Aggie, I can see that stress could be a factor. It's been a heckuva year! New city, new job, new house, DH in school, less money, not much of a social network yet....
This flare up started after we'd actually settled in. We'd spent 4 months apart, I bunked at various co-worker's houses until we could move into our place, and DH continued to live and work and complete the renovations on the old house. But when this happened....we'd been together for a few weeks and things were going smoothly. I might be a delayed reaction kind of person.

Can any of the crohnie cronies tell me how long a flare up can last? I'm wondering if previous issues in years past have been crohn's the whole time....

I had one last September or October that was the worst "stomach flu" I have ever had. I spent 3 days searching the internet trying to determine if I should go to ER....It took about a week to recover, and another week to gain energy back and feel a bit like a normal human...It happened the day that DH was out of town to see the specialist that was confirming that he did not have testicular cancer. Yes. Stress.

I'm a worrier. Always have been. The job I'm in now has more responsibility than I have ever had before. I've just received the materials to take a business law course by correspondence - I haven't taken a course in the last 10 years, and I've never taken one by correspondence. My work has asked me to take it, and they are paying for it.

I am an absolutely stubborn person, determined that I can do everything that I set my mind to, that I won't let anything stop me if I want it bad enough; but I definitely have days when I wonder if I can get it all done....if I can do my job, and keep my house in order, and care for my dogs and cats, and and and.

And I'm not trying to be one of those superwomen who decorates her house for every occasion, has the perfect body and cooks a gourmet meal for DH each night....but I do spend time wondering how they do it?

I think it's time to do some yoga. Keep the suggestions coming. My mystery has been replaced with a riddle. It's going to take time for me to figure this all out. I'm glad I'm not alone!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~