Time To Ease Off on The Hard Stuff

 Hellooo, well its a fucking hot day today that's for sure. A good day to sit inside, avoid the heat and get my world in order. 

A fair bit has happened since my last blog but also not much at all in a way.

President Trump has been impeached for the second time! The first time a President has been impeached twice. Hopefully this time he will be held to account for his atrocious term as President and the harm he has done completely dividing a nation.

So my Crohn's update! I spoke with my specialist on Monday and really it can be considered nothing but good news. He decided that I was not a candidate for the mercaptopurine obviously but also the azathioprine was a no go. The great thing about this is that in the future, as I understand it, I will have access to the less harsh and better for me drugs, that's if I need them. In the meanwhile I have been put on Mezavant. This is a colitis medication, and while it doesn't get through the layers to get to more of the Crohn's inflammation it may well keep it all at bay well enough. 

So moving forward I have a colonoscopy in April to make sure they got all of the precancerous polyp. I will have regular pathology tests to check the calprotectin levels and will stay on the Mezavant until it doesn't work anymore, fingers crossed that is for a very long time. If I flare back on the Budesonide I go. 

I really, really want this to be a long term goal for this disease. I am desperate to not go on a stronger steroid as I know this means I will blow up into some sort of ball of fluid and fat!

I am still quite fatigued but I think the heat is causing much of this...man I hate summer! I cannot wait til I can move somewhere cooler OR an airconditioned house would be nice.

Alrighty time to get on with life until April when hopefully I will have more good news.

:-)

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