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Welcome back to a bonus post of Crohn’s Confidential! I am excited to share this with you! Two years ago today,  I started Humira.   I was NERVOUS and WORRIED. I was so sick at that time and I wanted to feel better so badly. Up to this point I had failed so many different medicines…

THANK YOU! This whole month has been a wonderful experience writing about Crohn’s Disease and giving a voice to a disease that is sometimes misunderstood. Crohn’s Disease is a LARGE part of my life and being able to share my thoughts and journey about it with you all has been therapeutic. I never have written…

The last post in Crohn’s Confidential series. Thank you again for coming on this journey with me. Today, I thought I would provide you with the resources that I have found to be most helpful. When I was first diagnosed, I didn’t know where to start, where to look and unfortunately, what to believe. These…

This is the last week of Crohn’s Confidential. Thank you for reading along with these posts and letting me tell my story. I think everyone’s story is so unique and we can all learn from each other. Today I am talking about what I learned from this journey. Throughout my Crohn’s Disease adventure, I have…

Hi again and welcome to another Crohn’s Confidential. Today it is all about questions and comments I’ve received about my invisible illness. Over the years, I have heard a lot of things from people- some are good, some are terrible, some are hurtful and some I can’t imagine how they actually thought up that question.…

Today is World IBD day. So many people have IBD and deal with the many symptoms daily; there is no cure for Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis.  If you want to know more about IBD, Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis, check out Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation for more help and information. Now I have found…

Another edition of Crohn’s Confidential, today I am all about how the recovery from my surgery was. I expected the worst- unbearable pain, complications galore and a very long road. I knew what happened after my emergency surgery with my appendix and that was a terrible recovery so I was honestly not very hopeful. After…

Surgery. Its a scary word for anyone; for someone who has a chronic illness, this may be something that comes up over and over again throughout their lives. I knew surgery would help me in the end; it would improve my quality of life but making this decision to have surgery was really hard. I…

Having a support team is so critical when you have a chronic illness. They can provide you with so many valuable things-companionship, advocacy, being a sounding board and love. I have a great support team- my parents, family and close friends. My team has been there every step of this crazy ride. I have lost…

Welcome to the first official post in Crohn’s Confidential! Let’s first start with what Crohn’s Disease is- Crohn’s Disease is a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. It is part of the Irritable Bowel Diseases and it can affect different parts of the digestive tract in different people. The most prevalent spots are the ileum…