Crohn's disease has so many wonderful delights to it. For one thing, I get to experience something I call "butt pee". It is basically diarrhea so severe, it is like peeing out your butt. And when the butt pee comes, it comes with friends, meaning I spend a lot of time in the bathroom. Today was a butt pee day. Fortunately, I don't have them often, but when I do have a butt pee day, I know it is not going to be fun. I prefer not to leave the house when I have a day like this, as I don't want to be too far from the bathroom. Fortunately, butt pee often doesn't come with a lot of pain, so I guess there is an upside to it. Hey, no one ever said that I can't find the benefits of a sore bum.
Yesterday was a whole different story. I was in extreme pain all day. It was awful. My son had a playdate at the house, but fortunately, my husband supervised that. I took tramadol and stayed in bed for the better part of the day. It was also the block party. I showed up for a bit and then went inside to take more tramadol. The A/C in our room wasn't working properly, and with all my pain in addition to the heat and humidity, I felt miserable. Finally, after not being able to sleep, I figured I might as well be miserable while mingling with the neighbors. I met the woman who moved into the formerly vacant home across the street. She has kids around our son's age, which is nice, and she seems like a nice person. I hope she'll be a nice addition to the street and maybe a friend eventually.
I figured out the issue with the air conditioner in our bedroom. It has been running nearly continuously all summer, and I think the coils froze. I had it off all last night and most of today, and now it is working great. With the lower temperatures forecast, maybe it will get a rest now. I am so sick of the hot weather.
I hope I don't have to wake up during the night for butt pee. I'd like to get a lot of sleep. My husband is going away on business this week, so I will have to be on top of my game this week.
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