Hi, as the title says I had my colonosocopy yday. Something that I never ever want to have again, I found it almost unbearable and felt like it was coming out through my stomach!!
Anyway, the reason for me having it done was, back in March I was in hospital for 12 days as I was experiencing stomach pain, bloating and nausea (all the same symptoms had last year but they couldn't find out what was wrong). Blood tests showed crp at 139 and ultrasound showed fluid around appendix. They then preformed keyhole surgery to put a camera in my stomach to look at the appendix. Appendix was fine, but it showed thickening of the bowel wall and inflammation (terminal ileum). I then had a Ct scan with contrast which showed the same.
They diagnosed me with probable Crohns Disease, but stressed they couldn't give confirmation until they had biopsy samples. Hence the colonosocopy.....
The results from yday??? Large bowel completely disease free, after many attempts managed to get glimpses into the terminal ileum and could see NO inflammation. Didn't manage to get any photos or biopsies of the terminal ileum.
I now have to wait for appointment with my GI.
What does this all mean?? Do I not have crohns? What else could have caused the thickening of the bowel wall that they saw in surgery and mri??
I felt utterly deflated yday. I cried when they said they couldn't see anything and told them I felt like it was a complete waste of time going through all of it.
Sorry for the long post....
Forgot to say they put me on a 5 week course of prednisolone when they discharged me from hospital in march
Anyway, the reason for me having it done was, back in March I was in hospital for 12 days as I was experiencing stomach pain, bloating and nausea (all the same symptoms had last year but they couldn't find out what was wrong). Blood tests showed crp at 139 and ultrasound showed fluid around appendix. They then preformed keyhole surgery to put a camera in my stomach to look at the appendix. Appendix was fine, but it showed thickening of the bowel wall and inflammation (terminal ileum). I then had a Ct scan with contrast which showed the same.
They diagnosed me with probable Crohns Disease, but stressed they couldn't give confirmation until they had biopsy samples. Hence the colonosocopy.....
The results from yday??? Large bowel completely disease free, after many attempts managed to get glimpses into the terminal ileum and could see NO inflammation. Didn't manage to get any photos or biopsies of the terminal ileum.
I now have to wait for appointment with my GI.
What does this all mean?? Do I not have crohns? What else could have caused the thickening of the bowel wall that they saw in surgery and mri??
I felt utterly deflated yday. I cried when they said they couldn't see anything and told them I felt like it was a complete waste of time going through all of it.
Sorry for the long post....
Forgot to say they put me on a 5 week course of prednisolone when they discharged me from hospital in march
