I’ve been keeping my eyes open on this one for a while.  This drug is rumored to be even better than the Humira I am currently on.  Today the FDA has approved this drug for use in Crohn’s Disease and I shall be speaking to my doctor about starting it at the end of the summer.  I still have 4 weeks of my 12 week Humira prescription remaining and think I should possibly give it another 90 days (180 total) to determine how it is working (or not as the case may be).    The full text from this article is below.

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Dear Friends- To mark the one year anniversary of my surgery, Kate and I will once again be walking with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America to raise money and awareness for Crohn’s Disease. CCFA is such an important organization to the millions of people fighting IB Diseases, like me. We are thrilled that I have come full circle from last year, and we hope you will join us in supporting the CCFA to keep me on the path to a cure. We will be walking by the beach in Belmar, NJ this year on June 1st and hope to raise $1000. Please click here to make a donation on our webpage. Thanks so much for your support! Dave & Kate

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Now, I know as a Crohn’s sufferer I unfortunately have had to spend my fair share of time on the toilet; but this just takes the cake!
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Crohn’s Disease, it’s not just for geeks anymore.  This article I found online explains how Olympian Athlete Kalyn Keller (2004 Olympic Swimmer) is leaving her sport due to Chron’s Disease.  For those interested in the article I have included it in this post.

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I have been fighting an annoying cold for well over a month now.  I tis overly annoying and every time it seems to go away I wake up the next morning with a nose that wont stop running and an upset stomach.  I have come to the conclusion that conventional cough medicine due to my Crohn’s does nothing more than treat the symptoms for 4 hours at time …

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It has come to my attention that I am short on pants.  I am now unable to fit into just about every single pair of pants I own.  I have purchased two new pairs of pants and am comfortable in them however two pairs of pants is not enough for an entire winter; even for a guy who doesn’t leave the house on most days.

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So today when doing my usual morning read of news feeds in Google Reader I came across an article that hit true to home for me.  The article was about a writer in Detroit, MI who has been working with government to have a law passed forcing facilities with employee only bathrooms to open those bathrooms to the public.  Why is she doing this?  Because, like me, she suffers from Crohn’s Disease.  The author of this article, Laura Berman, writes how when she first heard of this legislation she joked about it; like most do because they don’t realize just how hard it is for those of us with this disease.  It’s a short read and well worth your time.  The original article is located here; but I have included it behind the cut.

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As I am finally at a healthy weight where I can afford to do some exercise I have been exploring the concept of no longer being so lazy.  I, prior to Crohn’s, was in decent shape for a short while and doing things like going to the gym.  Since the disease I have been unable to as I didn’t have enough body fat to lose, movement (especially fast movement) upset my stomach and I suffer from symptoms of arthritis.

Yesterday I decided that Kate has dumbbells (other than myself and the two cats) in the house and I was going to make use of them.  I did a couple of things I remembered from the gym, however I am sure I did them wrong and or did too much work on a specific muscle group.  I also tried to do push-ups.  This was depressing as I know prior to Crohn’s I could do around 50 – 75 without a problem and now 10 makes me sweat.

My goal is not to be big and beefy, but I do need to be a bit more in shape.  I don’t feel the need for people to look at me and say, “Wow, that guy is in good shape” but I want to make sure I am as healthy as possible physically within my control as the Crohn’s will always be out of my control.

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I have my Google News Reader set to scan the major presses for anything related to Crohn’s disease.  Today I came across the heading “The History of Crohn’s” from the LA Times.  If you’re interested in reading it, I have put it here for your convenience.

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On September 9th the CCFA is having a charity fund-raiser event at a Mets game.  It’s Mets vs Astros and the game begins at 1:10PM.  Prior to the game the CCFA is having a small event that begins at around 12:30PM.  Tickets are $17.00 a ticket or $29.00 a ticket, depending on seat choice.  Kate and I will be there in the $29.00 section.

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