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    Getting diagnosed properly in the uk!

    It is expensive, how expensive depends on we're you live and what consultant you see. Mine cost £189 but I was seen in two day instead of six weeks. At that stage I was in a bad way and willing to pay. Good news with the bloods:)
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    Getting diagnosed properly in the uk!

    Hi Solidsam, I am also from the uk and struggled greatly with GP's before eventually getting diagnosed. It does pay to be your own advocate. In hindsight I wish I had been more pushy. If you can afford it I would recommend going back to your GP and asking for a private referral for your first...
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    Favourite sayings or quotes

    Don't let the bottom fall out your world. Let the world fall out your bottom.
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    T Cell VACCINE for Crohns

    Interesting video, if he is right it would be the biggest "I told you so" ever.
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    Balance issues

    Did the ENT rule out Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo? I had this during and after a bad flare, maybe from being in bed in the same position for ages. I suffered for months with it before I saw the ENT doc. He gave me exercises to do similar to the epley maneuver which worked a treat:smile:.
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    FREAKING OUT about liver enzyme levels....

    Hi Michelle, I am sure it nothing to worry about I had a very similar experience recently. I am also on 6mp and started to have night sweats so went to my GI and had the bloods done to reveal my ALT was very high. My GI then tested me for hepatitis, I had three weeks of freaking out before...
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    IBS is not a diagnosis

    Yes if in doubt it's IBS or maybe just a virus! I know it's not always that easy for GP to diagnose Crohn's disease because of the way the disease can present itself but if a patient keeps returning it should flag up concerns. I was told I had IBS for five years before I was diagnosed. I believe...
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