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http://www.crohnsforum.com/showthread.php?t=30720
Hi All
I don’t post here often however a brief history of my experience with crohns can be found in the link above.
I have a strictureplasty operation in September 2012 following about 2 years of partial obstructions and the symptoms that go along with it (mainly pain and bloating in the abdomen) – I had open surgery performed and I have a scar of about 10 inches on my lower abdomen. I had a superficial infection following the surgery and it took my wound about 15 weeks to fully close.
I was feeling amazing until the middle of December when I started to a mild pain in my lower right abdomen (my crohns is in my ileum) most days. Since the beginning of 2013 this has progressed into severe pain (some days), loose stools/diahorreha most days, mucus in stools and general tiredness.
I have been on varying doses of Azathioprine for 12 years, however i stopped taking this completely for 3 months after surgery in September on the advice of the surgeons. During my surgery no trace of inflamation/crohns was found to be present.
I saw my gastroentorologist this morning and he has put me on 9mg daily of Budesonide and I will be getting an MRI scan and colonoscopy within the next few weeks to try and diagnose more accurately.
What can I expect from Budesonide?
Do you think it sounds like i am having a flare or could my current symtoms be a complication of my surgery? I have not had a crohns flare for 11 years.
Many Thanks
Luke
Hi All
I don’t post here often however a brief history of my experience with crohns can be found in the link above.
I have a strictureplasty operation in September 2012 following about 2 years of partial obstructions and the symptoms that go along with it (mainly pain and bloating in the abdomen) – I had open surgery performed and I have a scar of about 10 inches on my lower abdomen. I had a superficial infection following the surgery and it took my wound about 15 weeks to fully close.
I was feeling amazing until the middle of December when I started to a mild pain in my lower right abdomen (my crohns is in my ileum) most days. Since the beginning of 2013 this has progressed into severe pain (some days), loose stools/diahorreha most days, mucus in stools and general tiredness.
I have been on varying doses of Azathioprine for 12 years, however i stopped taking this completely for 3 months after surgery in September on the advice of the surgeons. During my surgery no trace of inflamation/crohns was found to be present.
I saw my gastroentorologist this morning and he has put me on 9mg daily of Budesonide and I will be getting an MRI scan and colonoscopy within the next few weeks to try and diagnose more accurately.
What can I expect from Budesonide?
Do you think it sounds like i am having a flare or could my current symtoms be a complication of my surgery? I have not had a crohns flare for 11 years.
Many Thanks
Luke