Meet Wendy K.!

This is week we had such a fun conversation with Wendy Kovich! Wendy was diagnosed with Crohn's in her 20's very shortly after she married and it's been quite the roller coaster since. We talked to her about navigating through treatment options and surgeries, working with her healthcare team to get pregnant, dealing with a fistula, and what it's been like to raise her twins while having very active disease. We spent a lot of time talking about her decision to move from a J-Pouch to a permanent ostomy, what it took for her to emotionally make this decision, the team it took to do the surgery and to repair her fistula, how she learned from Instagram Influencers on how to care for her ostomy, and how much she loves her "Barbie Butt." We also laughed so hard about how her "white coat syndrome" manifests itself.  <br/><br/>We loved talking with Wendy and we definitely feel like we have a new best friend. <br/><br/>Links: Pregnancy and IBD Factsheet- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation  Pregnancy & IBD info- GI Society - Canadian Society of Intestinal ResearchFertility and IBD- Crohn's & Colitis CanadaSome great blogs about pregnancy and IBD- Lights, Camera, Crohn's - Natalie Hayden United Ostomy AssociationWendy loves and referred to Gaylyn Henderson who runs Gutless and Glamorous! GREAT Resources for moms with IBD- IBD MomsComplications and Extraintestinal Manifestations info- Crohn's & Colitis CanadaLet's get social!!<br/>Follow us on Instagram!<br/>Follow us on Facebook!<br/>Follow us on Twitter!