Being The Moon
Currently I look like this 🌝 because I'm on a six week course of a steroid medication called Prednisolone. Hands down all Crohn's patients worst enemy and best friend simultaneously. On the one hand I look like the moon, I can't stop eating, I have the widest variety of mood swings in the shortest spaces of time, I can't sleep and I sweat 24/7. Then on the other hand I have so much energy (I've cleaned the house at 7am every day this week and then been mildly disappointed when I've finished and have to sit down), I'm not in pain, and probably again the energy thing.
Even when you're in remission with Crohn's Disease, fatigue is an everyday part of life that just does not go away, so steroids are a welcome relief from that. I love being able to actually stand up for an hour without thinking my legs are going to give out. It's little things like that which are probably the most annoying to cope with, as they're the things people don't think about - because whilst you're in remission, you should be fine, right?
So anyway, the point I wanted to make with this short post was about the fact that on the IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) forums I regularly read, a lot of people are always posting about Pred, and how it's literally the worst thing in the world. And yeah, I totally see that, and I'm sure everyone that has been around my mood swings will back that up, but it's nicer to just focus on the positives. The energy is awesome! And it doesn't last, like everything, side effects are temporary. A lot of people take a lot of medication for a lot of different things, and everyone will react differently to them. You just get on with it, don't you? Because the only person who loses out if you dwell on it, is you. As far as I'm concerned, the only negative to being on Pred worth mentioning right now is that the moon face will have worn off before Halloween so I have to actually think of a costume.
I'm aware this is was only a really short post, but my mood is changing drastically again so I should probably go cuddle my dog and ignore the human race for a bit. I have a longer post planned for over the next few days that I've already started typing out, and it'd be super cool if you'd read it when I posted it :)
Love and shit x
Even when you're in remission with Crohn's Disease, fatigue is an everyday part of life that just does not go away, so steroids are a welcome relief from that. I love being able to actually stand up for an hour without thinking my legs are going to give out. It's little things like that which are probably the most annoying to cope with, as they're the things people don't think about - because whilst you're in remission, you should be fine, right?
So anyway, the point I wanted to make with this short post was about the fact that on the IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) forums I regularly read, a lot of people are always posting about Pred, and how it's literally the worst thing in the world. And yeah, I totally see that, and I'm sure everyone that has been around my mood swings will back that up, but it's nicer to just focus on the positives. The energy is awesome! And it doesn't last, like everything, side effects are temporary. A lot of people take a lot of medication for a lot of different things, and everyone will react differently to them. You just get on with it, don't you? Because the only person who loses out if you dwell on it, is you. As far as I'm concerned, the only negative to being on Pred worth mentioning right now is that the moon face will have worn off before Halloween so I have to actually think of a costume.
I'm aware this is was only a really short post, but my mood is changing drastically again so I should probably go cuddle my dog and ignore the human race for a bit. I have a longer post planned for over the next few days that I've already started typing out, and it'd be super cool if you'd read it when I posted it :)
Love and shit x
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