Well this all started last Saturday night. Ive had crohns since febuary and never had a flare. So late that night I woke up with terrible pain ( never woke up to pain before ever) in the upper part of my abdomen. Sunday morning the pain continued. (Easter) and I noticed I wasn't hungry from it. The back pain that I'd had since the previous Thursday also continued. I took 2 Tylenol And it helped me through until around 12 noon. Took two more and still continued to lay around at families house in pain.
I decided to call my GI dr the next morning if the pain continued. After calling them at 9 am in extreme pain, tired, starving and waiting to be pain free the receptionist informed me that the dr wasn't in the office and neither was a nurse??!? I was new to their office and after that I was pretty much done with them. I called my new GP who also has crohns ( a blessing from God) and she could get me in the next day. I laid in bed all day. Finally after heat and tylenol couldn't help the pain I reluctantly went to the E.R. My husband drove me around 5 pm and oh were we in for a surprise. We waited in the waiting room for about 10 hours. Around the wee hours of the morning we chose to try another ER. We walked right in. Within two hours we had pain meds a cat scan and excessive labs done.
Cat scan showed my regular crohns site, two minor ovarian cysts, and bloodwork showed that my lipase in my pancreas was elevated. From new steroid use (entocort).
Long story short next day the pain continued.
Returned to ER that evening for now excessive pain in my upper abdomen, chronic back pain, fever and vomiting.
Admitted and received dillotid
for pain.
Next day was told I had pancreatitis and new GI ordered a colonoscopy. I was not thrilled.as I knew I couldn't eat for 2 more days.
Colonoscopy showed minor tumor in my colon that they biopsied and extreme inflammation in my small bowel. Which I had not expected at all.
Now I am faced with a decision of remecade and humira. Any advice????
Still in hospital w morphine for pain.
I decided to call my GI dr the next morning if the pain continued. After calling them at 9 am in extreme pain, tired, starving and waiting to be pain free the receptionist informed me that the dr wasn't in the office and neither was a nurse??!? I was new to their office and after that I was pretty much done with them. I called my new GP who also has crohns ( a blessing from God) and she could get me in the next day. I laid in bed all day. Finally after heat and tylenol couldn't help the pain I reluctantly went to the E.R. My husband drove me around 5 pm and oh were we in for a surprise. We waited in the waiting room for about 10 hours. Around the wee hours of the morning we chose to try another ER. We walked right in. Within two hours we had pain meds a cat scan and excessive labs done.
Cat scan showed my regular crohns site, two minor ovarian cysts, and bloodwork showed that my lipase in my pancreas was elevated. From new steroid use (entocort).
Long story short next day the pain continued.
Returned to ER that evening for now excessive pain in my upper abdomen, chronic back pain, fever and vomiting.
Admitted and received dillotid
for pain. Next day was told I had pancreatitis and new GI ordered a colonoscopy. I was not thrilled.as I knew I couldn't eat for 2 more days.
Colonoscopy showed minor tumor in my colon that they biopsied and extreme inflammation in my small bowel. Which I had not expected at all.
Now I am faced with a decision of remecade and humira. Any advice????
Still in hospital w morphine for pain.
