Humira feels like a weekly reminder that I have an incurable autoimmune disease. That this is what my life is like now. That this is what I have to look forward to. And at times it’s depressing. I wish I didn’t have to be on medications but I know that this medication is my best…
What form of IBD do you have? On paper I have Ulcerative Colitis but my doctor has mentioned a couple of times that I probably have Inderterminate Colitis. So that’s pretty much what I identify as. There also isn’t a Inderterminate Colitis diagnostic code so that doesn’t help either. There was also that one time…
I had an appointment with my GI on August 30th. I’m glad that they were able to get me in sooner than November! We really needed to talk about what’s been going on. It’s hard to do that over the phone at times when I have to go through Dr. M’s triage nurse. As of…
I had my first Rheumatologist appointment on August 18th. I decided that I probably needed to go see one in July. My joint pain had gotten to the point where it’s been unbearable some days. So last month I went to the day clinic at my doctor’s office and had a bunch of labs ran…
Please note: I am not a doctor or a medical professional. You should talk to your doctor before getting a tattoo if you are on immunosuppressants. I have gotten one tattoo while on Humira. I plan on eventually getting more. I haven’t yet because tattoos cost money and I have bills to pay, unfortunately! The…
Today I saw my GI doctor for the first time in a year. Which to me is a good thing. It means that I wasn’t sick enough to have to go in for a visit. I did get sick a few times over the last year but they worked with me over the phone thankfully.…
Talking with people when they ask you about your health can be weird. Especially when they ask: How can your doctors not know what you have? Indeterminate Colitis can be tricky. People who have Indeterminate Colitis show signs of both Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. My inflammation skips around in my colon, I don’t have…
One of the things I’ve noticed about my IBD is that things don’t always stay the same for long. It took me a while to figure the latest problem out but once I did I was pretty bummed about it. After three months I realized that my symptoms were getting worse in between my Humira…
WEGO Health: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? Maybe you’ve already traveled to an exciting place and want to go back. We know travelling with a chronic illness can be challenging, so any tips for others that you can share would be great! There are a few places that I would travel. I…