Thursday, May 26, 2011

About Me

I guess my first post on my new blog should establish my street cred in the Crohn's world.  I have had Crohn's since I was nine years old--I am 35 now, so I really don't know anything but life with Crohn's.   I've had four Crohn's related surgeries:  all four have been major, I have flashbacks still, kinds of surgeries.    I like to think that I don't have that bad of a case but after having a number of doctors tell me that my disease is beyond their capabilities, I'm starting to think otherwise.  Either that or I am in denial.

I have been blessed by a "I don't care who knows" attitude that has helped me encourage a great number of people.  When I was younger, having a disease like this was so embarrassing.  Diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, anemia, etc. aren't very appealing.   It wasn't until I was in my mid-twenties, and more secure in who I was as an individual, that I was able to do away with the shame that comes with Crohn's disease.  This of course coincided with me becoming increasingly sicker, making it harder to hide. Once I embraced my new "I don't care who knows" attitude, I came out of my shell.  

I am embarking on new territory, for me at least, as I head in to my fifth month of pregnancy.  I appear to be in the fortunate 33% of women with Crohn's who go in to remission while they are pregnant.  I have to admit, a big reason that I finally started a blog is because there is little, if any information out there for women with Crohn's disease and their journey through pregnancy.

So here you have it.  My first post.

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