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Knocking out a Prednisone Zombie. A week from tomorrow I will be on a clear liquid diet in preparation for my surgery. I won’t deny the fact that I’m nervous about it all. I’ve shed a few tears. I’ve been doing my best to prepare for everything.   I cooked all weekend. I think I have plenty of food…

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I’ve been distracted lately. I wake up, I go to work, I come home and I put most of my focus into my new “Colitis Ninja” project. Last night, as I was lying in bed, several thoughts came to mind as they so often do when you’re trying to get a good night’s sleep. One of those thoughts plagued…

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Two weeks from this very evening I will be lying in a hospital bed. I will be heavily medicated, probably incoherent and colonless. Two weeks from tonight, I will have a temporary ostomy. Two weeks from tonight, my life will be changed forever.    This disease has quite literally kicked my butt. I have tried medications. I have tried diet…

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IBDers are my heart. I have so much compassion for those who have been suffering as I have. It is therefore important to me to help spread the word and tell others about IBDs. What better time to do it than now?  There is currently a campaign going on in the IBD community. It’s called #GetYourBellyOut and it started…

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