After almost three months of not feeling well, "it" has a name. Ulcerative Colitis. Probably not the best name but so much better than it could be. I started on a new medication that is supposed to help and have been reading tons on the internet about UC. If anyone has any input on diet and triggers, please let me know.
In other news, the snowmen have made their appearance in the house. Carly is very upset with me as there are now snowmen in her favorite place to lay - on top of the fridge. I'm nowhere near done and actually the house looks pretty trashed but I know it will get better and be SO worth it. I love Christmas decorations, Christmas music, Christmas baking. It just makes me feel so good. There wasn't anyone who loved Christmas as much as my dad and I must have gotten my love for the season from him.
Well, I need to work on my kitchen so I have a table again. Pics of the house to follow in a few days.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Oh the Joys . . . update
Wednesday was the worse day but I've seem to turn the corner a bit. Still don't know exactly what is happening but I feel better. In fact, I am decorating for Christmas by putting out my snowman collection. Well, collection is an understatement - it's more of an obsession. This process takes me weeks to put up and get it right but I'm hoping to wrap it up this weekend so all that is left is the Christmas trees. Yes, three full-sized Christmas trees. I'll put up some pictures after this is finished.
The girls tolerate the snowmen and considering the snowmen take over every nook and cranny in the house where they like to lay around, I think they do well.
The girls tolerate the snowmen and considering the snowmen take over every nook and cranny in the house where they like to lay around, I think they do well.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Oh the Joys! Yes, I'm whining . . .
I feel like crap. I have felt like this for 2 1/2 months. It has been 2 1/2 very trying months.
The past three weeks have been visits to the emergency room, doctor's office, labs, CT Scans and other varied procedures - not to mention the four different medications to try to figure out what is going on. Now I am waiting for the results of last weeks biopies. Hopefully they will show something that is treatable.
For some reason everything feels so overwhelming when you don't feel good. Usual, everyday things become mountains. I'm tired of saying "I'm fine" to people in hopes that I will feel it also.
So, here's hoping that by 5:00 p.m. today, I will know something and can say I am on the upswing again.
The past three weeks have been visits to the emergency room, doctor's office, labs, CT Scans and other varied procedures - not to mention the four different medications to try to figure out what is going on. Now I am waiting for the results of last weeks biopies. Hopefully they will show something that is treatable.
For some reason everything feels so overwhelming when you don't feel good. Usual, everyday things become mountains. I'm tired of saying "I'm fine" to people in hopes that I will feel it also.
So, here's hoping that by 5:00 p.m. today, I will know something and can say I am on the upswing again.
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