so exhausted
Hi everyone,
I haven't been on Humira for long (only had my 1st two doses so far--the first loading dose of 4 shots, the second loading dose of 2 shots). I am still feeling crappy (pardon the pun) and just soooooo exhausted. My abdomen is in constant low grade pain most of the time and after meals I get acute "stabbing" pain for about an hour or so. I also have very tender and painful lymph nodes in the groin area.
I guess what I would like y'all's support/advice on is taking a short break from graduate school. I know it isn't ideal, and I usually wouldn't even think about taking a break, but I have been missing 4-5 days a month, which may not sound like much but that is like 1 day a week. Even though I have been feeling bad all the time, on those days I just couldn't get myself out of the house. I was just too tired and my diarrhea was out of control.
I have been told that I could take a 1-2 month break and then come back to finish my studies. Since I've completed my courses, right now my studies consist of coming in to the lab every day and working on a research project. It can be very stressful with long experiments and if I'm in the middle of bench work it is hard to just run to the bathroom.
My question is, do you think a 1-2 month break could help me get my flare under control or is it a waste of time?
I appreciate your honest answers and advice. I have been pretty depressed, suddenly realizing I have no control over my body and many days I just don't have the energy to do the things I really need to. It makes me self-conscious since before Crohn's I was always an extremely hard-worker and work ethic was something I prided myself on. Now I feel like I'm lazy but I just can't muster the energy to do even the minimum required.
:depressed:
Thanks
Hi everyone,
I haven't been on Humira for long (only had my 1st two doses so far--the first loading dose of 4 shots, the second loading dose of 2 shots). I am still feeling crappy (pardon the pun) and just soooooo exhausted. My abdomen is in constant low grade pain most of the time and after meals I get acute "stabbing" pain for about an hour or so. I also have very tender and painful lymph nodes in the groin area.
I guess what I would like y'all's support/advice on is taking a short break from graduate school. I know it isn't ideal, and I usually wouldn't even think about taking a break, but I have been missing 4-5 days a month, which may not sound like much but that is like 1 day a week. Even though I have been feeling bad all the time, on those days I just couldn't get myself out of the house. I was just too tired and my diarrhea was out of control.
I have been told that I could take a 1-2 month break and then come back to finish my studies. Since I've completed my courses, right now my studies consist of coming in to the lab every day and working on a research project. It can be very stressful with long experiments and if I'm in the middle of bench work it is hard to just run to the bathroom.
My question is, do you think a 1-2 month break could help me get my flare under control or is it a waste of time?
I appreciate your honest answers and advice. I have been pretty depressed, suddenly realizing I have no control over my body and many days I just don't have the energy to do the things I really need to. It makes me self-conscious since before Crohn's I was always an extremely hard-worker and work ethic was something I prided myself on. Now I feel like I'm lazy but I just can't muster the energy to do even the minimum required.
:depressed:
Thanks