I have Crohn’s disease. I was diagnosed in February of 2021, so I am coming up on a year of clarity about my health. Prior to my official diagnosis, I was battling extreme pain and subsequent frustration.
Then, sitting in a hospital gown, naked from the waist down, and groggy from an anesthetic, I received an answer. My gastroenterologist said, “Well, it looks like you and I are going to be great friends” after a colonoscopy, which is nothing anyone wants to hear from a specialist.
I was not looking for friends — especially “friends” with medical degrees. If this experience sounds familiar to you, I have some tips to get through your first days after receiving such life-changing news.
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