2013, You've Been a Treat....

I'm going to let you in on a small secret.

I have had the pleasure of 2013 welcoming me in with a wonderful little flare up that has gotten worse instead of getting better.  It all began mid-January.  I started to not feel well and I got in touch with my doctor as soon as this started. We increased the steroids, and tried to come up with a plan because instead of getting better, the flare up was getting worse.

Flash forward to last week.  Basically I was miserable.  I would go into work, come home and try to eat the best that I could, and then go to sleep because I was completely exhausted.  I have basically gone into hiding because I don't feel well.

I had another test done last Wednesday and was told that the inflammation hasn't gone down at all, which confused my doctor because I'm on a bunch of medications and shouldn't be so inflammed.  So he upped the steroids and said I would be hearing from another doctor who will hopefully be able to figure out what's my problem.  Mind you, I am piecing this conversation together because the good doctor thought it was a great idea to have this conversation when I was coming out of my drugged up state.  Wonderful.

This past Friday, I talked to my doctor a little more.  I guess my whole situation has him thinking about why I'm going through this and what the game plan should be.  This is where it gets a bit scary and where I'm not such a strong little girl.

He said that I've gone through most of the medications that people who have colitis use.  Either I can try some new medications that this other doctor will suggest, or I can try my shots every week now.  I have wanted to try the shots every week now, but I need to actually get approved for the prescription through the insurance company.  Wonderful.  But he also mentioned surgery and removing my colon.  That made me have a minor breakdown in the middle of the living room.

No surgery for this girl in the forseeable future.

Dad said that surgery will be my last option, but he has begun doing his own research on how to make me feel better.  I think I'm going to start a different diet to hopefully curb these flare ups.  I need to research some more about the diet before I make an official decision but I'm almost 99% sure I will be changing up my diet.

This is what has been happening to me these past few weeks.  I am trying to be as stress free as I can because I know that's not good for my colitis.  I have also been trying to avoid certain foods that will make me hurt.  I've been having a good few days though, knock on wood.