Hi All....I'm Sarah. I have looked through the website before and decided today to join. Every thread that I have read on here everyone seems so nice and helpful and frankly, that is what I am looking for.
A little bit about myself....I was diagnosed December 7, 2006 (I will never forget it). I was attending college and had been sick for a few weeks prior. After collapsing on my dorm room floor, my roommate took me to the hospital. I was sure it was my appendix, but after a while a surgeon came in and asked if I had ever heard of Crohn's Disease and I said yes, my mother has it. I was in the hospital for over two weeks and it was hellish being that sick and far away from home. It seriously scarred me for life. I was put on Pentasa and Remicade, but after a while I developed an anaphylatic reaction to the Rem. Fast forward two years of being healthy, I got sick again but this time at home. Two week stint in the hospital again led me to a new GI DR in my hometown. He suggest Humira and stay on the Pentasa. And I was ok (on and off) for a few years until this year.....this year has been terrible for my Crohn's. After being in and out of the hospital recently I was admitted to the ER and scheduled to have a small bowel resectioning a few days later (May 24). All went well with the surgery (about a foot taken out, no bag required, up and moving around and eating soft foods).
Honestly, even though I feel ok and am so thankful that my surgery went well.....I'm more scared of my Crohn's now than I was before. When I was first diagnosed I was really depressed. It's easier now bc I have my mom who has had resectioning done too (1992) and she knows all about what I'm going through, but sometimes you need others...
Anyway this is a heck of a lot longer than I had anticipated. I hope every one out there is in good spirits and enjoying life.
Thanks in advance for future support and advice. :ysmile:
-Sare
A little bit about myself....I was diagnosed December 7, 2006 (I will never forget it). I was attending college and had been sick for a few weeks prior. After collapsing on my dorm room floor, my roommate took me to the hospital. I was sure it was my appendix, but after a while a surgeon came in and asked if I had ever heard of Crohn's Disease and I said yes, my mother has it. I was in the hospital for over two weeks and it was hellish being that sick and far away from home. It seriously scarred me for life. I was put on Pentasa and Remicade, but after a while I developed an anaphylatic reaction to the Rem. Fast forward two years of being healthy, I got sick again but this time at home. Two week stint in the hospital again led me to a new GI DR in my hometown. He suggest Humira and stay on the Pentasa. And I was ok (on and off) for a few years until this year.....this year has been terrible for my Crohn's. After being in and out of the hospital recently I was admitted to the ER and scheduled to have a small bowel resectioning a few days later (May 24). All went well with the surgery (about a foot taken out, no bag required, up and moving around and eating soft foods).
Honestly, even though I feel ok and am so thankful that my surgery went well.....I'm more scared of my Crohn's now than I was before. When I was first diagnosed I was really depressed. It's easier now bc I have my mom who has had resectioning done too (1992) and she knows all about what I'm going through, but sometimes you need others...
Anyway this is a heck of a lot longer than I had anticipated. I hope every one out there is in good spirits and enjoying life.
Thanks in advance for future support and advice. :ysmile:
-Sare