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·Hi everyone.As you may know from my other posts, I am 17 years old and I am a high school senior in So. CA. I have been struggling with a poor attendance record since last Thanksgiving when I became severely ill with IBS. I vomited everything and lost weight rapidly. Since then, I haven't been able to attend school much because of the vomiting, pain, gas, and diarrhea. I am seeing several pediatric doctors who deal a lot with IBS. I have tried most medications, therapies, natural supplements, etc. I hate to not go to school anymore because I miss all of my friends...as it is with most teens: out of sight, out of mind... I exercise a lot and I eat as well as I can given that I vomit most foods up. Has anyone else had to quit his/her job or to the youngins: did you have to go to home schooling? I had to take incompletes in most of my classes because I could not make up all of the work in time. The grades will be changed when I am able make up the work. I hate this. I feel like the IBS is suffocating me because I can no longer participate in anything I enjoy. I had to quit being editor-in-chief of my high school's newspaper, I am no longer in real school, and I had to quit my part-time job that I really enjoyed. These decisions were all made within weeks or months or each other, as I hoped that quitting each would help. But it hasn't!!! What do you guys think of the home schooling? It is really my only option right now....Thanks,L