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The little things

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swimgirl45

Tue, December 02, 2008

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This past week, my UC took a turn for the worse. I was admitted to the hospital on Friday morning, after losing 6 pounds in four days, having bloody diarrhea for over a week (sometimes as frequent as 30 times a day) and getting very little sleep. I literally had to be carried down my stairs by my older brother... It was bad.

At the hospital, I was pumped with two bags of IV fluids pretty quickly and started steroid medication through IV as well.

Now, four days, a clear liquid diet progressing to low residue diet, about 8 bags of IV fluids, pills and steroids later I am really seeing results. Not only in the sense that I feel remarkably better, but that I really see now the significance of some of he little things in life. I think that I made a list of about 80 things that I wanted to eat when I was on the clear liquid diet. I realized how nice it is to be able to go outside and walk around while stuffed up in a hospital. A smile and nice conversation with the nurse, doctor, family member, friend or the cleaning service became something to look forward to each day. Being pain free (or less so) proved to make remarkable differences in mood and ability to manage tasks became evident with each day.

Its cliché, I know, to say that going to the hospital is a wake up call. But it really is! I am going to try really hard to value he little things in life and not just look at the big picture all the time. I want to slow down and enjoy more around me, instead of just the final products.

Alright, that's enough philosophical stuff from me! Thanks for listening...!

 

12/ 3/08 9:08am

I'm sorry you had such a trying time during holiday time, swimgirl, but, I am so glad you've begun to rebound.

 

Thank you for thinking of all of us by sharing your experience--and, especially, your uplifting attitude and strength.

 

All my best,

Hope

12/10/08 5:49pm

So sorry to hear you've gotten this sick, but I'm glad that the drugs seem to be working.  I hope you continue to improve :)

12/21/08 5:51pm

So sorry to hear that you ended up in the hospital!!! I hope that you are doing much better now. Isn't it amazing how much you start to miss food when you can't have it?! I certainly felt like that when I had to go on a liquid diet...and still feel that way since I'm trying to change my diet for good (or at least until I get into remission...which has not happened for me yet...it's been since September). Anyway, please let me know how you are doing & feel free to vent whenever.

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