Crohn's Update

It's so much easier to keep people posted on my health. When I was first diagnosed I wanted to keep it private but I have found that it's helpful to talk to others and I have found that Crohn's is more common. I have been diagnosed for 6 months and I have had to control it with my diet, which is so hard!! I have had to make major adjustments and Kevin has helped me so much. I think he knows what I can and can't eat better than I do. My wonderful doctor has been working closely with my insurance company to get me on some really good drugs, but it's super expensive and my insurance company didn't see it as "medically necessary". After several months of attempting to get it approved things finally worked out and I took my first dose this week!!! The medicine comes in a syringe and I have to give my self 2 shots every couple of weeks. I had to go in and learn how to administer the meds and I was super nervous. It was actually pretty easy and didn't hurt really at all. I really feel confident that for whatever reason I needed to wait these 6 months for my medicine. Although it was really hard and I was sick lots of times, I learned a lot about myself, to have more patience, and most importantly, that my Heavenly Father blesses me with trials and I need to find the lesson in them. I also learned how powerful prayer is. I have learned this lesson many, many times in my life and I will learn it many more. I learned to rely on the Lord at those times I was feeling sick and like I couldn't go on any longer. I had to pray for strength to bear my burdens, to make the pain I was feeling go away or less painful. I was strengthened so much and blessed more than I deserved to be. I have so much to be grateful for!