depressed about chron's

depressed about chron's

by Elisa russo
(montreal, quebec)

I would like to know how could I cope with this disease that I have? I have been through a depression last year and I find it very hard to cope with it. I am scared of losing my job over it since I am always feeling sick. I never wake up feeling great anymore....so i get down a lot about my health. I just want to try to feel happy about life but I just can't seem to do it.

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Dec 27, 2008

you are strong.
by: arielle

I have been diagnosed with chrons disease at age 19. June 2007. before being diagnosed I was in hell for 6 months. I had severe pain, chills, insomnia,depression,fatigue.weight loss, loss of appetite. I was going to the bathroom over 15 times a day. I was a prisioner in my own home. I didn't leave the house out of fear that I would go out and have a flare or that I would go out and need the bathroom. no one really knew what I was going through, I been through so many tests that my fear from needles is long gone. I wanted to go to the hospital so badly even after talking pain killers but I was told that hospitals don't know as much as specialist. after many tests an old doctor hugged me told me his grandaughters are older then me and that im a very strong girl and that he's sorry YOU HAVE SEVERE CHRONS. at first I was like okay im not crazy like 1 doctor that I went to thought and put me on paxil. then it hit me so hard. I couldn't come to terms with having an illness that won't ever fully go away. I was put on so many medications only thing that gave me my life back was remicade. I got double doses every 2 weeks for about a month and a half. now I take ciproflaxin and entocort. the only advice I have for you, is believe in g-d. don't trust any doctor. g-d gave us this disease to show us how strong we are. and only when I gave up on doctors and asked g-d to heal and help me did my life improve.

I still have my bad days .. but u have to take the good with the bad and be happy for what you have.

wishing you all the best. anyone with chrons is a strong person because its a life going struggle.

if anyone wants to share their story or talk or ask any questions email me. thegirl9488@yahoo.com

Nov 12, 2008

Hopeful
by: Elisa

I want to thank for people reading my comments and giving hope. I know hard it is, to cope with this disease. I have been having a hard time getting back on my feet but i don`t let this disease control my life. But i met somebody wonderful and it helps when you have somebody special in yr life. He really gives me strengh and tells me not to give up and keep fighting because life is precious and we should be thankful for the days we could stand on our own two feet and move forward.So i jst wanted to tell evrybody who is fighting with this....keep strong and don`t give up.

Nov 10, 2008

Hello
by: Anonymous

Just read you posting. Somedays it is very hard to see the small light at the end of the tunnel. But remember you are not alone. Right now I feel like crap and decided to vist the sight again. It truly helps to learn their are other people out there that can understand how we feel. I beleive that unless you walk with Chron's how can anybody really understand.

The pain, nausa. joint pains, constant trips to the washroom, tired all the time and depression.
Enjoy the good days.... that sometimes are very few. Visit this site so you can relate with others living with Chron's.
My heart goes out to you.... I do understand how you feel.... Although we feel very alone at times..... this site has opened my eyes... I am not alone with Chron's .....God bless!!

Oct 08, 2008

there will be great days
by: Anonymous

Hi - Im sorry your sad. Im 33, diagnosed years ago - the same story as many of the folk here. The only thing i can tell you it to have a plan for getting through the tough days, recognise the good days when they come around and hope for the great days! dont let it rule ur mind or ur heart. Fight hard enough to keep urself in the game and after a while u will learn to find some peace come of the time. Cryptic i know but its the best i can offer.
keep fighting
stace

Aug 22, 2008

hang in there
by: April

Just wanted to let you know we all know how you feel. It is very frustrating and depressing to know that you have a disease that is uncurable and makes you sick a lot. I think the lady who talks about God has it right. It takes so much faith to believe that there is a higher power out there who will carry you through the tough times, but you have to believe. It's comforting to me to know God knows what I am going through. I have four children under the age of 8 who I stay home and raise. When I first found out I was devestated, but as my mom reminds me, it's not curable, but it is livable. I am learning that everyone in life struggles and has hard times, and why should I be any different? You have to accept what it is and be thankful it is treatable. It is not a death sentence. There are many natural herbs that help w/ crohns. I take acidophilis, slippery elm, and capsacian, and the fish oil, along w/ some stuff called Bio Immune that a natural dr. prescribed to my mom for her fibromyalgia. It is suppose to build your immune system. I recommend a good natural dr. The meds for crohns are so potent that I refuse (at this point anyway) to take them and suffer their effects. Just remind yourself to be thankful for what you do have. It will get better.

Feb 04, 2008

mrs
by: Anonymous

i have crons for 3 years and im on prednisone i would like to know can i fall pregnant and how does aloe vera help im 32 with no children.

Dec 23, 2007

coping with chron's
by: Elisa

i would like to thank people for giving me some insight about what they go through with Chron's. I feel so bad for the people like me any others who have to cope with this disease but i learned that if you share what you go through with people who are in the same situation it helps alot. I am trying to get back a bit of my life but i do have to have another operation feb. 1 and it all due because of the chron's and hopefully i will feel better and get some peace. I just wanted to get just a little happiness and feel good when i get up in the mornings.For those who have this disease hang in there, i guess with time, it will get better.

Dec 23, 2007

hello
by: Anonymous

hi, i cant help you, but i am going through exactly that now. would you like to talk?

Oct 24, 2007

Coping With Crohn's
by: Marissa

Crohn's is a hard thing to cope with because you never know how you're going to feel the next day. I've been through a lot of things because of Crohn's and was hospitalized for 66 days last year and a half. I have a colostomy and I've had times where I was depressed. I had to come to the point where I realized that God was in control and that He wouldn't let me fall through the cracks. I prayed for a peace that passes all understanding and God gave it to me. Yes, it took some time and reprogramming of my mind. Now, I choose to look at the positive things every day and put my focus on those. There are several days when I just don't feel good, but I can choose to be happy anyway and make the best of it. Just try to enjoy life... think of every minute as an opportunity instead of a challenge. I see Crohn's as an opportunity to beat the odds instead of a threat. I know there are times when you feel like you just can't pull yourself out of it and be happy, but I've found that in those times God is faithful to send somebody else my way who can help me.

Oct 24, 2007

DEPRESSED INFO
by: Anonymous

DEPRESSED

TRY GOING TO CCFA.ORG ( CROHNS AND COLITIS FOUNDATION OD AMERICA) THEY HAVE SOME GOOD INFO, ARTICLES AND BROCHURES. ALSO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE IS A SUPPORT GROUP IN YOUR AREA.

KB IN OKLAHOMA

Oct 24, 2007

Hope this helps
by: Kandi (Abbotsford, BC)

Coping with stress, is one thing that I find is a must with crohns. Or the stress, will send me into a episode and I'm in emerg for the day! After 22 years with this, I finally realized that working out at the gym with the headphones on, and focusing on my innerself is a life saver! I've been taking a good multi vitamin, fish oil and acidofolis. I think it really helps.

Sep 30, 2007

Depressed about crohn's
by: Willi

I think being depressed about a disease that will effect the rest of you life is normal. I have those problems as well and I was and am still sometimes worried about losing my job. I have to start very early in the morning before work getting ready and making sure that I have gone to the bathroom enough before I start to work. I also had been nauseated and vomiting some mornings which makes my symptoms to crohn's disease even worse. Finally I started taking a XANAX every morning early and it settles me down for the morning. Mornings are always the worse if I could get to work and get past the first few hours things would get better and the XANAX has helped tremendously. My boss told me in the peak of problems if I felt bad I should stay home but I told him with the crohn's disease I feel bad every morning and that is why I push myself into work and most of the time it gets better. I also let my supervisor that I always need to work with a restroom nearby and that makes me feel much more relaxed. XANAX may not be the answer for you they are other similar medications and anti-depressants as well. Mine was more of a high anxiety causing my nausea. Hope this helps and your case maybe somewhat different than mine.

Sep 27, 2007

"IT" lives with you
by: Pooper

I think we all can say at some point or another that we've all been through some type of depression or periods of letting it get us down while struggling with this disease. Its tough to live with, especially when you have a family that depends on you getting up everyday ~ even when you dont feel like it.

It seemed at one point to completely rule my life. Crohns dictates what i eat, where i eat it
( in public or at home and if theres a bathroom nearby ), where i go on vacation ( if i even feel like going somewhere ), what clothes i wear
( jeans or elastic waist ), do i have my pill case to house the 16 i take in a day.. the list is endless and im sure you have a list that you could add to mine and we could probably collectively circle the globe.

I think i finally reached a point of being sick and tired of being sick and tired and decided that im not living with crohns disease anymore.. CROHNS IS GONNA LIVE WITH ME. Im kind of a brat that way. I think whether we are in remission or not, we will always have it. Once i stopped stressing over the stresses of this disease, i actually felt better. I think i got caught up in this never-ending cycle of "i hurt so i stress.. i stress so i hurt".

Its hard to break it, but once you do.. you'll feel the difference even if its just a little bit.. youre in my thoughts!

Sep 27, 2007

stay strong
by: leslie

i can understand how you feel.i have had crohns for 7 tears now. i lost my job because of the illnes but i have another one now. crohns is a frustrating desease, but it is controlable. i have been through what you are experincing.it will pass just make sure that you look after your self.try to fight the desease,dont let it control your life. all the best leslie

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