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  1. HARVinTX

    Had a salad for the first time in years

    I had my first salad (turkey cobb) in several years. I am 4 weeks post-op today and had the salad over 36 hours ago and had no issues. Bye bye stricture and hello vegetables :-)
  2. HARVinTX

    Surgery: 36 hours and counting...

    I'm 36 hours out from reporting for admission for a small bowel resection. I know how it's going to start but not what I am going to wake up to. My first resection in 2002 was a large bowel resection and although seemingly straight forward it was a miserable experience with a good outcome. Now...
  3. HARVinTX

    Next Steps...

    I didn't know how to title my thread. Nor did I know who to reach out too. I saw my GI today and he had refer me to surgery. I knew it was coming. After 23 years with Crohns you know it's coming. But I'm not sure that make it any easier. It's only going to be my 2nd surgery but the 1st one was...
  4. HARVinTX

    On vacation and spent the day in pain

    My vent....Flew out today on vacation. Suffered most of the travel in pain and so far most of the evening. That's what I get for adding a few pieces of onion to a small burger yesterday. I was running around and needed (strike that...wanted) a quick bite to eat. What a knucklehead. Anyway it...
  5. HARVinTX

    Just soiled myself

    Was diagnosed 21 years ago with Crohn's and just soiled myself. It happens 2-3 times a year. So fed up!! It's fine when I am alone and can "just deal with it" but my partner does the laundry and I hate those questions "what happened?" Yes I wash up my garment but he can still figure out...
  6. HARVinTX

    Bummed...

    Hey Crohnies: I've been turning to the forum for support since my most recent obstruction 10SEP12 (although my posts until now have been in support of others and that was personally supportive) but today was an awakening. 6th obstruction in 3 yrs. Me: CD since 1991. Resected 2002. Failed...
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