I’m new to this group and to this illness.  I had no idea I was getting so sick.  I thought my stomach was just getting more sensitive to fried food and onions.  I grew up on meat and potatoes and have never been able to eat food most people consider mildly spicy.  I was hospitalized for diarrhea and vomiting and ended up there for 2 weeks.  The doctor was not even able to finish the colonoscopy because there was so much damage.  I was so surprised.  Is it uncommon to get so bad so fast or was I just completely oblivious to my symptoms?

I’ve been diagnosed with UC and the gastro doctor thinks I may have Crohn’s but can’t tell for sure until I heal enough for a complete colonoscopy.  That won’t be for another month.  I’m really nervous about the possibility of Crohn’s.  I need to learn more about it.  

After I got out of the hospital, my voice was hoarse.  I thought it was just because I hadn’t been talking.  But the gastro asked if I’d been hoarse so now I wonder if it’s a symptom of Crohn’s.  I’ve also been burping a lot.  That started before my hospital time but I didn’t think much of it. 

I’m recovering much more slowly than I had hoped.  I get tired so easily.  This morning I cooked oatmeal and did a few dishes and needed to rest up from just that little bit.  Our white dog bit into a blue ink pen so I got even more tired when my husband and I cleaned up that mess.  Now I feel a little shaky.  I probably should push myself to do a little more each day but it doesn’t take much for me to get so wiped out that I end up sleeping for hours.  I’m still taking Oxycontin 20 mg so that’s probably causing part of my weakness.  I don’t like being overly drugged but I like pain even less. 

I also have Lupus, Sjogren’s Syndrome and fibromyalgia and am on disability.  I’m looking forward to learning from this group and talking to other people who are going through the same thing. 

Angela