Our Experiences Define Us
Every M/W/F, I’m chronicling my experiences enduring a flare in “The Crohn’s Saga”, but I’ve also decided to add this section as an educational resource. My hope is to answer some common questions about Crohn’s Disease, dispel some myths, and shed some light on the disease itself and the lifestyle of the afflicted. First things … Continue reading “About Crohn’s Disease”
Increasing my medicine by 4x was a last ditch hail mary by my doctors to kickstart Entyvio. I’d been released from the hospital being kept stable by a mix of prednisone and cyclosporine. I’d been on prednisone for 5 months already and if you’ve read my page About Crohn’s Disease or my comics about prednisone, you know how … Continue reading “4X!!!! – The Crohn’s Saga Part 48”
When you’re years into a Crohn’s flare and blitzed by medication, any improvement is good news. As you saw in Let’s Play a Game, sometimes the side effects of medicines are as nasty as the original symptoms of the disease. This is how I spent October 2016 and it was wearing me down. The high doses of … Continue reading “Good News – The Crohn’s Saga Part 53”
Not a very funny one today, is it? I’m sorry. The non-Crohn’s comics are intended to be funny and I try to make the Crohn’s ones mildly amusing at least, but sometimes there simply isn’t humor to be found in this. Sometimes there is no relief. One of things people miss about Crohn’s is that, … Continue reading “Relaxation Trip? – The Crohn’s Saga Part 55”
Premonitions are kind of annoying, aren’t they? There I was, finally enjoying my relaxation trip, when I was struck by a sense of dread that really harshed my mellow. You see, when I go for a trip to unwind, I go for gusto. This time, I was house sitting for my parents up in the … Continue reading “Premonitions – The Crohn’s Saga Part 57”
