PET scan day: My anxiety is at an all-time high. Tears, yelling, shaking, and racing, and whatever else I can think of. I didn’t sleep and have the worst shoulder back pain ever. Prep work; Thankfully, there is little prep for this procedure. 12 hours before, don’t eat any sugars or carbs. The other big…
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Update on Pill Cam Test
Update on Pill Cam Test- The pill cam was nothing like I had imagined it. It had this glowing light and was very hard to swallow! Once I got it down, they strapped this belt all around me. It had this blue flickering light and vibrated from time to time! I worked all day while…
Fistula, Fistula, Wherefore Art Thou Fistula!
Possible small bowl issues/ fistula— is the new story of my life! Well not really new, its been almost TWO years of this! So, I did a few stool test and they came back okay- all within normal markers but I am still feeling sick and my local GI agreed with my Mississippi GI, to…
In Other Health News….
This was a lot easier to share in a video then it has been to write down. I feel like every time I put I tried to put it into words I started to cry or my anxiety got worse. During this time, I have spent a lot of time thinking about how unfair life…
Abuela’s Tuna Salad
I started 2021 with some of my favorite family memories. My grandmother ALWAYS had this tuna salad in the fridge. She had it in this green container that I can picture it so vividly. I loved how the salad had this crunch. When I learned the crunch was apples my mind was blown! It has…
Infection 2019
The last half of this year has been really testing my fears. One of my biggest fears is dying of an infection that is antibiotic resistant and I have been septic TWO different times since September. I have been getting UTI’s that just don’t seem to go away and don’t respond to any mix of…
Holiday rush!
Oh man Christmas is just NOT the same when you have kids! It is SO stressful!!! This year my sister and her kids came over and it was 5 kids from ages 8-1. Overall it was a magical experience making those memories but it really tested my limits of my will power. All these cheese…
Why is eating healthy so hard??
I have to eat a very strict diet so my Crohns monster can stay pretty much calm. I am having hard time mentally and because it seems no matter how hard I try my weight stays the same or goes up. I know it’s all hormonal and out of my control but I so badly…
New Years Goals
So it’s that time of year where everyone jumps back to the gym and healthy eating for about 2 weeks. I hate setting goals for a full year. I’m more of small term goals that build up and then help meet a long term goal. I feel that saying I’m going to lose 50 pounds…
My Gut Reaction 