Colonoscopy results/questions

[ssttpp]

Hi everyone,

I have a few questions. As I've mentioned before, I'd had IBS symptoms for years but was never diagnosed with Crohn's or anything else. Recently, I had a strange skin lesion and my dermatologist recommended that I see a GI and get tested for Crohn's. I had my colonoscopy on Wednesday and the doctor said it looked absolutely normal.

Here are my questions: has anyone ever been diagnosed with Crohn's after having a normal colonoscopy? I haven't gotten the biopsies back yet but my doctor suspects that they will be normal. She wants to me to come in next week for a small bowel xray. I don't really want to go but I guess I need to. Basically, I'm asking how likely it would be that my colon would be normal but the xray would show something?

Thanks!

 

[Jennifer]

Just posted complications of a scope in another thread and I think this part may pertain to you.

# Although colonoscopy is the best test to examine the colon, it is possible for even the most skilled doctors to miss or overlook an abnormal area in the colon.
http://www.uptodate.com/patients/content/topic.do?topicKey=~TwdJF2b.OGhbjV

It's possible that the x-ray will show something. Better to be safe than sorry. Good luck!

 

[Rebecca85]

A colonoscopy can only look at the colon and the end of your small intestine. I guess they are now checking the rest of your digestive system. So you could still have Crohn's in a different part.