Back to "normal"

Well, we have been home a week and have been so blessed by our staff to have a week off work. It gave us a great opportunity to catch up and get ready to go back to work. Dr. Ellis' office has been busy scheduling appointments for Julie so that she can begin her Remicade treatments. This drug should help with the healing process. Julie will be going to infusion therapy at the hospital for these treatments. It takes between an hour and a half and two hours to receive the treatments and will start out getting them every three weeks and then once she's past the initial doses will get them every eight weeks. The doctors tell us that if Remicade works she will take these infusions for the rest of her life. Julie is perfectly okay with that as long as they do what they are supposed to. We are also feeling better about it, now that we know for sure that our insurance will cover it. (One infusion is $6000) We also spent our free week buying Julie some new clothes since everything she wore pre-mayo is now too big. She says if you're going to have a side effect of Crohn's in her case weight loss was a nice side benefit.
Overall, Julie is feeling SOOO much better. She says she just had no idea how really bad she was feeling and how little energy she had, until after the surgery. She has her old energy and enthusiasm back and is really enjoying life again. Thanks so so much for all your thoughts and prayers. Our family is so blessed by all of you!