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I’m still recovering from surgery (now four weeks ago). About ten years have passed since I was first diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. At that time I was graduating university with a dissertation on the topography of Roman rural settlement in the Campine and the Hesbaye region, Belgium. It was pretty hectic, feeling sick or tired most of the time and having to cope with the pressure of finishing my dissertation. But I made it! I got my master’s degree in 1998. In the summer of 1999 I ended up being hospitalised for a week with bowel (sub)obstruction. As a result, my doctor began treating my Crohn’s with immunosuppressives. With very good results! I was feeling better than ever. That is, until November 2007 when I was hospitalised for a second time with the same problem as before. After a third stay in the hospital, only three months later, the doctors decided that surgery was the best option for me. They performed a right hemicolectomy, removing part of my colon.
So here I am, still feeling a bit weak, but getting stronger day by day. The wound is healing nicely, although leaving a bit of a nasty scar. But I don’t mind. I’ll carry it with pride!
