--- In crohns_n_colitis@yahoogroups.com, "captaincolitis"
<captaincolitis@c...> wrote:
> Hello. I am new to the group and very excited to know that there
are
> folks sharing their tips and hints and to support each other
through
> good and bad times. I am 45 yo male with UC..diagnosed years ago
> (about 8) and have had two colonsocopies, the most recent one year
> ago. Currently I am in the midst of a terrible flare up even
though
> I
> have been sick (bleeding and all) for two years and cannot seem to
go
> into remission. I retired due to this and osteoporosis (and a bum
> leg
> from a fall a year ago) in May, even though retirement was last on
my
> list...except for colostomy. But I finally realized if I want to
get
> better I had to make some changes and my high stress job had to
> go...so fortunately we had disability retirement...I am being
denied
> by social security however and am appealing.
>
> Anyway, there is my story in a nutshell. Glad to be here.

By the way, my grandfather had crohns and they think mine is
UC...but I guess it is possible that they misdiagnosed.