So it seems life without medication was not for me. I cannot hide
my disappointment. I relished being drug free, but I think going back on
Azathioprine is for the best.
Over the past year and a half I have been
coping well. Feeling good, energy levels okay, holding down a pretty serious
job as a highly paid consultant, and fulfilling my duties as a father with a
young family.
It seems I was in a cycle where I would be
well for a couple of days, then have a bad tummy for the rest of the week. I
was coping. But I was never fair away from a flare up. At one point I got a
little depressed when I realised that despite my best efforts I could not stabilise
my condition for a sustained period.
At the trip to the outpatients today I was
told that my latest results of blood and stool tests where okay. It shows good
levels of iron, etc., but a reading of 20 for inflammation. Not bad as a normal
reading during a flare up is 80, but it shows that Cronhs is still active.
So I agreed to go back on Azathioprine. As
much as my heart wants to stay drug free I could not argue. The medication
worked well for me for a number of years with no serious side effects – so I
have nothing to loose.
