Comments on: Order up! http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/04/order-up.html a virgo's guide to the universe Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:07:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Allison http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/04/order-up.html/comment-page-1#comment-799 Allison Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:00:07 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/04/order-up.html#comment-799 Hi Colleen, Stumbled across your site today and find it fascinating! I have been living with Crohn's for over 10 years now (actually some sort of mutant Crohns/Colitis hybrid which made it torture to be diagnosed) and have been reading your posts with much interest. I have been fortunate enough not have a flare in several years (knocks *very* loudly) and am glad to hear you are getting better from this current flare. Reading about it has brought back so many memories of what it feels like to be in the midst of flare and feeling like you will never be the same again. I love food and all varieties so it really sucks when you can't eat what you want! This is especially true at the end of a flare when all you want is to consume everything nailed down but you know you need to take things slowly and blandly. Yuck! The worse part of a flare, which only someone who has experienced a flare can understand, is the feeling of not being connected to yourself. Though you try to stay upbeat and optimistic there is something about feeling shitty all the time (no pun intended LOL) that brings you down and sucks vitality right of you. During every flare the comment I hear the most is how I am not myself and boy does that really suck! I hope you feel better soon and I will be back to visit again! Allison Hi Colleen,

Stumbled across your site today and find it fascinating!

I have been living with Crohn’s for over 10 years now (actually some sort of mutant Crohns/Colitis hybrid which made it torture to be diagnosed) and have been reading your posts with much interest.

I have been fortunate enough not have a flare in several years (knocks *very* loudly) and am glad to hear you are getting better from this current flare. Reading about it has brought back so many memories of what it feels like to be in the midst of flare and feeling like you will never be the same again.

I love food and all varieties so it really sucks when you can’t eat what you want! This is especially true at the end of a flare when all you want is to consume everything nailed down but you know you need to take things slowly and blandly. Yuck!

The worse part of a flare, which only someone who has experienced a flare can understand, is the feeling of not being connected to yourself. Though you try to stay upbeat and optimistic there is something about feeling shitty all the time (no pun intended LOL) that brings you down and sucks vitality right of you. During every flare the comment I hear the most is how I am not myself and boy does that really suck!

I hope you feel better soon and I will be back to visit again!

Allison

]]> By: d http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/04/order-up.html/comment-page-1#comment-791 d Mon, 10 Apr 2006 03:42:24 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/04/order-up.html#comment-791 Hi colleen, I read your posts regulary, generally while im at work...I was just diagnosed with Crohn's this year, I am 24, and can relate to so many of the things you say. I do the SCD too. I too have the "puppy killing" farts right now, a general consequence of feeling better and so then gorging myself at a buffet (what was i thinking? idiot!) I've been feeling down-- because I let myself down. I hope you can get out of this flare soon. Cheers, D Hi colleen,
I read your posts regulary, generally while im at work…I was just diagnosed with Crohn’s this year, I am 24, and can relate to so many of the things you say. I do the SCD too. I too have the “puppy killing” farts right now, a general consequence of feeling better and so then gorging myself at a buffet (what was i thinking? idiot!) I’ve been feeling down– because I let myself down.
I hope you can get out of this flare soon.
Cheers,
D

]]> By: brando http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/04/order-up.html/comment-page-1#comment-775 brando Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:11:35 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/04/order-up.html#comment-775 i had a good workmate with crohn's many years ago. she would only go to lunch with me, because no matter how many restaurants we had to leave (she always had to ask a LOT of questions before ordering, and sadly the answers the waiter gave were 90% WRONG) i never got sore, probably cause i don't eat. just there for the drinks, you know. i had a good workmate with crohn’s many years ago. she would only go to lunch with me, because no matter how many restaurants we had to leave (she always had to ask a LOT of questions before ordering, and sadly the answers the waiter gave were 90% WRONG) i never got sore, probably cause i don’t eat. just there for the drinks, you know.

]]> By: Bon http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/04/order-up.html/comment-page-1#comment-766 Bon Wed, 05 Apr 2006 05:20:59 +0000 http://www.communicatrix.com/2006/04/order-up.html#comment-766 I am so proud of you, impressed with you, inspired by you. Wow. I am so proud of you, impressed with you, inspired by you. Wow.

]]>