Hi,
I live in Manchester, UK have had Crohns since the age of 11, I am now 25. I had an extended right hemi-colectomy in 2004 and fistula formation followed so had surgery to deal with this in 2005. Recently (within last 2 months or so) I've been suffering with severe right lower abdominal pain as well as generalised pain acorss my lower abdomen but not as severe as the right. I was admitted to hospital Thursday AM 16th Feb (had been to A&E the month before but the doctor sent me home with an ultrasound booked for 1 month later-on 22nd feb 2012 with suspected ovarian cyst). The pain subsided within a week or so and then reared its angry head again around Monday 13th Feb. So during hospital stay had numerous doctors come ask me questions and I have now been let home and I am having the ultrasound as originally booked on Wednesday. The consultant I am under for my crohns came to see me on the ward and he is pretty sure it is adhesions not ovarian cyst and now he considers the ultrasound just to be to rule out gynaecological problems. I am to see him 1 week after the ultrasound in his clinic. I have been left with a lot of questions about this and I feel 2 weeks of questioning in my head is going to drive me crazy. All I want to know is what is the treatment for this? Are there positive outcomes or is my life going to be negatively impacted on from all of this from now on? I am in my last 3 months of my university degree and I have a 10 week clinical placement to face in March, right now I am feeling nowhere near enthusiastic and focused enough to complete this.
I live in Manchester, UK have had Crohns since the age of 11, I am now 25. I had an extended right hemi-colectomy in 2004 and fistula formation followed so had surgery to deal with this in 2005. Recently (within last 2 months or so) I've been suffering with severe right lower abdominal pain as well as generalised pain acorss my lower abdomen but not as severe as the right. I was admitted to hospital Thursday AM 16th Feb (had been to A&E the month before but the doctor sent me home with an ultrasound booked for 1 month later-on 22nd feb 2012 with suspected ovarian cyst). The pain subsided within a week or so and then reared its angry head again around Monday 13th Feb. So during hospital stay had numerous doctors come ask me questions and I have now been let home and I am having the ultrasound as originally booked on Wednesday. The consultant I am under for my crohns came to see me on the ward and he is pretty sure it is adhesions not ovarian cyst and now he considers the ultrasound just to be to rule out gynaecological problems. I am to see him 1 week after the ultrasound in his clinic. I have been left with a lot of questions about this and I feel 2 weeks of questioning in my head is going to drive me crazy. All I want to know is what is the treatment for this? Are there positive outcomes or is my life going to be negatively impacted on from all of this from now on? I am in my last 3 months of my university degree and I have a 10 week clinical placement to face in March, right now I am feeling nowhere near enthusiastic and focused enough to complete this.
