More love for my new carrier
First another bonus to ATT. I just called a number I saw at our Human Resources for ATT discounts and when I called the representative, she applied a 24% discount to my account. That is a seriously significant discount.
Clear Liquid Diet Day
I didn't even start with my first clear liquid drink of the day but decided to weigh myself just to see how much weight I will lose through the whole laxative process before the scope tomorrow. Looks like I weighed in at 138 - and that is before. Just how little can I weight, like how much is
(e:paul) without the food in him. I really don't know how laxative are going to help get any more out of me. Seeing as my body seems to take care of that by itself.
Here is an example day from
Breakfast Hot tea with lemon juice and 1 tsp sugar (no pulp); Apple juice (8 oz); Gelatin 1 cup
Lunch Hot tea with lemon (no pulp) and sugar; Grape juice (8 oz); Fruit Ice (1 cup); Consommé (8 oz.)
Snack Fruit juice (apple, cranberry or grape, 8 oz); Gelatin (1 cup)
Dinner Hot tea with lemon and sugar; Apple juice (8 oz); Consommé (8 oz); Fruit Ice (1 cup)
I think I am just going to need to be sedated. Does vodka count in clear liquid diet? I seriously get crazy just missing one meal as I don't have much reserves.
Mind you just before thanksgiving I weighed about 150. So I figure at this rate I should be down to 100 lbs by summer. I think that is my target "die at" weight. That was supposed to be a pun on diet but it just sounds sad. Kind of like
(e:vincent) said - if you get down to 150 and then you get sick it's too on the edge. Welcome to my life.
I am so freakin' scared. Things like this

scare me to death. For some reason I am not really able to handle this so well. How are other people so good at coping with body based problems? They just make me feel so temporary. I think had it been anything else I could have lived with it. Save for maybe some injury to my penis. But messing with eating and sleeping ruins everythign for me. In my sad, non social existence, going out to eat was probably the only fun thing I did - and now that is ruined. There is nothig else to do in the winter fr me. I guess i oucld program more, or pick up some other stupid hobby but I really miss the social interaction that is eating.
At least I have a job that I can do without much physical effort. Imagine if I had a physically stressful, non-union job right now. I would probably end up being fired and losing my health insurance if I had any to begin with. I guess I am lucky in a way and should stop complaining. But it doesn't make it any less scary. I suppose it would all be much better if I had a doctor I communicated with I think the scariness is not really knowing anything or what to expect.
I cannot wait until my gastro appointment on the 24th. I will call tehm today and ask if there are any other earlier appointments.
Ok Paul.
1: Sorry you got 'bad' news. BUT- at least now you have an answer, and can start treatment. It's a manageable disease for a lot of people. It's NOT the end of the world. AND- it's not your fault.
2: I would like to think that the things not allowed on a low-residue diet are high-residue. I do not think alcohol is high-residue. I also think that with all this push for high fiber diets, eat lots of fruits and vegetables etc, that it's funny to see fruit, vegetables, whole grains- the things we are always told are healthy- be off limits.
3: You are already NOT following doctors orders! He said you are not allowed to read the crap on the web. he said clevelandclinic.com and mayoclinic.com only!!
4: You're welcome- it was nice to escape from work for a bit anyway. :)
As (e:jim) noted in the chat, How am I going to live wihtout my scrapple?
yeah, it's because it's so personal from case to case...like epilepsy, you only know what to do and what not to do after doing it a bit...like water and fruit lots of sleep = good, heroin, lack of sleep and wendy's = seizure...not that I ever did heroin.
God, there is so much conflicting information :::link:::
oh and attacks are sometimes highly correlated with stress so you should be calm...always...
This is like a comprehensive list for the mean time you should stick to it but you should try things in a few months (one at a time not a wendys) and see what you can tolerate...Crohn's patients can reintroduce over time depending on the severity and frequency of attacks and stuff