The worst year of my life

Brett
Panama city Bch, fl
Heathcare Status: Uninsured

Hi my name is Brett, and I am 27 years old now and well let me tell my little story. I was 14 years old when I first got sick if you have or had colitis its not fun. Lets move up a couple of years. I am 17 years old its two months after my birthday. I was living in kansas. I was out with a couple of friends swimming well I guess it was about lunch time. I told my friends that I did not feel good and that I was going to go home. After I left I was walking back to my house I got home and told my mom that I did not feel good so I was going to lay down. My stepfather came into my room and asked me if I was OK I said no I don't feel right and my dad told my mom,"Honey, he needs to go to the hospital now."

We get to the hospital the first thing they did was take my temp it was 108 degrees thats boiling point. Anyway they took me up to the ICU I went thru four surgerys to stop the bleeding that was within 12 days of me being there I "died" three times in 12 days I went into a coma for two months thats long. Anyway I had 40 pints of blood pumped into me a day.

After I started to get better they moved me to a rehabilatation center and I got better but I still have a colostamy bag today and it's something you have to live with. No it's not easy belive me I know. Well I hope this little story helps anybody who has ulcerative colitis. I hope you all don't have to go thru what I went thru God bless and please be careful.

Submitted on June 21, 2009 - 1:22pm.