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Posted 12/17/2011 4:57 AM (GMT 0)
so graduation is on Tuesday and I'm so excited! i somehow made it through college in 3 and a half years, missing bits of almost every class to use the bathroom, missing days because i couldn't get out of bed, and just being sick a lot. i'm graduating Magna Cum Laude with a 3.95 GPA and already have a job lined up for after graduation. my worry is that it'll be the middle of the ceremony and i'll have to go to the bathroom. my bigger worry is that they'll be about to call my name and i'll suddenly have to go. i mean, it's a 2 hour ceremony and since i've been going several times a day now, i'm just worried that the urge'll strike during the ceremony.

this is the one time i wish they hadn't made me better over Thanksgiving... although with the pain i wouldn't have been able to walk graduation, so it's really not good either way.

i know the stress and worrying will only make it worse, but i just am one who worries all the time!
Posted 12/17/2011 1:37 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations, that's wonderful that you're graduating in 3.5 years & with such high honors & a job lined up!!! I am so excited for you. I would be stressed too. I remember when my sister got married, I was the maid of honor and I was flaring right before the wedding. I had just started Asacol and luckily, I healed and was fine for the wedding but seriously, a few weeks before, I was on the toilet 10x a day. I didn't know whether I would make it through the ceremony. I think the only thing you can do is work on healing with rectals, think positive, try to be stress-free and eat light. Take care of yourself & please let me know how it goes. I am sure you will do great! :)
Posted 12/17/2011 2:22 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats! That's awesome that you already have a job and graduating with a 3.95. I flared for a year during undergrad, and I know it's hard.

You're not supposed to regularly take Imodium when flaring, but I think it's okay to take every once in a while. I would personally eat light as well.
Posted 12/17/2011 4:42 PM (GMT 0)
my worry with the immodium is that this is the first time i've had a "normal" stomach in my entire life. my doc defines normal by 2-3 level 4 BMs per day. i was always C dominant and I'm so worried that i'll mess something up!
Posted 12/17/2011 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
Congratulations. You should be very proud of yourself. The day before eat very light and maybe only take one immodium that morning. I think one would be ok...two or three maybe not so much.
Posted 12/17/2011 8:31 PM (GMT 0)
rpgdancer, i graduated in may and didn't go because of my colitis. i was so nervous that i'd have to go to the bathroom. if i were you, i'd just stay home. you don't wanna be stressing the whole ceremony. it's not worth it. i ended up getting my diploma in the mail just like everyone else (at pitt, they don't give out diplomas on graduation day- weird, i know).
Posted 12/18/2011 3:22 AM (GMT 0)
my parents and grandparents are way too excited for me to decide not to go. plus i worked really hard and it would suck to have done all this work and not get that ceremony; particularly when it finally seems like i'm as close to remission as i'm gonna get.
Posted 12/18/2011 9:38 PM (GMT 0)
hi Rpgdancer. Stress is obviously one of the main triggers. And in fact, I started having problems during a period of huge stress and pressures. You are a too young and promising person to ruin things because of that. I personally succeeded, working on myself, and as much as I was skeptical about it, found greatest benefits from practicing meditation and tai chi. It is not something that you can do overnight, and not do that because you want to "see results", but It worked with me. It changed me a lot, and although still a very beginner, I feel like I know now, that I am on the right path, to find some, and I repeat, some peace. Then the results in terms of less UC, are just collaterals. Sorry didn't mean to bother or trying to convince about anything, just report my experience and try to help

p.s.
Sorry for my english, I am not a mothertongue
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