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Trying to be more open about my UC


Fri, September 09, 2016 7:42 PM

Hello everyone,

Going to try and keep this post short seeing as I went over the character limit my first go around lol.  
Well, my names Sonny and I was diagnosed with UC in January of 2015 at 23 years old.  I just turned 25, and I'm in my second year of pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy.  

Being open about my diagnosis has been one of the hardest things ever for me.  It took me a good year and a half before I actually mustered up the courage to post about it on social media to officially bring all my friends and family in the loop (it was the only way I knew how to reach out to everyone and I'm really shy/embarrassed about it still).   I've gotten a lot better about it though, and I've received an overwhelming amount of support, which has been wonderful.

Still, since my diagnosis I've experienced 3 months of total complete remission.  I almost convinced myself I didn't have the disease.  Currently, I've been flaring since March which has caused me to lose almost 30lbs in that time:( 

I feel like my life was just taken away from me.  I haven't gone out with my friends in months.  It's so heartbreaking to just have to turn down plans over, and over, and over again.  I just want to feel normal again - so badly.  How am I ever supposed to take a girl out on a date like this?  I hate everything about this disease.  I've been making it a point to educate more people on it.  So many know so very little about how absolutely awful it can be.  And I always feel like such a burden whenever I vent to anyone about it.  Life's just been so hard lately.  

Anyway, I hope to continue to spread awareness about this awful disease.  Just looking for someone else that can relate I suppose.  Thanks for reading.

FPO snye91
Joined Sep 9, 2016

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