Re: Progress report amidst..

[Guest guest]

Jodi, I am so happy for you. Yes, it does pay off, all this hard

work and I know it will pay off for me too.

Happy Birthday,

and Merry Christmas to all of my fellow SCDers!!!

GERDS

SCD 8 months

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>

> All of this work is paying off and in the midst of an existential

> crisis I was handed this incredible piece of paper that is beyond

> words to express how proud I am of myself that I am fully devoted to

> the SCD teetering on insane fanaticism at times.. IT IS SO WORTH

IT!

>

> Thank you all for your guidance, help and emotional support.

> I do not think I could do any of this without you.

>

> Thank you Elaine!!!

>

> Jodi

> SCD 14 months

> Crohn's/Colitis

>

[Guest guest]

dancing and crying with you - happy bday, happy hanukah and all the

rest - you go girl!!!!!eileen

>

> So, Yesterday I cried! Tears of joy.

> Yes, this whole botched B12 totally derailed me.. had me questioning

> many philosophical notions about why is this happening to me..

>

> After a full outer buttock exam to learn about what the B12 did to

me-

> and no, not an internal as many of us IBD'ers are familiar with LOL!

> The nurse practitioner emerged from her office to hand me my latest

> blood results. She said " Jodi, your blood count is down " and my

> Husband bolted a look in my direction and my heart sank and the

inner

> echo in my head was like " Ohh my god, how is this possible all of

this

> hard work " Both of us, wearing the devastated look. I spoke up and

> said " I have to see the results myself, I cannot believe it " and she

> said " No Jodi you have Anemia " at this point my heart was pounding

as

> we are used to when docs say blood is low.. It means it's really

low.

> Time to go to the hospital and get a unit of blood. I am so

trained

> and this is so imprinted on me.

>

> Finally the paper is in my hand..

> reading- " Heee-ma-glooooo-bin 12.9 "

> Uhh, hubby and I look at one another " 12.9?? " we both look back at

the

> paper in utter disbelief after hearing the Nurses words and then

look

> back at each other and both of us start laughing so hard. He looks

at

> the Nurse Prac and says " this is not low for her!! Are you kidding

me!! "

>

> I have never in my life had such a high hemoglobin 12.9!!

> My crit is 38.8!!!!! 38.8!!!!

> This is coming from a hemoglobin that always hovering between 8 & 9

> and crit in teens or low 20's. Just lingering there. Those weren't

> the worst numbers.. Just the chronic numbers- as I have been

> transfused when it was a lot worse. My mother told me my hemoglobin

> was never this high NEVER!!!

>

> My birthday is coming up.

> My previous GI told me I would never be healthy and would have to be

> responsible and live on medicine the rest of my life. He told me

some

> people just live with bad anemia. He brainwashed me too..

>

> This is the best birthday gift to myself I have ever had. These

> results are going to be framed.

>

> All of this work is paying off and in the midst of an existential

> crisis I was handed this incredible piece of paper that is beyond

> words to express how proud I am of myself that I am fully devoted to

> the SCD teetering on insane fanaticism at times.. IT IS SO WORTH

IT!

>

> Thank you all for your guidance, help and emotional support.

> I do not think I could do any of this without you.

>

> Thank you Elaine!!!

>

> Jodi

> SCD 14 months

> Crohn's/Colitis

>

[Guest guest]

Yahooooooo. I'm excited for you, Jodi. That's really cool about

your blood count.

Sure hope the botched B12 challenge clears up soon.

Happy Birthday! Mine is on the 25th. :-)

Louise

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I have never in my life had such a high hemoglobin 12.9!!

My crit is 38.8!!!!! 38.8!!!!

This is coming from a hemoglobin that always hovering between 8 & 9

and crit in teens or low 20's. Just lingering there. Those weren't

the worst numbers.. Just the chronic numbers- as I have been

transfused when it was a lot worse. My mother told me my hemoglobin

was never this high NEVER!!!

My birthday is coming up.

My previous GI told me I would never be healthy and would have to be

responsible and live on medicine the rest of my life. He told me some

people just live with bad anemia. He brainwashed me too..

This is the best birthday gift to myself I have ever had. These

results are going to be framed.

[Guest guest]

Hi Eileen!!

I love it how you are always so supportive and cheerful with me!!

((((((((Big hugs))))))))

Jodi

SCD 14 months

Crohn's/Colitis

>

> dancing and crying with you - happy bday, happy hanukah and all the

> rest - you go girl!!!!!eileen

[Guest guest]

At 02:59 PM 12/17/2008, you wrote:

So, Yesterday I cried! Tears of

joy.

Jodi,

I can't tell you how thrilled I am to hear that. Yes, you HAVE struggled,

but it HAS been worth it! Think where you were last year this

time....!

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

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