Running with my Crohn's-ies

There are times when having Crohn's means making some conscious decisions prior to a race, some of which other runners may not need to think of. That said, there are some things that all runners can relate to. One of those things being the pre-race need for port-o-potties. And I'm trying to decide which is worse... needing to use one before a race on a particularly HOT day... or, as experienced a couple weekends ago, needing to use one before a race on a particularly COLD day. Both are terrible, but nothing tenses up the muscles like sitting on a cold toilet seat in that's been sitting in 30℉ (or colder!) weather for the last day. My sisters and I have finished our last 'official' race of the year, and the third in the brand new Ho-Ho-Holiday series put on by the Hartford Marathon Foundation. First was two 5ks in the first weekend of December, followed by a 2.5 Miler in the second weekend. Everyone who ran the 2.5 Miler received a full Santa suit, resulting in a s...

All right, I'll stop with the bad post titles involving Humira. I promise. Maybe. I received some great news from my GI at my appointment last Monday... the test results came in, and I don't have the antibodies to Humira! This means that I can continue taking the medication that I can inject at home, as opposed to going to my doctor's office once every couple of months for an infusion. I'll be injecting myself once a week now, instead of once every two weeks. I'm really hopeful that this will help put my Crohn's into remission. I usually feel some improvement in my symptoms a day or two after injecting, so with any luck (and the help of SCIENCE!), the additional medication will be the push my body needs to bring down any remaining inflammation. Naturally, additional medication means additional hassles.  Once she saw my test results, my doctor immediately requested approval from my insurance to double-up the injection... so it was already pre-approved at my...