tomorrow I got a practice psat, and today i almost didnt make it all day because of horrible stomach pains and no tomorrow I got that! I just wish things were a lot easier. Thanks for support, as always hope you guys are managing well and if your not, I give you a big hug!
 
I had surgery so I dont know. Also they dont want me on oxy or anything and all the tests say im good so idk. Im still struggling with my mom on school. I tell her Im hurting like crazy but she tells me to go to school and work even harder like see my teachers and stuff and its so hard. I tell her to slow down but she says your grades and im like i need a break but she so hard and rough when it comes to school, if its after school hours or we are not talking about that she cares. Last night I only had about 4 or 5 hours of sleeping because I was in pain and my sleeping schedule has been off only because of my waking up with pain. So I leave a note letting me sleep but I wake up and its only like 9 and she makes me go to school but Im in alot of pain and she will not back off. It stinks I have no idea what to do when it comes to school, they have no idea what it is like to be in my shoes and people say man through it but i need a break. I hate this, no one knows what i go through on a daily basis. I need a break from everything.
 

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