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Hey Everyone,
My name is Kristen and I'm 16 years old. Ive had crohns disease for almost a whole year now and I'm still getting used to it. But for any of you who are just getting diagnosed.... Don't be afraid!!! Being a crohnie is not the worst thing that could ever happen to someone. I use to feel alone and just over-all depressed. Having crohns has changed my life in numerous ways. Some for the bad some for the good.
This is how I got diagnosed..... Its a pretty long story. It was may 10th and I came home from school not feeling well.. My tummy hurt and I was vomiting with a fever. So I had stayed home from school the next day and things took a turn for the worst. I literally felt like I was so sick that I couldn't even help myself. So my mom took me to our local hospital ER... They said they didn't know what was wrong... My blood work came back and my white blood cell count was very high but my levels were off and just not normal... I needed to be admitted into the hospital but they did not have a PEDS floor so I had to transfer to another local hospital.. I got to this new hospital and I had 3 CT scans done. They all said it was just some bad virus and I would be okay.. They released me.. Still vomiting, no bowel movements, fever, Abdominal pain, bad nausea, ect. I went home for two days and nothing got better it just kept getting worse so my mom took me to another local hospital ER there I did another CT..... The doctor came rushing in and said I needed a surgeon right away because I had several gallstones and my gallbladder needed to be removed immediately. The next day I saw my PCP and he referred me to a surgeon on may 18th they took my gallbladder. I did it outpatient. Surgery went fine and two days later I developed appendicitis. My appendixes had ruptured. But the surgeon who had done my gallbladder was out the country. So I was taken to another local hospital where I had my appendectomy. But things took a twist here. While in surgery my surgeon had found this fluid around my liver and in my abdominal cavity. I was put in PICU then They found out the fluid were TWO fatal infections known as CDEFF and parententitus(sorry if my spelling is wrong.) But I could have very easily died but I had an excellent team of doctors and nurses who got me through it all and also family and friends. But I soon started getting better than I finally got diagnosed with crohns. They also found out I have a blood clotting disorder known as DVT. which I currently have a new clot. The first one I had dissolved, Thankfully
I still have flare-ups about 2-2 1/2 months apart. Im still keeping hope that I reach remission and I know ONE day I WILL
For all new crohnies YOU CAN GET THROUGH IT... Keep hope faith & love
My name is Kristen and I'm 16 years old. Ive had crohns disease for almost a whole year now and I'm still getting used to it. But for any of you who are just getting diagnosed.... Don't be afraid!!! Being a crohnie is not the worst thing that could ever happen to someone. I use to feel alone and just over-all depressed. Having crohns has changed my life in numerous ways. Some for the bad some for the good.
This is how I got diagnosed..... Its a pretty long story. It was may 10th and I came home from school not feeling well.. My tummy hurt and I was vomiting with a fever. So I had stayed home from school the next day and things took a turn for the worst. I literally felt like I was so sick that I couldn't even help myself. So my mom took me to our local hospital ER... They said they didn't know what was wrong... My blood work came back and my white blood cell count was very high but my levels were off and just not normal... I needed to be admitted into the hospital but they did not have a PEDS floor so I had to transfer to another local hospital.. I got to this new hospital and I had 3 CT scans done. They all said it was just some bad virus and I would be okay.. They released me.. Still vomiting, no bowel movements, fever, Abdominal pain, bad nausea, ect. I went home for two days and nothing got better it just kept getting worse so my mom took me to another local hospital ER there I did another CT..... The doctor came rushing in and said I needed a surgeon right away because I had several gallstones and my gallbladder needed to be removed immediately. The next day I saw my PCP and he referred me to a surgeon on may 18th they took my gallbladder. I did it outpatient. Surgery went fine and two days later I developed appendicitis. My appendixes had ruptured. But the surgeon who had done my gallbladder was out the country. So I was taken to another local hospital where I had my appendectomy. But things took a twist here. While in surgery my surgeon had found this fluid around my liver and in my abdominal cavity. I was put in PICU then They found out the fluid were TWO fatal infections known as CDEFF and parententitus(sorry if my spelling is wrong.) But I could have very easily died but I had an excellent team of doctors and nurses who got me through it all and also family and friends. But I soon started getting better than I finally got diagnosed with crohns. They also found out I have a blood clotting disorder known as DVT. which I currently have a new clot. The first one I had dissolved, Thankfully
I still have flare-ups about 2-2 1/2 months apart. Im still keeping hope that I reach remission and I know ONE day I WILL
For all new crohnies YOU CAN GET THROUGH IT... Keep hope faith & love