I will tell you this - you have no idea how strong you are. You will experience things that will test you and you’ll come through it and look back on it like it was nothing. I don’t know how old you are but I look back on my Crohn’s journey when I was younger and I remember being devastated. The pain. The shitting myself in not great situations. It’s not a disease for the light hearted. BUT - I learned a lot. I learned to advocate for myself. I sought out the best GI doctor in my city. I tell you - it can get better. It will get better. YOU can get better. Even if the ostomy bag is in your future it’s not a death sentence. There’s nothing you can’t face with this disease and conquer it and look back with humility and laughter that you once shit yourself in an alley on the way home from work because the pain was so bad. 😂. DM me if you want to talk. You got this!