my friend sent me this...I thought you all would enjoy it :)
Signs that You are a Crohnie!
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You have a whole shelf in your pantry dedicated to your meds
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You can tell what part of your GI tract is off kilter today by the sounds..
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when you tell the phlebotomist, "trust me, thats not a good vein. no, you don't want to poke there either...
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"your grandparents ask you what they can expect when they go in for their first colonoscopy
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you can clench your buttcheeks so hard you are sure if you put coal in there you could make a diamond
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Your not a med student but your bookcase is 75% medical texts.
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Every skin rash triggers an emotional crisis!
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If You have larger clothes for bloated days..
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Your family comes to you for medical advice.
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You desperately wish Ensure came in more than 3 or 4 flavors..
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you stock up on clear liquids for flares or tests
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You look like you're 6 months pregnant by bedtime.
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When your cats feel sorry for you and cuddle up close to comfort you.
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You would never say I have a "stomach ache," but are more likely to say "my right lower quadrant is hurting," or "my inflamed ileum is giving me trouble!"
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You know the ER staff and all your doc's offices people by first name without having to look
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you are the only person you know that actually wants to eat salad but can't
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you have ever heard" i had the flu last week so I know what you are going through
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"Scrubbing Bubbles go on strike.The Tidy Bowl man leaves a "Dear John" letter.
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you see your undigested lunch bits in the toilet less than an hour after you ate it.
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you have a heating pad next to your bed for those painful nights.your husband looks at your *** and doesn't get turned on.
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You've fantasized about
having a time machine for the express purpose of hunting down whoever developed Prednisone.
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you can run, unzip, unbutton, untie, and unbuckle all at the same time
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Mike Rowe refused to clean your toilet for the "Dirty Jobs" show
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you feel faint when someones says," Oh Crap"….
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you take handfuls of pills at a time,you can swallow 15 pills in one swig of wateryou pay Doctor bills on a monthly basis
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you know the
location of every bathroom in you local target, walmart, supermarket, etc
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You've ever "accidentally" let out a silent-but-deadly just to hurry the meeting along or for revenge on the guy who always says "just one more thing" when everyone else is ready to go.
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Your family and friends have fitted body armor and battle plans for those times they have to go Prednisone DEFCON 1 again.
Post Edited (Peace08) : 7/18/2010 7:42:21 AM (GMT-6)