I read a comment when I was first diagnosed from a guy who had recently had an ileostomy, who was unbelievably negative about his circumstances and I felt awful. It made me think – is that going to be me?
Category: IBD
Support groups suck
Some issues with support groups and alternatives for seeking improvement with your condition.
Life 8 weeks at a time
Review of the last 9 months on Remicade and how it’s helped me achieve remission from Ulcerative Colitis.
Self-image struggle
Colitis makes me feel gross and a lot of the time I want to live like a recluse. “Who would want this? I come with so much baggage. Exhausted all the time, constant anxiety, depression, and then all the gastrointestinal issues when I’m flaring.”
Annapurna Circuit Recap
“135.72km trekked, 5416m max altitude, 8133m climbed, 0 bouts of food poisoning, 0 colitis issues, too many blisters to count, and most importantly $2100 raised for CCA – the achievement I’m most proud of.”
Read more about my trip to Nepal to trek the Annapurna Circuit and raise funds for Crohn’s and Colitis Australia.
