Hi guys! I am going to see a surgeon on Tuesday (27th) for bowel resection in the terminal ileum. I am just curious of what to expect with this surgery. I am pretty sure that since I have had many other abdominal surgeries, I will not be a candidate for laparoscopy. I am wondering if they do a colonoscopy before the procedure to make sure they know what they are taking out, etc. I haven't had a colonoscopy since December 2009 and since that time have been on Cimzia, Humira and Entocort. The CT scan that I had done recently did still reveal bowel wall thickening in the terminal ileum, so that is why I'm being referred to a surgeon...I'm just curious how the surgeon knows what areas to take out and will there be other areas (I had some ulcerations in the transverse colon and cecum on my last colonoscopy). Just curious what others experiences were.
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