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It's definitely one of those days... I got some bad news at work today regarding another Marine i now have to work with..(I'm gonna kill her) . lol I'm just so tired. Plus i had to get a Typhoid shot today but since i'm a Proffesional Pin Cushion the shot didn't hurt at all til later now my arm is sore lol. I am very angry at my doc that i can't communicate with him. he went on leave for 30 days and didn't tell me. Still no CT Scan results cause hes been gone!!!!! Don't you just love Military docs. I'm sorry to be complaining but today is a bad day for me. its one of those when you feel like giving up....
Some other news is May 19th is World Wide IBD Day. My CCFA group is going to have dinner after our meeting that day. I rather like my CCFA group because they accept MC as a IBD disease and i'm not the only person with it in our chapter. That is the only thing i am looking forward to next week.
Next week is our Squadrons inspection...."inspection" need i say more? <----not looking forward to that
how is everyone else doing? i wish i was more chipper today. But its really one of those days i just need to ball up and cry lol yes Marines cry too.
-Olivia
Olivia - we are peas in a pod
i am struggling being gabe today -
too much stress (adrenalin and cortisol) so i am doing 5 - 6 softserve BM's a day (and painful) for the past two days
still waiting to hear outcomes on the jobs that i have had interviews for
there is alot of politics and unsettlement in my workplace
found out i will have to move on or about 24 june when the lease ends
I had a really bad afternoon at work and i think i had my first real emotional breakdown since the MC diagnosis.
my partner Hugo (who was TK but that status is currently under review) his response my upset was "these are the mountains we have to climb". at which point i replied "i dont want to climb *(&*&&*% mountains, i am sick and really really tired of having to climb over mountains"
I realised how tiring adjust the MC lifestyle had become, and the alienation that came with it.
and more so.... it was one of the nights that you just wanted to get take away, glass of wine and wallow
and i cant do that!!! (i was really mad about that)
woke up today killer headache, feeling really tired and heavy.
I looked at the nurse nestle photos again and they helped a bit (thanks Joe)
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
aww poor Gabes! Soo much stupid stuff to deal with. California is trying to take my driving privileges away because some hospital i went to reported to the DMV that i passed out in the bathroom. they want me to retake my driving test. lol lapse of unconsciousness is what they said to me. its so stupid. Hugs to Gabes! its just been a crappy (pun intended) time for both of us!
i must say i feel so out of it i'm sooo tired!!!!!!! I WANT TO GO TO BED! night crew really isn't all that bad but i'm pretty tired i'm just not used to staying up this late!!!!
You are both so amazing and strong. Don't you love it that at least here we can "get it off our chest" and "vent" whenever the pressures get too great and everyone understands our need to do so.
I love reading both your posts and I'm so glad you are here with us.
I really believe you will both find your way out of these difficulties and that good things will be coming. You both really deserve the best.
Love, Shirley
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber"
-- Winston Churchill
Gabes and Olivia, I feel for you both too! Some days are so much worse than others and venting, verbally kicking our heals and pounding our fists, and generally railing at what life deals us the only thing that brings a little relief. I am so glad that you at least have this place to do that, where people truly understand.
I love that: " we poop the small stuff"
Olivia, re: the licence ... I bet it is a safe assumption for me to make that your incident in the bathroom was related to MC? you should just tell them that with this disease there is very little chance that you would be any where other than a bathroom when you were that sick, certainly not driving your car! I hope you made it through last night OK.
Gabes, I'm going to keep a thought in my mind that you will get one of these new jobs, so you won't have to deal with the politics in you current worksplace ( I hate that stuff!) It will be fantastic and you will make tons of money so you can afford a lovely new place to live....
Linda
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."
The 13th Dali Lama
I hope that both of you are feeling much better today. The sad truth is that stress can trump anyone's recovery, and for some reason or other, MC seems to attract stress like poop attracts flies, so the flares are self-perpetuating, which of course, just adds more stress.
Gabes, I'm sure TK was just trying to be helpful, when he brought up the "mountains metaphor", but I can certainly understand your response - we don't need to be challenged with mountains, when we're already overwhelmed.
Olivia, someone in the Kalifornia DMV must be retarded. Do they actually believe that requiring you to retake a driving test will benefit either you or the citizens of the state? Are they dumb enough to think that you might actually lose consciousness during the test? Do they actually think that you could qualify to serve as a marine, if you were unfit to drive? Incredible! No wonder the California State government is always broke - they waste their money on ridiculous pursuits, (as if the rest of the States, and the Federal government don't do the same. )
Here's hoping that today is a much better day.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Gabes I am glad that the photos helped, but am sorry that you had such a bad day. I will be the first to admit that dealing with MC is harder than I though it would be. I had great 2 weeks on the Entocort and then for the past couple of days it was awful again. Unfortunately I think Tex is correct that I am probably gluten sensitive. Last week I followed more or less a GF diet this week I let that lapse... the results speak for themselves. I will probably experiment a couple of more times to firm up the data as it were and at my next GI appointment in July discuss this with him
AS far as politics go at work... It amazes me that it does go on and can certainly make for a bad day, or even bad job. I hope things continue to improve for you at work; the time at work really does make up 33 - 45% of our time. I have noticed a direct correlation between the stress at work and my overall health.
I will see if nurse Nestle has more photos share... She certainly enjoys the being in front of the camera
Olivia wow the state of Krazyfornia never ceases to amaze me, just when I though I had heard it all they come up with new ways to baffle the mind. Maybe someone should remind them when sick and in the hospital that things like passing out can happen.
Gabes & Olivia I hope the rest of your week is better.
Thank you all for being so nice! you guys are so accepting! I kno wi really do hate Cali!!! The stupidest laws!!!!! i was sick and on my way to the hospital for dehydration of course i could pass out!!!!! they are sooo bright! NOT! I'm glad i won't have to stay in Cali forever. the other thing is how can they take my lic from me if i have a Florida Driver lic? Can they really make me take a driving test if i've never taken one here in the first place? They are retarted! Today isn't so bad. i worked a 12 hr shift last night so i wasn't very happy. It really is nice that i get get things off my chest and just vent here. Today has barely started for me since i'm night crew!
Olivia, I cannot believe your strength and good attitude. You are an inspiration. You have such a great attitude even after working a 12 hour night shift.
I wish you the best and thank you for serving your country.
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. lol I'm just so tired. Plus i had to get a Typhoid shot today but since i'm a Proffesional Pin Cushion the shot didn't hurt at all til later now my arm is sore lol. I am very angry at my doc that i can't communicate with him. he went on leave for 30 days and didn't tell me. Still no CT Scan results cause hes been gone!!!!! 
Don't you just love Military docs. I'm sorry to be complaining but today is a bad day for me. its one of those when you feel like giving up....
Soo much stupid stuff to deal with. California is trying to take my driving privileges away 
because some hospital i went to reported to the DMV that i passed out in the bathroom. they want me to retake my driving test. lol lapse of unconsciousness is what they said to me. its so stupid. 
Hugs to Gabes! its just been a crappy (pun intended) time for both of us!
