Hello
My name is Mischelle and I was diagnosed with Crohns 3 years ago. Went in for a regular checkup with my Dr. and mentioned symptoms I was having, they immediately sent me to a GI Dr. A week after our first meeting I had a colonoscopy which was kinda scary being that it was so rushed and I was told little about what was going on. The procedure lasted almost 2 hrs which had my husband worried because he was told 30 min to an hr. While the Dr was doing the procedure he found a lot of polups and one big one which he carefully removed for looking at. I remember waking up during the procedure and hearing a little talking plus looking at the screen, then was given more med to knock me out again. In the recovery room i waited with my husband and the Dr came in to let us know his findings. He told us about the mass he removed and that I did indeed have Crohns. We talked briefly and left. The next day I was in pain and called him up. He figured I would be and gave me some pain meds plus antibiotics. I saw him a week later and started on predison (for 3 months) and Asacol (forever).
Here is is 3 years later, during that time I had a bouncy baby boy and my symptoms went away all through pregnancy and a year later. I did have to stop my medication to nurse my son so that didn't help it from staying away. A month ago I called up my GI Dr and made an appointment because I was having stomach pains again (hadn't seen him in 2 yrs). He checked the upper part of my intestine etc. and found nothing wrong, then says he knows i'm in pain and sent me in for an ultrasound. Turns out my gallbladder was full of stones. 4 weeks ago I had surgery to remove it and was doing fine till last week and my Crohns symptoms returned. I'm now having pain in my stomach, hot flashes and frequent bathroom runs. I'm not sure if it is all related to the gallbladder removal or i'm out of remission. Any helpful advice would be welcomed and appreciated.
My name is Mischelle and I was diagnosed with Crohns 3 years ago. Went in for a regular checkup with my Dr. and mentioned symptoms I was having, they immediately sent me to a GI Dr. A week after our first meeting I had a colonoscopy which was kinda scary being that it was so rushed and I was told little about what was going on. The procedure lasted almost 2 hrs which had my husband worried because he was told 30 min to an hr. While the Dr was doing the procedure he found a lot of polups and one big one which he carefully removed for looking at. I remember waking up during the procedure and hearing a little talking plus looking at the screen, then was given more med to knock me out again. In the recovery room i waited with my husband and the Dr came in to let us know his findings. He told us about the mass he removed and that I did indeed have Crohns. We talked briefly and left. The next day I was in pain and called him up. He figured I would be and gave me some pain meds plus antibiotics. I saw him a week later and started on predison (for 3 months) and Asacol (forever).
Here is is 3 years later, during that time I had a bouncy baby boy and my symptoms went away all through pregnancy and a year later. I did have to stop my medication to nurse my son so that didn't help it from staying away. A month ago I called up my GI Dr and made an appointment because I was having stomach pains again (hadn't seen him in 2 yrs). He checked the upper part of my intestine etc. and found nothing wrong, then says he knows i'm in pain and sent me in for an ultrasound. Turns out my gallbladder was full of stones. 4 weeks ago I had surgery to remove it and was doing fine till last week and my Crohns symptoms returned. I'm now having pain in my stomach, hot flashes and frequent bathroom runs. I'm not sure if it is all related to the gallbladder removal or i'm out of remission. Any helpful advice would be welcomed and appreciated.