First thought: once this shelter-in-place is lifted and it is indeed “safe” to go back to normal routines, I need to get my back adjusted by my chiropractor because this discomfort sucks. Second thought: I should probably start taking yoga or something to loosen my joints and muscles because my chronic pain and joint inflammation is no fun. I find myself in constant pain and discomfort. Who knows. Maybe it is because I am sitting around majority of the day and not really moving? I mean, I set up a standing desk for my WFH station, so I thought that … Continue reading life update

You guys, I go back to work tomorrow… and I am not ready. Far beyond ready actually. I haven’t been at work since the 23rd of May, which was a month ago !! But it doesn’t feel like a month. Honestly, it feels like I was just at work on Friday. But no, it was a month ago. Everyone keeps telling me it’s going to be fine. Just ease my way back in. But I already know that is not going to be the case. I am going to come back to 1000+ emails and God knows how many voicemails… … Continue reading Just breathe…

On our way to the wedding rehearsal, I got a call from my gastroenterologist. Since upping my dosages and not seeing an improvement in my symptoms she wanted me to be admitted into Kaiser. It’s probably stupid of me to not have gone, but I told her I couldn’t miss my sister’s wedding. That’s just not going to happen. So she told me that if I am feeling the same way on Sunday, that I need to go to Kaiser.

was not a good day. The amount of pain I am in right now is unbelievable. Tears have rolled down my face so many times just because of what I am feeling right now. How much of this can I take?

Today is World IBD Day. On World IBD Day we want to raise awareness about this disease, urge governments and healthcare professionals to take action and to show support to the ten million people worldwide that live with IBD. Continue reading World IBD Day – Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Wow it’s been a while since I’ve actually wrote anything on here. Sadly, I have a ton of blog posts on draft that I totally forgot to post. I have stuff from Jamaica, a couple of separate Disney trips, my girls trip to Napa, and my Disney World trip from February.