5/16/2020 0 Comments Lisa Brooks, Ulcerative ColitisLisa shares her story on instagram @livelovelaughandgrow_withlisa "Hi! I'm Lisa. I was diagnosed with UC in 2010. Well, diagnosed with Crohn's in 2010 and after a year of struggles and deteriorating health I went for a second opinion and was re-diagnosed in 2011 with UC. I grew up a gassy kid who went #2 at least twice per day. I just assumed everyone did. My emotions ruled my gut and it didn't take much to get things all out of whack. Fast forward to 20 an I have health issues coming out of the wood works. I am given pregnancy tests, allergy test, crazy tests and nothing. This goes on without a diagnosis for another 5 years. It was a work trip in Florida and I was in my hotel room getting ready. I needed to pass gas and when I did bloody stool leaked out. ON. THE. FLOOR. I knew then I had to get checked out. That was the end of 2009. Fast forward to 2012. I'd been hospitalized 3 times, had three of what would be 4 blood transfusions in less than 8 months, countless meds, etc. I was told at 27 have this colectomy or your organs will star shutting down and you'll die. So, I did in April 2012. Best decision ever. I still struggle. I still have issues and I still go to the bathroom 10 times per day. But I'm so far away from 'your organs are doing to shut down ad you're going to die' that sometimes I don't even care. We need more awareness and less stigmas."
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