Still an improvement over last year . <| sep |> Toronto Blue Jays Have absolutely nothing to be thankful for , because our Thanksgiving was a month and a half ago and we were busy watching baseball at the time . <| sep |> Well if it makes you feel any better , just being diagnosed isn ' t always much better . Before my diagnosis I was on almost 15 different medications trying to treat symptoms , but once the word came down that it was Ulcerative Colitis , I swear to you the drugs just stopped . I have been denied for every medication that every doctor has prescribed for over a year now so I ' ve literally cut my diet down to eggs , Cheerios , lactose free milk , peanut butter , corn chips , and one kind of Chunky Campbell ' s soup that doesn ' t fuck up my GI tract . Besides the science they are now finally linking between gut health and mental health , and the obvious depression that a reduction like that on anyone ' s diet would have , the initial time period like it sounds like you ' re experiencing when becoming diagnosed with either Crohn ' s or Colitis , is pretty traumaticdifficult . I know it ' s not a real positive message but take this as a fair warning that the healthcare system in front of you will be one of denial first and appeal to get anything accomplished . As long as you understand that as the norm , you ' ll navigate the landscape better than others like me . Best of luck !