Hi all, It's me again... the newbie.
I've been adhearing as close as possible these last few days to the doctor's orders (Librax and acidophilis and fiber) and actually I stuck more to what Heather says than what Doc said because he was trying to tell me to be eating huge bowls of salad. I think I got a cramp just THINKING about that, so I had turkey on a roll. My question is this... is it normal to be a little depressed after being diagnosed? I thought I'd be relieved to know what it was and to start getting treated, but it's really hitting me pretty hard that this is never going to go away. I have an illness for life, and it's really bringing me down. My friends here at school (God bless them) are super supportive. They want me to give them something they can do to help me, and they've only known me 3 weeks. I love them! But they've definately noticed since my diagnosis on thursday that instead of seeming sick, I seem really really sad. And to be honest, I feel really sad. Is this normal? Will it go away? My school has a counseling center, and health services recommended I check it out if I'm really depressed, but I was hoping maybe everyone went through this after their diagnosis
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