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Posted 6/21/2019 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
pssted on uc site too.
hi everyone,
happy friday. but today isnt such a happy day. my aunty/one of my best friends shes 70 im 47. she was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 weeks ago. lost 1 aunt to breast cancer at 35 yrs old one other had it and caught it at age of 41 my moms sisters.
my aunt got the cancer removed out of her breast however it moved to her lymp nodes so she has to go for more radiation and dhemo. i'm a wreck. my colitis is so flaired up this past month with other health isues in my family.
does your UC FLAIR if your going thru a lot mentally? the anxiety depression and panic i have triggers my UC.
I know we hear so many stories that uc is connected to anxiety, depression panic. i differ i've had UC since i was 15.
i know everyone is different. i'm a wreck. cramping a lot .. no blood thank goodness.
i just wanted to know who else has gone thru all these health issues at once?
thank you for letting me vent.
~~~~ donna
Posted 6/21/2019 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
I’m so sorry your going through such a rough time! I hope your aunt has good results from the chemo.
I have crohns and have definitely had issues with the most significant trigger being stress. My last flare I had been in what appeared to be remission, no symptoms for about a year or more, then my mom who has health issues to begin got very sick and I was told she had a low chance of making it. She made to through thank goodness but it was the most stressful time of my life. Out of know where I ended up with a stricture and partial obstruction, hospitalized and very ill. Had no symptoms prior. I do believe stress played a role. Every flare I’ve had I could tie to some stressful time. That being said once I started on remicade the stress has no longer brought on crohns flares, just anxiety and panic attacks haha. Stress is known to mess with the immune system so it makes sense that it contributes to flares of IBD.
Posted 6/22/2019 1:14 AM (GMT 0)
thank you for writing.
im so glad your mom is well.
the same happens with me. the flares acure durring stressful times.
Posted 6/22/2019 5:40 AM (GMT 0)
JG,

I too am sorry to hear all that is going on to cause you stress and challenge your health management both mentally and physically. Of course what we experience emotionally can have a direct effect and trigger CI issues.

Do your best at this time to manage your overall well being. It is not easy, so know we are cheering you on, and here for your support anytime.

Wellness thoughts for both you and your aunt!

S.C.
Posted 6/23/2019 6:57 PM (GMT 0)
i have my therapist i also see every other week. i take lezapro daily
and Xanax as needed. which I've needed a lot more lately.
but sometimes meds cant fix everything sad
Posted 6/24/2019 1:26 AM (GMT 0)
Have you spoken to a gastro recently? Maybe different medications could help Or Not that steroids are a great option but they might be able to help you get through this flare. Do you have a self care toolbox you can turn to to give you a mental health break? meds can’t do everything, they can just be one of the many things that we use to help get through it. When my mom was hospitalized more recently, ( things are very up and down and never know what to expect) I spent a lot of time using the “Calm” app for relaxing sounds and things to help me get through rough evenings, especially when I felt too worn down for anything else.
Posted 7/6/2019 6:43 PM (GMT 0)
Sometime I wish I was a robot so stress/anxiety or whatever you call it would not mess with my mind or body.
Sometimes I wish I was a computer.Like at the beginning of a day I could just delete all the emotions,thoughts that are making me worked up/making me feel anxious so that I can get on with my daily life.But but that's just day dreaming.

Maybe in not to distant future(maybe like 100-200 years down the road) they will invent some technology that can do similar thing and people with anxiety issues will get back their sanity.Ok now my blabbering is over.

Post Edited (arachnids) : 7/6/2019 12:46:17 PM (GMT-6)

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