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, during a flare, it is a constant onslaught. We feel sick all the time, and between the poor health and the medication, we aren’t able to enjoy the stress relievers that work for healthy people. Fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, and arthritis eliminate exercise as a possibility. Medicines, nausea, and acid reflux make drinking unpleasant. Prednisone kills your attention span, so meditation, reading, and video games are out. And for me, arthritis and the cyclosporine shakes made even browsing the internet tough.
At this point, I was so tired of being sick and so stressed at the lack of progress, that I desperately needed some relief. I needed an escape. Especially having been off work for 4 months and being trapped in my apartment, I was starting to feel like I was going to pop. A relaxation trip wasn’t in the cards though. I took comfort in my observation that it hurt my doctor to say no. I know the humanity in her wanted to say yes. But, she did the right thing. I probably was too sick.
Hoot, Sorry you are so sick. I like the honesty of your cartoons.