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I feel like the RHOA divas have been shafted over the years in terms of amount of actually posh trips compared to other franchises.

A true housewives trip needs to be international and/or take more than a three-hour flight to reach. (I’m just making up the amount of hours, but c’mon.) A 2-hour flight to Dallas only to arrive at a poorly decorated house with bedrooms I wouldn’t want to stay in does not a housewives trip make.

Our girls better go international this season and I want them in top-notch quarters!! The RHONY/Beverly Hills girls wouldn’t stand for this!

IMO, after S11 when Bethenny didn’t return last minute. She sort of bridged the gap between generations, plus she’s a “force multiplier,” as Carlos King always says.

Tinsley semi-worked for the show because even though she was young, she was in many ways living a life of an older conservative socialite, but bringing Leah on totally highlighted the age gap in a problematic way.

I am so dreading re-watching Eboni’s season. I don’t know if I can even subject myself to it.

First, I want to thank everyone who replied to my last post for being so kind and supportive. It was very moving.

I just want to tell y’all about my wild ride regarding diagnosis.

I had a colonoscopy 2 weeks ago. The findings were very aligned with Crohn’s (ulcers, inflammation), so much so that they almost started me on meds. (I should note that I have very few symptoms. Like I have no stomach complaints.)

A week later, to everyone’s surprise, the pathology report comes back totally normal. The gastro who did the procedure told me it’s very unlikely I have IBD and I should have another colonoscopy in 7 years.

My colorectal surgeon who happens to specialize in Crohn’s told me to go to the IBD center affiliated with my hospital. After reviewing my constellation of symptoms (thyroid disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis, inverse psoriasis to name a few), the IBD specialist says he thinks I do have Crohn’s and I have to do stool test in a few weeks and then a pill camera in a couple of months to try to get closer to a more definitive diagnosis.

This is a wild ride and kind of disconcerting that the gastro told me I was all good. Both my colorectal surgeon and the IBD specialist told me it is very common to not biopsy the right tissue during colonoscopy (esp with very small ulcers) so inflamed tissue might have been missed.

I am so very lucky to not have the horrible stomach symptoms that so many of you have. I am keeping an optimistic, rational outlook even if I do have to go on meds. Just wanted to share. Thanks again y’all!

I got a Crohn’s diagnosis this week. I know I have to take meds and that not taking them is not an option.

Can anyone reassure me that the meds won’t necessarily impact my life greatly? That’s my biggest fear right now.

Thanks for your support in advance.