RE: It's my one year SCD birthday

[Guest guest]

Congratulations, your posts have been very helpful and inspirational to everyone on the list.

 

Thank you, glad to hear life is going well ;-),

Debbie 41cd

 

Today I've been on SCD one year and I wanted to thank everyone here who helped me along the way. A little over a year ago I went from being a busy active mom to lying on the couch with D and overmedicated and miserable. Inflammation was detected on colonoscopy and the GI diagnosed me with " mild UC " . I cried a lot because I was missing out on so much. My daughter played soccer and I missed all of her games.

I got so much more out of this group besides learning to do SCD. I got support and advice and I did not feel alone anymore. Like everyone here I spent hours in the kitchen trying to learn a new way to cook and eat, and money replacing my spices and getting new gadgets like yogurt makers.

Recently I have been so busy. I've been out to dinner with my husband and friends (I've found some " safe " restaurants that cook legal food). I've visited my kids at college (cooler full of food in tow). I haven't spent hours in the kitchen because I've been so busy but I've found I can grill some meat or fish and steam vegetables in little time, or just scramble some eggs if I am in a hurry. I religiously make my yogurt which has become routine. For my recent birthday my husband bought me a new bicycle.

This is because I feel I now have my life back. Thanks to SCD and everyone here. It may not be " normal " to be on a restricted diet and carry a cooler on trips...but life feels " normal " again.What was not normal was lying on the couch feeling sick.

I know it is frustrating to give up foods, spend lots of time cooking,but that has been so worth it to me to feel better. I just wanted to thank everyone here and say that it is so worth it, all of it. I still take sulfasazine and LDN, but I credit SCD for helping me the most.

PJ

[Guest guest]

At 05:12 AM 4/23/2010, you wrote:

This is because I feel I now

have my life back. Thanks to SCD and everyone here. It may not be

" normal " to be on a restricted diet and carry a cooler on

trips...but life feels " normal " again. What was not normal was

lying on the couch feeling sick.

PJ,

Congratulations! And that is why I started this group in the first place,

so that people could find help, find companionship in their healing

journey, and regain " normal. "

<g> BTW, I carried food with me when I traveled even before SCD

because it was cheaper. Now I just carry different food!

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

it feels SO good to live again, I hear ya!! CONGRATS!!!!

eileen 2 years 3 months scd

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> >

> > Today I've been on SCD one year and I wanted to thank everyone here who

> > helped me along the way. A little over a year ago I went from being a busy

> > active mom to lying on the couch with D and overmedicated and miserable.

> > Inflammation was detected on colonoscopy and the GI diagnosed me with " mild

> > UC " . I cried a lot because I was missing out on so much. My daughter played

> > soccer and I missed all of her games.

> >

> > I got so much more out of this group besides learning to do SCD. I got

> > support and advice and I did not feel alone anymore. Like everyone here I

> > spent hours in the kitchen trying to learn a new way to cook and eat, and

> > money replacing my spices and getting new gadgets like yogurt makers.

> >

> > Recently I have been so busy. I've been out to dinner with my husband and

> > friends (I've found some " safe " restaurants that cook legal food). I've

> > visited my kids at college (cooler full of food in tow). I haven't spent

> > hours in the kitchen because I've been so busy but I've found I can grill

> > some meat or fish and steam vegetables in little time, or just scramble some

> > eggs if I am in a hurry. I religiously make my yogurt which has become

> > routine. For my recent birthday my husband bought me a new bicycle.

> >

> > This is because I feel I now have my life back. Thanks to SCD and everyone

> > here. It may not be " normal " to be on a restricted diet and carry a cooler

> > on trips...but life feels " normal " again.

> > What was not normal was lying on the couch feeling sick.

> >

> > I know it is frustrating to give up foods, spend lots of time cooking,

> > but that has been so worth it to me to feel better. I just wanted to thank

> > everyone here and say that it is so worth it, all of it.

> >

> > I still take sulfasazine and LDN, but I credit SCD for helping me the most.

> >

> > PJ

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

PJ,

Congratulations! You have come a long way in your healing

journey and I am so pleased for you!

Your advice is always pragmatic and practical, so thank you for

all your input. Yay!

Carol

CD 22 yrs SCD 5 yrs

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of smdsmom2008

Today I've been on SCD one year and I wanted to

thank everyone here who helped me along the way. A little over a year ago I

went from being a busy active mom to lying on the couch with D and

overmedicated and miserable. Inflammation was detected on colonoscopy and the

GI diagnosed me with " mild UC " . I cried a lot because I was missing

out on so much. My daughter played soccer and I missed all of her games.