Anxiety About Testing, Medicine, and Doctors
It’s that time of year again — time for my yearly bone density check. I am really dreading the bone scan this year, but it is not because the test is hard. It is pretty much one of the easiest...
View ArticlePrayers to Japan
I just want to take a few minutes away from our usual Crohn’s disease blog topics to send some prayers to the people of Japan. I can’t even imagine what they are going through and hope that it gets...
View ArticleFinding a Work-Life Balance With Crohn’s
Ever since I took this new position within my company, I am having a real problem with my work-life balance. The type of work that I am doing now leads to periods of high intensity followed by a lull,...
View ArticleMay 2011: How is Your Crohn’s Today?
Hello Everyone! I hope that you are doing well today! It is time for us to have another edition of How Is Your Crohn’s Today?. For those of you who are new to the blog, every now and then I like to...
View ArticleManaging Job Stress and Crohn’s
Well…I think that, once again, I am facing a change in my career. Actually, I am not certain where my career is going, but I do know that I cannot continue working in my current position. During...
View ArticleStem Cell Research and Crohn’s
I have decided to become a guinea pig. In the name of Crohn’s disease research. Of course, that’s if I meet all of the criteria. A few weeks ago, I found out that there was a clinical trial to...
View ArticleCourage
This past Sunday was the anniversary of 9/11 and I have been thinking about that nightmare of a day all week. I have also been thinking about courage, and what it means to be courageous. My Aunt, who I...
View ArticleOctober 2011: How is Your Crohn’s Today?
Hello everyone! I hope that you are doing well today! It is time for us to have another edition of ‘How is your Crohn’s today?’. For those who are new to the blog, every now and then I like to check in...
View ArticleThe Skin Problem That Goes Hand in Hand With IBD
I have a swollen, red, and very painful inflammation on my foot — and it’s called erythema-nodosum. Erythe-what? Erythema nodosum is a common skin manifestation, occurring in about 10 to 15 percent of...
View ArticleJanuary 2012: How is Your Crohn’s Today?
Hi everyone! I hope that your Thanksgiving and holiday season was wonderful — and uneventful (at least in the Crohn’s area.) For those of you who are new to this blog, every now and then I like to...
View ArticleAnxiety About Testing, Medicine, and Doctors
It’s that time of year again — time for my yearly bone density check. I am really dreading the bone scan this year, but it is not because the test is hard. It is pretty much one of the easiest...
View ArticlePrayers to Japan
I just want to take a few minutes away from our usual Crohn’s disease blog topics to send some prayers to the people of Japan. I can’t even imagine what they are going through and hope that it gets...
View ArticleFinding a Work-Life Balance With Crohn’s
Ever since I took this new position within my company, I am having a real problem with my work-life balance. The type of work that I am doing now leads to periods of high intensity followed by a lull,...
View ArticleMay 2011: How is Your Crohn’s Today?
Hello Everyone! I hope that you are doing well today! It is time for us to have another edition of How Is Your Crohn’s Today?. For those of you who are new to the blog, every now and then I like to...
View ArticleManaging Job Stress and Crohn’s
Well…I think that, once again, I am facing a change in my career. Actually, I am not certain where my career is going, but I do know that I cannot continue working in my current position. During...
View ArticleStem Cell Research and Crohn’s
I have decided to become a guinea pig. In the name of Crohn’s disease research. Of course, that’s if I meet all of the criteria. A few weeks ago, I found out that there was a clinical trial to...
View ArticleCourage
This past Sunday was the anniversary of 9/11 and I have been thinking about that nightmare of a day all week. I have also been thinking about courage, and what it means to be courageous. My Aunt, who I...
View ArticleOctober 2011: How is Your Crohn’s Today?
Hello everyone! I hope that you are doing well today! It is time for us to have another edition of ‘How is your Crohn’s today?’. For those who are new to the blog, every now and then I like to check in...
View ArticleThe Skin Problem That Goes Hand in Hand With IBD
I have a swollen, red, and very painful inflammation on my foot — and it’s called erythema-nodosum. Erythe-what? Erythema nodosum is a common skin manifestation, occurring in about 10 to 15 percent of...
View ArticleJanuary 2012: How is Your Crohn’s Today?
Hi everyone! I hope that your Thanksgiving and holiday season was wonderful — and uneventful (at least in the Crohn’s area.) For those of you who are new to this blog, every now and then I like to...
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