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Oh, the catheter was placed after I was put to sleep. I kept it for about 48 hours. I asked to get it removed, so that I could walk around and get out of bed more freely. I certainly needed the catheter intially though. Also, my GI doctor just called to schedule a 4 week follow-up and she won't...

Thanks! Yes, I am an attorney, too! Surgery went well. It was Tuesday and I went home on Saturday. I had a little more surgery than expected. I had the ileocolectomy w/ no bag. What looked like Crohn's in my sigmoid colon, turned out to be a fistula. They repaired that. While it meant more...

Thanks for all of the responses. I am going to try to take things one day at a time and remember that once all of the healing is complete I'll be better than before. Re: the catheter, I don't know made me think about it. I had one with each of my c-sections, but I remembered having a...

Hello All, I am new to the forum. I was diagnosed w/ Crohn's 7 years ago, but I've probably had Crohn's for at least 16 years. I am about to have my first surgery next week. I have tons to do at home and at work to prepare, but I am so distracted thinking about what's ahead next week. This...