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From what I understand a transplant is the end of the line option!

I'm doing ok at the moment, surgery was in July, and no, I haven't yet discussed it with them, it's been something that has started to niggle after the last surgery, there was some confusion about how much was actually left, much less than the Consultant thought!

Thanks for the links, rather than short bowel, my worry was that it would eventually all have to go because of damage, or would they leave it and switch me over to liquid food, and then if the strictures became so bad that there was no way through, what happens then?

Mine is also a shadow of its former self!

Thank you for your replies, I was worried as to what would become of me. I appreciate it won't necessarily be the easiest life, but I will still have one.

I have had three operations in the last four years to remove parts of my small intestines (I was diagnosed 6 months before the first surgery). I now have approx 6 feet left. From this I understand that any further operations will have a greater impact on my life. Can we survive without small...

Make sure you have your bloods tests, I am still fairly new to all of this and stupidly thought that this was something the hospital took care of. There is generally a 3 week limit as to whether you can tolerate it or not, had I had a blood test at 2 weeks then maybe the subsequent problems I...

This is part of the information I've received in a copy of a letter to my Doctor. I think it means that on one of the resections carried out earlier this year, on the join, I have, well I know what an abcess is and I know what an ulcer is, so would this be deep ulcers? Can anyone help...