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Kate - Good luck on your surgery. I too developed a fistula and then an infection earlier this year and reluctantly underwent surgery for a resection. Once I was recovered from the surgery I felt like a totally different guy, with no crohns I felt so much better...Now I wish I had done the...

Hi Dan, Thanks for the input. I actually was able to get a surgery date but then an infection bumped that up and I had a sm bowel resection on June 23rd. Unfortunately the anastamosis had a small leak and I went back in 7 days later for a temp illeostomy. I'm now scheduled for a takedown in...

Hi Dan, As a new stoma guy I've had the same problem trying to rush before 'old faithful' starts again. I just always try to change my flange during a morning shower and I usually don't have a problem. By getting everything ready before the shower it shouldn't take long to do the barrier wipe...

Hellow fellow crohnies, First time post, I was diagnosed 2 years ago and have been on Immuran and sometimes entecort. In Feb this year I developed a fistula and my gastro doc suggested I look at surgery or humira/remicade as he felt the immuran wasn't being effective. I decided to try Humira and...