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…
One one of the most important things I’ve learned since being diagnosed with IBD is that you need to be your own advocate. You know yourself best. I’ve learned that you can’t always rely on your doctor to read your chart every time that they deal with you. My GI two different times has tried…
Five years ago today I had my first colonoscopy. March 17, 2011. My primary care doctor at the time ordered it and I believe that a general surgeon performed the colonoscopy itself. I don’t really remember, to be honest. I only met the guy like 3 times. Two of which I don’t remember because of…
After being on prednisone for 5 or 6 days I finally resided to the fact that the rectal pain was not going to go away on it’s own. I called my GI on Monday and left a message for his nurse. I heard back from her a couple of hours and she said that I…
As a person with inflammatory bowel disease the possibility of getting fissure’s, abscesses and fistula’s are always in the back of my mind. Last month I had an abscess scare. Thankfully I didn’t end up having one but the process to find that out was not a fun one. It all started out as rectal…
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.…
What is the forgotten IBD? It’s called Indeterminate Colitis. 10-15% of Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients are diagnosed with Indeterminate Colitis and I am one of those people. A diagnosis of Indeterminate Colitis is used when a diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn’s Disease cannot be made based on standard clinical testing which is why another positive diagnostic test…
WEGO Health: Tell us about your how you maintain a healthy lifestyle. What is your favorite type of exercise? How do you manage fitness with a chronic illness? Maintaining a healthy lifestyle with a chronic illness is not an easy thing to accomplish. There are times you’re so sick that it’s all you can do to get out of…
WEGO Health: What’s the best way you deal with stress? How do you like to let loose to escape common stressors? Share with us your favorite ways to shake off the stress. #shakeitoff Stress is one of the harder things for me to deal with. I tend to bottle it up and not find a good release for it.…