Hi everyone.
I am a 49 year old male. I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease about 10 years ago. I'm fortunate that I haven't had the pain that many have had, mostly just being uncomfortable with the occasional pain. Diarrhea is pretty much the norm in my life (sorry to be so descriptive!). I started out on Asacol, then Lialda, now Mesalamine. I've had 5 colonoscopies in the 10 years since I've been diagnosed.
Two months ago, I went to the emergency room because I was experiencing some serious pain. Thought it was Crohn's related, turned out I had "quite a few gall stones". While running all the tests on me, they discovered a fistula. Had the Gall Bladder removed, and a hernia repaired (no idea that I had one), and an ERCP to remove a couple of stones in my bile duct. Two weeks later I had a colonoscopy to verify the fistula.
Talked to my Surgeon and my Gastroenterologist and discussed my situation. On August 1st I will have a laparoscopic ileocolic resection. My Surgeon is going to mark me for a stoma, but I might not have to have one. If I do, it's temporary (3 to 6 months she said).
Afterwards I will start on Remicade.
I've never had surgery until two months ago, and now I'm about to have a major one. I've been looking around, searching for answers on what to expect with this surgery. Not going to lie, I'm a little worried. A stoma is my biggest fear.
Any information anyone wants to throw at me will be much appreciated.:ybiggrin:
How long does the surgery generally last?
How much pain, and for how long (generally speaking)?
How big are the cuts, and how many?
When do you start feeling better? I have a golf tournament 3 1/2 weeks after that I'd like to go to!:ysmile:
I'm taking 6 weeks off of work, because my job entails me to be on my feet for 10 hours a day.
Looking forward to hearing from everybody, and thanks for listening!
I am a 49 year old male. I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease about 10 years ago. I'm fortunate that I haven't had the pain that many have had, mostly just being uncomfortable with the occasional pain. Diarrhea is pretty much the norm in my life (sorry to be so descriptive!). I started out on Asacol, then Lialda, now Mesalamine. I've had 5 colonoscopies in the 10 years since I've been diagnosed.
Two months ago, I went to the emergency room because I was experiencing some serious pain. Thought it was Crohn's related, turned out I had "quite a few gall stones". While running all the tests on me, they discovered a fistula. Had the Gall Bladder removed, and a hernia repaired (no idea that I had one), and an ERCP to remove a couple of stones in my bile duct. Two weeks later I had a colonoscopy to verify the fistula.
Talked to my Surgeon and my Gastroenterologist and discussed my situation. On August 1st I will have a laparoscopic ileocolic resection. My Surgeon is going to mark me for a stoma, but I might not have to have one. If I do, it's temporary (3 to 6 months she said).
Afterwards I will start on Remicade.
I've never had surgery until two months ago, and now I'm about to have a major one. I've been looking around, searching for answers on what to expect with this surgery. Not going to lie, I'm a little worried. A stoma is my biggest fear.
Any information anyone wants to throw at me will be much appreciated.:ybiggrin:
How long does the surgery generally last?
How much pain, and for how long (generally speaking)?
How big are the cuts, and how many?
When do you start feeling better? I have a golf tournament 3 1/2 weeks after that I'd like to go to!:ysmile:
I'm taking 6 weeks off of work, because my job entails me to be on my feet for 10 hours a day.
Looking forward to hearing from everybody, and thanks for listening!
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