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  1. Trysha

    My first robotic surgery experience

    Robotic surgery seems to be like this….I had it two years running…first right side colon removed and the following year most of the left side. very neat incisions..fast recovery…I did have to stay in hospital for two weeks.. Hope everything continues well for you
  2. Trysha

    Has anyone ever experienced swooshing sound in their ears and do you know if it’s related to Crohns

    Maybe you let some fluid into your ear while bathing. could also be an ear infection….check it out with your doctor..it should not be happening
  3. Trysha

    Hi Carol Happy New Year How are things with you cheers trysha

    Hi Carol Happy New Year How are things with you cheers trysha
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  4. Trysha

    Hi....how are you

    Hi....how are you
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    Visually scope looks inflamed -biopsy normal

    Raised CRP is indicative of inflammation. Cte and Scope are indicating the presence of moderate to severe inflammation Sounds like UC....could also be one of the other inflammatory conditions.... The negative biopsy could be a result of sampling a negative area...this is why multiple biopsies...
  6. Trysha

    Not having it

    Hello MizzSarah, Sorry things are so poorly for you right now and hope for better things for you. Perhaps you should be talking to your family doctor or GI specialist about your current problems, there may be some help from them...perhaps a change of meds..... Hope you will make an appointment...
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    Vomiting Blood

    Hospitals can be lonely places especially at weekends. I have just been discharged after a scare...so i really feel for you. Are you receiving medications like proton pump inhibitors...very effective in the treatment of ulcers. It sounds like a high dose of prednisone that you are receiving...
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    Just looking for some advice

    It is a good idea to have a consult with a gastroenterologist and a little surprising that your family doctor did not suggest that I have had Hashimotos thyroiditis for thirty years and it is well. controlled with synthroid.....it preceded the crohns which started ten years ago. It is a bit...
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    Trouble Swallowing

    Trouble is that crohns is one of the sneakiest conditions to endure. Some doctors are miracle workers but in the end they are also people like ourselves and at times can be at a loss of knowing what next to do . Quite often they come up with something to help. Something to be thankful for.. Not...
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    Trouble Swallowing

    Its good to know whats going on even though we may not like the end result. As you say this is a rare area for crohns...although crohns can attack anywhere in the body. It is a relief to get diagnosed and treated....lets hope it will swiftly respond to treatment. Its good that you will have a...
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    Trouble Swallowing

    Perhaps you should check in with the GI...someone needs to investigate the problem. When i experienced esophageal narrowing the GI expanded it...worked very well and thats over a year ago. It all depends on the cause...but you should not let it continue....get the experts to investigate. So...
  12. Trysha

    Spots

    It might be time to check with his doctor......may be the begining of adverse reaction....
  13. Trysha

    VERY urgent, frequent BM’s

    A second opinion is definitely in order... I had this problem for just over four months....no help from the GI or GP. I asked my physiotherapist ..acupuncturist if he could help...he did the acupuncture and the misery of constant bathroom runs stopped same day very dramatically. Then symptoms...
  14. Trysha

    Does esophageal stricture correlate to intestinal stricture?

    The acupuncture needles are painless...and i have up to twenty + inserted at each session. I dont look while they are going in and in no time the physiotherapist/acupuncturist is finished. He frequently checks back ,asks questions sometimes adjust or twirl a particular needle depending on how i...
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    Does esophageal stricture correlate to intestinal stricture?

    I have colon and esophageal strictures...which did occur at the same time and were treated by the GI.last year This year the colon stricture was treated with balloon endoscopy ..it had reached a diameter of 1-2 mmms and was stretched to 15mm. The esophageal stricture has not (yet) returned. The...
  16. Trysha

    New here

    Hello Krushpin ...Welcome to the forum Hopefully you will find some help from fellow sufferers in these pages Its not easy being a chronie but sometimes it is helpful to share experiences and treatments with others. It is a depressing illness at times...but exercise and other outdoor activities...
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    Crohns journey and new meds.

    Hello Andrea ...you will soon be an old hand at injecting yourself..especially if it takes care of your symptoms.. Sometimes the thought is worse than the deed. Lets hope the treatment works swiftly for you and stops the disease process Hugs
  18. Trysha

    Methotrexate 25 mg

    Hello....hopefully by now you are feeling a little better Perhaps the nerves reacting to the drugs. It is difficult to say. Perhaps your June appointment with the GI will help to sort things out for you
  19. Trysha

    Sticky What to expect after surgery

    It is interesting to know that there is a grieving process with loss of organs It was very upsetting to me to lose half a colon and I could not understand why It was diseased ,no possible cure other than surgery but I was still asking the GI and the surgeons if they could do lesser surgery...
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    IBS news

    Medscape Medical News Mutations Linked to IBS, May Lead to Treatment Laurie Barclay, MD March 26, 2014 Editors' Recommendations IBS Drug Succeeds in Large Trials Ondansetron May Ease Irritable Bowel Symptoms Blood Test for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the Works Irritable...
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