It's a Journey

My story began later in life. At age 62, happily retired and enjoying life, I started having symptoms that could not be ignored. Found out I have mild/moderate UC from a colonoscopy. I was lucky and my flares are infrequent and it has been well controlled with Asacol HD for 7 years. However, it turns out that now my auto immune system has decided to attack my joints and have been diagnosed with Enteropathic arthritis, which will need to be treated with methotrexate or humira. So far, I can deal with the disease, although I have a hard time with fatigue all the time. Dealing with people is the challenge for me. Other people don't understand that I'm really tired and a nap won't fix it. No I can't do an all day outing, and no I don't travel unless I have access to bathrooms. If I'm flaring, even leaving the house is not an option. And no, I can't cure it by just taking immodium or changing my diet. Oh and your IBS is not the same as IBD. My heart goes out to those who have severe UC or Crohn's and I hope for remission for everyone.