Absolutely! And I read today that women feel pain more intensely because we have more nerve endings. Go figure! It isn't just in our minds - it's at the end of every nerve!! I LOVE to knit - if I could quit work and do anything I wanted, I think that would be it. (My handle on another site is knittnmom.) Fortunately, my Crohn's is usually under control - I've only had a few bad spells. I've read of some promising research being done, so I am hopeful that a cure will be found. Someone said the Marshall Protocol - described at marshallprotocol.com is a cure. I haven't found a practitioner yet, and plan to speak to my dr about it. 34 years! Wow! I've only been dealing with mine for just over 3 years.
My husband has been receiving Remicade for 15 months. There haven't been dramatic improvements with each treatment, but he is in much better shape than he was a year ago.
We have a sweetheart of a GI doctor, who's mostly willing to go along with requests for alternative approaches.
I fought the Remicade tooth and nail, but must admit it has helped a lot.
I was a knitting fanatic for years, but last winter I put in too many 6 hour days knitting and have a real problem with tendonitis in my right arm. Thank goodness I'm mentally prepared to do Extreme Weaving this winter. lol
I worked on a sock for several hours Sunday afternoon, and my arm still hurts. I miss knitting dreadfully. I need to jot down a reminder to look up the word 'moderation' in the dictionary some day. ;-)
Pinz