Steph,
I'm sorry people arn't acting very understanding with this stuff. I know I've had mixed reactions as well, but I must say that the full support of my husband is always SO helpful. It's good that your boyfreind is being supportive here. As for the others, perhaps you could explain to them that although you can't make it this time, you would love to do something some other time when you are feeling more up to it and maybe give your grandparents a call as well and let them know that you missed them - they should appreciate that! I don't know if this is a good practice or not, but sometimes it works to also tell people something that is going on other than being sick - since they don't really get it that you ARE sick and how much it effects you - like saying that you're really busy getting ready for school or something like that - but like I said, maybe not the best idea because it certainly doesn't help any with getting people to be more understanding about your disease!
I hope you feel better soon, hon. Do you know what med the doctor prescribed for colitis? Was it Asocol or another in the mesalamine family? I take 4 grams (which equals 16 pills, by the way) of Pentasa every day. I have more upper GI problems from it than I've ever had before - that includes dizziness, some nausia and lots of heart burn - I'm not sure yet how much it is helping but I have another doctor's appointment this month, and we'll see on his assessment.
You do need to take it easy though - you certainly havn't gotten better since you got back to Canada and you were doing so much better at one point. I hope you get back to that point soon.
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