What does a "good day" feel like for you?

[forum contributor]

Do you have good days? I don't mean days when you don't feel like complete and total crap. I mean good days.

I had one today!!!

For the first time in the last...... I don't know HOW long, I had a good day. My stomach didn't hurt, I didn't have diarrhea a million times, and I didn't have to Frankenstein to any department store bathrooms!

So, come on and share!!

 

[SpoonNinja]

ive had good days! not many but some! when i dun have to run to the potty multiple times and can relax and not worry about how my tummy feels! my mom still thinks my tummy only hurts sometimes cuz i dun wanna worry her if she knew the almost constant ache she would make me go to the hospy but oh well!!! i love my good days!!

 

[bradraz]

Ive basically had all good days since i was put on the medicine, which was about idk 5 months ago? But the my only real bad days were like 1 week ago when i tried taking L-Gluatmine pills and i had diareeah, stomach pain and all of it for like 3 days but besides that ive been doing good. Mabey the occasional diarrhea every week

 

[cheeky]

the best i've felt in years was when i was on prednisone... i felt so energetic, it was so nice to wake up in the morning and get out of bed without feeling drained or resetting the alarm... i could just hop out of bed and not feel sluggish at all...

also food tasted so much better! mmmm, and no pain! it was a good time.

now i feel pretty good too, i'm on Imuran...it's been 4.5 months, seems like as of June it's been most effective... all through June i didn't have any flare ups!

also, i've been eating a lot (too much i think), haven't had severe joint pain (just minor soreness in my knuckles, but i think that may be from typing too much on the computer lol).... i still feel pretty tired sometimes, but it's tolerable.

umm... i dunno what else to say, but this stuff seems to be doing the trick for now.

 

[crohnsappleadams]

At the present--two weeks out from surgery--I am defining today as my first good day. Today was the first day I felt comfortable walking my dog instead of having family come do it for me. That seems like a menial task, but I have a 100 lb half lab/half chow, and pulling him into place didn't sound enjoyable when I was in full recovery.

 

[D Bergy]

Most all of my days are good days, Crohn's wise. I have bad days because of my work schedule. The human body just does not feel good working 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM. I will often wake up with a headache after a midnight shift.

No one would ever know I have Crohn's Disease now. I get along as well and probably better than most people. I am 47 and do not have any chronic pain which I think is quite good. I work with several people with joint pain and other conditions that I have avoided so far.

I do not allow too many bad days. I will treat myself one way or another if I suspect something is going on. I have had a few iffy days lately, so I am self treating currently. Not sure yet if it is helping.

I will have to have a colonoscopy before too long. I need to know how it looks in there, for my own peace of mind,. I am a curious animal by nature.

 

[Sparky]

Until about a year ago, I had reasonably regular good days - on those days I woke up feeling a bit tired maybe, but cheerful, went to the loo once, and then just got on with my day. If it was the weekend, me, dh and ds would go out for a bit, maybe go for something to eat - just do normal stuff, lol! No worrying about going out for a meal, or getting so tired I'd have to come home

Glad you had a lovely day - the last really 'normal' day I had sticks with me, and sort of gives me hope that it'll happen again, iykwim?

 

[ThatGuy2006]

Good days are when i can go out with my girl and not have to constantly worry about finding a bathroom or hurting, or avoiding certain resturants because their food is not crohn's friendly

 

[coachvee]

Today was probably my best day for a long time. I was finally mostly pain-free after putting up with basically unbearable pain for over a week. (The level of pain that put me in the hospital, but I didn't go to the hospital this time - I knew I needed to wait to see the GI nurses)

It was utter bliss to wake up this morning after GOOD sleep, and not immediately be wracked with pain that needs to be vocalised!

 

[JillianB82]

A good day for me~

*Not waking up in the middle of the night covered in sweat
*Not waking up feeling like I have a rock in my stomach
*Not going to the bathroom 15 times a day
*Being able to actually eat