Thanks TV and BMo3....

Okay, so it took a few days for this to sink in, but I realize now just how badly my brain is working sometimes! This is kind of scaring me and I'll be chatting with my doc about it on Monday.

I shifted to doing a very light weight workout - 8 pound weights, one set of 30 reps of each exercise. Some rest in between (never used to rest). Upper body one day, lower body the next. Using the exercise ball against the wall for extra support while doing squats. *sigh* I did this three nights in a row. Last night I changed it up and did some kicks on the heavy bag, trying to keep my heartrate low and aiming to have good form, very little power, but good, full range movement.

We'll see how today goes.

Looking back, I think I've had 4 good days in the last month. This week I actually had 2 days that were pretty good to good! Wow!

I saw the specialist yesterday. I am now on the mild steroid entocort. This scares me, too. The scope did not find any Crohn's in the areas it can reach, but the previous test indicated that the Crohn's is beyond the reach of the scope, so he has not changed his diagnosis. In 4-6 weeks we'll talk again and see if the new drug helped much.

I asked him if the new drug will increase my energy, but he said he has no idea why I feel fatigue so he can't say if it will help. I hope the blood tests my GP did show us something!!!

I am trying to not be frustrated, but get very worried about the riding season. I still hope to do two small races this year, but I keep wondering how possible this is when a walk around the block wipes me out.

And, yes, I'm just about ready to abandon the naturopathic diet. I've already given in to the 1/2 glass of wine in the evening some nights - which might correspond with the days when I feel better. I might allow myself a new "forbidden" food next week to see how that goes.

Thanks for the support!!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~