So Here's My Story

Yes, I do indeed have Crohn's Disease. While not as much fun as having, say, a permanent pass to DisneyWorld, it is a condition that can ultimately be managed and those who have it lead normal lives. So there. My doctor was not all sunshine and roses; he indicated that it's the prednisone that's making me feel very good right now, but I can only be on that for five weeks, after which I may have another period of discomfort until we find the right medication for me. Still sounds plenty good to my ear.

As for feeling good now, the fact is that I'm feeling pretty damn okay. I have no pain in my feet for the first time in two years. My mouth is not back to 100% normal, but I can talk normally, and I can eat real food. I had a bologna sandwich for lunch, and then I had another one a few hours later.

The Hubs' main concern is that I not "overdo" as I begin to heal, and he's right, because if I feel good, I will go out and try to live normally and then I will crash. I did it after the brain tumor, too; about three weeks after I was home, I coerced my father into taking me shopping somewhere. I pushed the cart, so I wasn't walking unsupported, but the whole venture set me back about a week. So yes, I'm being careful.

Even so, I got a lot done today without leaving the house. Yesterday, a shingle blew off the roof and I got someone to come fix that, and we also noticed a leaky pipe downstairs and the plumber came this morning. I've been tidying this and that around the house here and there. The big one, though, was that I called to cancel the Nutra-System and they were SO NICE. I knew I could cancel my future membership, but I was prepared to go to war on returning the shipment I received earlier this week but hadn't opened. I didn't have to. The customer service rep said "Oh, I see you just got a shipment. Is it unopened?" and she helped me set up a UPS pickup to return it at no cost to me, and it's already gone. I was amazed. As for the food I got from them last month which is already sorted into bags by meals, I'll call the Red Cross tomorrow and see if they'll come and get it. It's shelf-stable, good for emergency situations. If not, I'll call the local food bank.

Similar day tomorrow. I need to see if I can get someone to take away the big dead TV in the family room. I know the Hubs would do it, but his back has been bothering him lately, and it's not worth it to me for him to be hurt. If I can get rid of the old one, I can maybe go out and get the new one over the weekend. And I have a few more phone calls to make, too, and maybe a quick trip to the pharmacy.

I am absolutely coming back to life. I even scheduled a haircut for Tuesday afternoon! And I am planning to go back to work on Monday! Just for part of the day, but even so. (And I have to be out Tuesday because I need to go for an upper G.I. x-ray, which takes hours because first you have to swallow the icky barium so there's contrast on the x-ray.) But after that, I think I can be back every day, at least part of the day. Who ever knew I'd be so psyched to get back to work?

And maybe then I'll have something better to write about than my less-than-dinner-table-conversation medical condition, eh?

WATCHING L/O :: ENTRY #1657