Excellent!
It was ruining my social and work life. You look fine to everyone around you in general, but no one really knows what you are going through. Public bathrooms become holy places and you know where all of them are in your area.
Being retired is a blessing. It made it easier to get it under control. Thankfully I don’t have to schedule my life around it anymore. Back in 2010 I ended up with a perforated bowel caused by diverticulitis. I had followed my doctor’s directions to the “T” as to his recommended diet, but it happened anyway. They had to give me a temporary colostomy, which they reversed 3 months later. I’m due for a colonoscopy sometime this year. I’m also due for a gastroscopy, and fortunately, my gastroenterologist will do them both at the same time. Makes like a bit easier.
I can sympathize.
I’ve been battling with Ulcerative Colitis. :(
Talked to a buddy in Puerto Rico last night. He says they are under an island wide dusk to dawn curfew and a virtual lockdown during the day. One family member alone may go to the grocery, pharmacy or doctor. No walking to parks or beaches. 125 arrests in east island for violation. Police checkpoints to stop drivers and verify.
He went there after the hurricane two years back on a mission trip. Came home, retired from the carpenter’s union early, and his wife joined him doing island recovery work for the last two years.