Things I love about CD

Gluten free pasta is pretty good as opposed to normal pasta. They sell some spinach variety at Earth Fare that is pretty good! I've actually found a lot of healthy alternatives to what I normally would eat if I weren't sick. I guess another good thing to think about with this disease.

What I love about CD is that it taught me to never, ever take a good day for granted. I'm thankful for every day I can just go to work and function. I know that sounds touchy-feely :) but it's so true.

OK i'll say it, an excuse to pass gas...the ONLY postive thing!!

 

I love the gas. Sounding like an out of tune Harley is what I live for.
Leaving little smelly surprises in elevators is a blast, just wait on the ground floor after and watch the funny faces.
Drop a bomb in the perfume isle at Wally World and see how much you can hurt business.
Be first in line at the fast food place, all you need is the flow from the AC in the right direction.
Clear out the crowd at the sale counter . Clean up on isle 2 ..
Keep the guy with the catfish bait guessing,,,is the lid on this stuff ???
Make people change their kids diaper when its empty,,,what ??? I could have sworn????
Turn the tables on the guy next to you when you cant hold it in anymore. BRRRRRRRRRPPPP, pardon me, were you talking to me ??? I didn't hear what you said, but your breath,,,,wheeeeeew....

Very interesting...
In 1981 when I was first hospitalized, my cholesterol was the lowest Dr.'s had ever seen.
When work wanted to know why I was in the hospital,they told me to tell them,Cancer,Colitius,
Crohn's...

I love that I have learned how much my husband really loves me: taking me to dr appts, procedures, driving 120 miles a day to visit me in the hospital, not complaining when I'm not getting anything done, not complaining about the medical bills, getting me a cup of hot tea whenever I ask, truly worrying about me, and sincerely wishing he could take the pain and problems onto himself!

Got one for you.

When dating, CD will help you weed out the Good guys from the jerks. A good guys wont care if you have CD or not, a jerk will say, Well your a nice girl, but........ (this usual has something to do with an excuse like...I am sorry that you have this, but I would prefer dating someone who is healthy). You don't need E-harmony or Match.com when you have Crohn's Disease to help you "weed" out the good people from the bad people.

I learned that I'm more of a "survivor" than I gave myself credit for.

I gave up all sorts of "junk food" that I wouldn't have been able to motivate myself to do otherwise. Foods I gave up:
Diet Coke
All fast food
ice cream ( hardest loss!)
popcorn
Fresh veggies (obviously not junk, and I miss it!)
Nuts
High fat and fried foods

I do eat healthier overall...maybe my heart will be better off!

I really can't say that there is anything I love about this disease. It's ruined a lot of my life pretty much. Took away most of my dreams. Yeah, I can't really see any bright side to this disease.

Wow...I must be in one of those good places today because I can think of a few positives, although some are odd.

*I had a will much sooner than most of friends (when your intestines rupture and you wait 3 days to go to the hospital you realize that being prepared ahead of time is a smart thing)

*Speaking of being prepared ahead of time...because of CD I am always ready ahead of time for things just in case.  This helps make up for a husband who believes in waiting until the last minute then uh oh can't find it, make it or do it in time.  Or is it that I am just anal retentive about not being anal retentive enough

*I am better able to help my friend who is having food issues during cancer treatment

*I can be an advocate in my job for those with chronic health issues and for those who don't understand CD (I work in health insurance premium rating).  I also can do my job better because I really understand a benefit plan and its loopholes.

*I am able to look at friends with celiac and say "wow I thought my dietary limitations stunk"

The one thing I can't say is the weight loss....Of all the Cd side effects, I can't get the one I want (sarcasm here as I understand it is not the greatest to be too thin either).  When I was little, I did not wear a girls size 6.  I wore the 6x.  This being fat with CD makes for a difficult time proving the illness....but it makes it easier for people to believe when I say that I can't eat 99% of fruits and vegetables.

bar77 said...
...and we know which friend's houses have air freshener in them already, and where spare toilet paper is in friend's homes

haha, it's true bar77. That's one of the first things I check out when at a new friends house. I have one friend who's mum buys it in bulk, I often sit on the toilet and count how many roles are in the room. On average i usually count around 60-70. Once i counted 93 and the lowest was in the 20's. I've never told him, but his bathroom is heaven!!

-I do my best reading in the bathroom now! I even get whole crossword puzzles done in there!

-saves me money b/c I eat at home more often than going out to eat