savoy050

In case you didn't know I have Crohn's disease.  I have a lot of Crohnie friends online.  I have a lot of Crohnie friends who have colostomies, ileostomies, etc.  Hell, my own grandmother had a colostomy.  I am a nurse.  I deal with things that come out of the human body that would turn most people's stomachs.  I had a patient that had a colostomy.  I had no idea what to do.  I realized, with all this poop and poop related things in my life for the last 18 years I have never done anything with a colostomy bag.  Never had a patient with one until the other day either.  Is that not the shear definition of irony or what?

I can't seem to stop pooping lately.  If I eat, if I don't eat.  It's crazy.  I have taken the max dose of Lomotil and the max dose of Imodium in the same day but it doesn't even slow down.  And it burns. I feel sure I am shooting napalm out my arse!  Why does it burn?  I think it's just pure bile. I've been really tired lately.  When I'm not working 12 hour shifts I am home lying on the couch or in bed sleeping.  I'm not sure where the fatigue is coming from either.  Yet I push myself.  I will work and I will take care of my family and I will press on. I am strong.  I can do this.  I will not let this disease, or the side effects from this disease beat me.  I'm fighting every step of the way.  At least that's what I keep telling myself.  I will do this thing called life. In other news, my job is going great.  I love it.  Home is good. The kid is a genius and taking a lot of advanced classes at school....