Posted 8/23/2011 6:58 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Everyone!
Just wanted to share my first weekend trip away since being diagnosed. It was comical to say the least...
So, first of all I was a bit stressed to not stress over going away to a hotel for a weekend and going to the beach where there are not really any bathrooms. I first started thinking of all the things I should pack (just in case!!) and I got my overnite bag and started chunking pill bottle after pill bottle in. I had the lomotil, I had the anti-gas, anti-nausea meds, abdominal pain meds, Lialda, aloe vera juice and l-glutamine powder... then I got to thinking, the water could make my stomach upset so I packed bottled water. LOL I had everything you could think of... LOL and almost forgot the air spray, Lord knows it is best to be a polite pooper!!
My overnite bad was bigger and heavier than my bag with my clothes and toiletries and beach towels.
It was not near as bad as I had imagined on the way there, I had every horrid mental picture running thru my mind like crazy. My honey knows all about my UC and is understanding and supportive (THANK GOD!!) but still, it was a very small hotel room and the walls were thin. YIKES!
Actually, it was a great weekend, had no issues with my UC other than the remembering to take meds when I needed to. I almost forgot several times because it seemed almost like pre-UC with no symptoms to remind me. We laughed about how bad it would be while we were at the beach and no potties... or having an "episode" while we were both stuck in the hotel room... I had even located the restroom in the lobby area and he brought his Ipod "just in case".. LOL