In the month of June my family traveled to Utah from California (10hr drive) for my Great Grandma Junes 100th birthday celebration. My husband really wanted to go to Arches National Park in Moab Utah. So I agreed it would be a nice little vacation away just the two of us. We left after work one night and my husband drove the whole way. I was very proud of myself I didn't have to use the bathroom that often. I did have a terrible headache the whole time though so I slept most of the way. I am not gonna lie I had some anxiety before going on this trip. I had Remicade the week before and I didn't want to be overly tired for the trip. This was also the first road trip since starting Remicade, and the last time I went on a road trip before Remicade was pretty terrible. Well this trip was a breeze compared to the first one. I give props to my husband for putting up with me and stopping at rest stops when I needed him to.
So the trip to Moab was so much fun. I am glad we went even if the drive was long and boring. The Arches National Park was awesome, and a great idea for someone who has IBD. They have a very nice visitors center close to hotels. There were bathrooms at the visitors center and water to stay hydrated in the 110 degree weather. Then you drive in your car up through the mountains and basically pick and choose what sights you want to stop at and get out of your car and take pictures of, or you could just stay in the car and drive around the park. At each Arch formation there was a port-a -potty bathroom which was awesome, so there were bathrooms every 3-5 miles or so which was a blessing. I did wear a dress too which some thought was weird but it was nice and flows in the heat and when wearing an adult diaper you want to be comfortable.
I was just so proud of myself like I said before I could not have done this trip a year ago. I got out and hiked a little bit and had no problems.
After Moab we went to Sandy Utah for the birthday party which was very nice and then it was time to travel home.
Traveling home was great also, it went a bit better than the drive to Utah. I drove about 5 hours all together. I personally like driving I feel like I don't focus on using the restroom as much. I also did not have a headache either which was nice.
Overall it went well I am grateful for my Remicade treatments. I am not completely healed but I feel 100% better.
