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introducing myself.

Wed, March 02, 2016 5:06 PM

Hello! I'm Emily. im 15 years old, and i live in Virginia. i was diagnosed back in October of 2015. 2015 was quite a rough year. i remember having a terrible intolerance to tomatoes and what not. i thought it was just nothing, until the pain got worse and worse. eventually we went to the doctor and i got a colonoscopy done and they diagnosed me with Crohn's, it was rough when i first found out, i was so underweight. i lost 20 pounds in the process and went down to 90 pounds. i'm surely doing better but im looking for some support. its not easy being a teen with crohns. im sure alot of you understand that. feel free to message me for any sort of support or if you just need a friend. :D

itsemyo
Joined Mar 2, 2016

Sun, September 04, 2016 8:04 PM

Reply posted for itsemyo.

Hi!! My name is Emily, too! I just found out like a week ago that I have Crohn's. I tried looking you up on twitter and ig, but I couldn't find your account!! I would love to talk!

emilypie2320
Joined Sep 4, 2016

Sun, August 21, 2016 6:10 PM

Reply posted for itsemyo.

I definitely know where you're coming to from, I was diagnosed back at the end of March. I lost my best friends because I couldn't do much and being restricted with diet and having to take so many pills. I couldn't do what they wanted and that drifted us apart. Now I really only have one good friend and I would love to make new ones who understand what I'm going through.

jroy1103
Joined Aug 21, 2016

Wed, May 18, 2016 7:47 PM

Reply posted for sbarnes24.

i would love to talk! you can contact me on instagram or twitter. my instagram is tumbling_em, my twitter is yikessem. if you dont have twitter or instagram let me know, i can contact you on whatever is best for you! so sorry that they bullied you, i know how it feels. just recently my ex best friend called me anorexic and told my other friend i couldnt gain weight correctly. made me out to be a freak. it sucks alot, id love to talk to someone who understands what its like. :D

itsemyo
Joined Mar 2, 2016

Thu, May 12, 2016 6:43 PM

Reply posted for itsemyo.

Wow, that's basically what happened to me! The only difference was that instead of losing wait, I gained 30 in one month, it was awful and I cried about it because people said I was fat and I looked like a chipmunk. If you don't mind replying to me I'd really appreciate it. I want to be able to talk to another girl around my age with the same thing I have going on!

sbarnes24
Joined May 12, 2016

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