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Ulcerative Colitis, is my life over?

Adam from ihaveucAnd what did our survey say…………..NOPERS!

Now time to play a game, it’s called ask yourself some questions, and then come up with your answers. I’ll go first:

  • My Answer: Nope
  • Question 2: Did you freak out when they put the IV in your arm before the colonoscopy?
  • My Answer: Yep
  • Question 3: Did you sometimes have blood drops around the toilet bowl that you wiped up because it would have been BIGTIME embarrasing if others saw that stuff?
  • My Answer: Yes sir
  • Question 4: Did you ever feel like you were going to crap out your colon, and see it swimming in the toilet bowl?
  • My Answer: Yes sir
  • Question 5: Did you ever finish going to the bathroom and begin walking to bed, and then actually go right back to the toilet?
  • My Answer: Many times
  • Question 6: Did you ever just barely make it to the toilet in-time, 1/2 second later would have been an asstastrophe?
  • My Answer: Yes
  • Question 7: Did you ever have a hard time swallowing a steroid pill, and then have that NASTY taste in your mouth?
  • My Answer: nearly daily
  • Question 8: Did you ever act sicker than you really were for a hidden reason?
  • My Answer: Yes, many times when checking into urgent care.
  • Question 9: Did you ever forget what it was like to actually have a normal bowel movement?
  • My Answer: Oh Yes
  • Question 10: Did you ever think the thought that jumping off a bridge wasn’t such a bad idea?
  • My Answer: For a few seconds maybe yeah
  • Question 11: Did you ever eat some spicy Indian food and think that was the reason for the blood?
  • My Answer: Bigtime
  • Question 12: Did you ever sit in bed and feel like a worthless piece of nothing?
  • My Answer: Yes, for several months
  • Question 13: Did you ever wish this disease on your worst enemy?
  • My Answer: Never
  • Question 14: Did you feel confused with all of the treatments you had been through?
  • My Answer: Very confused
  • Question 15: Although things weren’t working medically, did you still like your doctor?
  • My Answer: Yes, most definitely, invited him to my wedding celebration
  • Question 16: Did you sometimes disagree with your GI doctor?
  • My Answer: Yes sir
  • Question 17: Did you like the nurses at the doctor’s office
  • My Answer: The best
  • Question 18: Do you hate the guy who took your blood and left a hematoma?
  • My Answer: It’s still there a year later, want to karate chop him in the nose
  • Question 19: Was your 4 day visit to the Mayo Clinic helpful?
  • My Answer: Skip
  • Question 20: Do you look at yourself differently now?
  • My Answer: Yes
  • Question 21: Do you value your life more than years ago?
  • My Answer: Yes
  • Queston 22: Do you bleed anymore?
  • My Answer: No
  • Question 23: Do you go through 1 roll of toilet paper a day still?
  • My Answer: No
  • Question 24: Do you eat chocolate chip cookies daily still?
  • My Answer: NO SIR
  • Question 25: Do you drink alcohol still?
  • My Answer: Nope
  • Question 26: Are you OK with that?
  • My Answer: Yes
  • Question 27: Do your parents still ask what you can/can’t eat?
  • My Answer: Yes, all the time…
  • Question 28: Do you take any medications for UC right now?
  • My Answer: Nope
  • Question 29: Do you like your new diet?
  • My Answer: It’s fine, used to it now
  • Question 30: Are you ready to bicycle 2000 miles in Croatia again?
  • My Answer: Not yet, but soon
  • Question 31: How about another bike trip to Argentina?
  • My Answer: Take it easy buddy, its going to happen!
  • Question 32: Do you still think you can do anything?
  • My Answer: Pretty much, minus some food
  • Final Question: Is your life over?
  • My Answer: Yes, I need to go to bed, I got a big day tomorrow.


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