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Recent content by RachLG

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    Hiatal hernia...?

    After a recent CT scan, I was told I might have a small hiatal hernia, but that it was something that needed to be fixed. I am wondering if anyone here has had one and can explain the symptoms? Thanks!
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    Press anywhere on body and it hurts

    Hi everyone! Have you heard the joke about the redhead who walks into a doc’s office and says – “doc, everywhere I press is painful!” The doctor says “show me” so with her finger she pokes her elbow and screams, pokes her neck and screams, pokes her thigh and screams…the doc says “you’re not a...
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    Protein in urine anyone?

    I was wondering if anyone has been tested to have protein in their unine? I was recently treated for a UTI, but the urine testing showed RBC's and protein...the doc said that's not usually seen with UTIs but rather sometimes indicative of kidney stones, but I had a recent HIDA scan that didn't...
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    Does Crohn's Disease get progressively worse

    I was tentatively diagnosed with CD about a week ago, but have been struggling to be diagnosed for almost 2yrs. I am just wondering: for those of you who have had it for a while, do things just progressively get worse? My family is so surprised/scared when I say, if I do have Crohn’s, I may...
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    Diagnosed today

    Today I saw my GI with the results of a capsule endoscopy and he said he thinks I have Crohn’s. I am a 24yr old female, 130lbs 5'6'', who has been struggling with severe abdominal pain for about 21months now – 2 surgeries, 9 doctors, and an ER visit later, I still had no answers. My abdominal...
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