Depression Recovery

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margie, i am finding the same thing, that healing takes longer as i age.  after 24 years of this disease, feeling better isn’t so easy, neither is beating the depression.  keep your chin up, email me if you need someone to talk to caryn

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are you taking your IRON? as you get older you need it.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I was just wondering if others have the same problem I seem to have > developed.  It seems to me that the older I get, the longer it takes for my > body to recover at home after being hospitalized for a CD flare-up.  My > energy level is shot, I still have a lot of pain, some depression, and I just > cant seem to get myself together.  I used to be able to recover fairly > quickly in the past.  Now, each trip to the hospital sees me taking longer > and longer to get back to what is "normal" for me.  Has anyone else found > this to be so for them.  What did you do about it?  What can I do to help > myself get passed this phase?  I would really appreciate any input or advise. >  Thanks in advance. > Margie  =)

  Dear Margie, I’ve noticed the same thing…I’ve had CD for 14 years.  In the beginning it would only take me a few days to get my strength back after coming home from the hospital (except those times when I had surgery).  Now it seems to take weeks…or months. When I’m hospitalized for my CD it’s usually because of heavy bleeding, and I’m usually in for 2 weeks — NPO, TPN, IV steroids, IV Cyclosporin, PO Imuran & transfusions.  I think what may make it harder to get my strength back now is that I’m getting older (just turned 46, sigh), and it seems I’m needing higher and higher doses of the steroids and other meds to get any control of the bleeding… I just try to be patient about feeling better and getting my strength back…but I know it’s frustrating.  My motto has become "This too shall pass!"  I know that eventually I’ll feel better and have more strength… Good luck to you. Marianne

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I was just wondering if others have the same problem I seem to have developed.  It seems to me that the older I get, the longer it takes for my body to recover at home after being hospitalized for a CD flare-up.  My energy level is shot, I still have a lot of pain, some depression, and I just cant seem to get myself together.  I used to be able to recover fairly quickly in the past.  Now, each trip to the hospital sees me taking longer and longer to get back to what is "normal" for me.  Has anyone else found this to be so for them.  What did you do about it?  What can I do to help myself get passed this phase?  I would really appreciate any input or advise.  Thanks in advance. Margie  =)

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