The positive aspects of having MC

[Gas Bag]

Shirley I jest. Au Contraire Mon Frere!

1. We aren't dying of some dreaded terminal disease.

I vividly remember when being told I had lymphocytic colitis and something was said about "white blood cells", my heart did sink into my stomach. Lymph what !?!:shock: ..white blood cells ?!?!.

All I could think was lymph nodes, white blood cells... CANCER. After it was explained to me, I picked myself up off the floor. Atleast I had a name for what was wrong. No cure, but I wasn't dying of the BIG C.

2. Another good thing, I have used it as an excuse to get out of social obligations a time or two. Yes that's right.."Oh dear, I'd love to go, but well, my "problem" has flared up again". Maybe this is wrong of me, but I might as well get some benefit out of having MC.

[JLH]

Until I found Tex and the PP, I pretty much wished I were...........

Oh, yea, and I got MC around year ten of my breast cancer remission.

LC here , too.

[tex]

Deb,

You were luckier than I was. Both my GP and my GI doc flat out told me that colon cancer was the reason for my uncontrollable D. My GI doc never did find any cancer, though, and he was so disappointed over that, that he sort of gave up, and never found anything else wrong, either. At the time, though, it didn't really bother me, because I had been so sick, for so long, that I was just glad to have a name for it, (even though they were both wrong).

Another good thing, I have used it as an excuse to get out of social obligations a time or two. Yes that's right.."Oh dear, I'd love to go, but well my "problem" has flared up again".

I'm sure you're not the first to exploit that "excuse". I've used it a time or three myself, but I believe that you're the first to have the "chutzpah" to come right out and post it here, for all the world to see.

There's a silver lining to every cloud, isn't there.

Tex

[Gas Bag]

Deb,

You were luckier than I was. Both my GP and my GI doc flat out told me that colon cancer was the reason for my uncontrollable D. My GI doc never did find any cancer, though, and he was so disappointed over that, that he sort of gave up, and never found anything else wrong, either. At the time, though, it didn't really bother me, because I had been so sick, for so long, that I was just glad to have a name for it, (even though they were both wrong).

That is what I was so terrified of, I was so afraid it was cancer, I was so sure. That has been drummed into our heads so much, any changes in our bowel movements....they can't change anymore than 4 months of D. The only thing that kept me a bit sane was the lack of any blood in my stool. Atleast I had investigated enough through reading up on things that I was quite sure what I had. But we are never really sure until we get a test and a man or woman in a white coat tell us it is so.

What an ordeal for you Tex, some Drs.

Another good thing, I have used it as an excuse to get out of social obligations a time or two. Yes that's right.."Oh dear, I'd love to go, but well my "problem" has flared up again".

I'm sure you're not the first to exploit that "excuse". I've used it a time or two myself, but I believe that you're the first to have the "chutzpah" to come right out and post it here, for all the world to see.

There's a silver lining to every cloud, isn't there.

Tex

Heck yeah I am shameless. Too funny, I'm sure others have done it as well.

Until I found Tex and the PP, I pretty much wished I were...........

Oh, yea, and I got MC around year ten of my breast cancer remission.

LC here , too.

What a success story on the breast cancer remission.
And yes indeed this forum helps so much.

I had some pre-cancer cells burned out of my uterus a few years back, it scared the bejesus out of me. Nothing has come back. I am a huge believer in check-ups. Never miss a one ever. And also during my colonscopy the Doc said some of the polyps he removed would have turned into cancer.

So yeah MC is not so bad. Unless we crap ourselves to death, it seems quite possible at times don't it!!!

Deb

[Lucy]

Know what, I think my body pain was alot like cancer pain, from what my friends who've had/have it tell me, and the fatigue is definitely in the ball park.
Only problem is I would've had to live with it forever. Good thing most of ya'll are getting help earlier than I did -- I was not thinking straight to not get the colonoscopy sooner, but was also scared of cancer. It is somewhat of a relief, and was even more so a year later when I discovered I could recover from all those symptoms. I'd anticipated a different treatment for each system/pain/malfunction, etc. Still a bit hard to believe one intervention could do so much, and it was 5 yrs ago this past Thanksgiving when I went gf!

Yours, Luce

[shekoe]

Y'all have missed the most obvious benefit of having MC: NOBODY EVER can tell us we are so full of s--t! Good health to all. shekoe

[JLH]

Good one, Shekoe.

[Gas Bag]

True Dat, shekoe.

Hi Joan.

I hope everybody is well today. I am just thankful it is Friday and I'm so looking forward to Saturday and Sunday, l can sit around all weekend in my bathrobe if I so desire!

Deb