Hello everyone, I am presently undiagnosed, but have my first appointment with a GI on Oct 12, and was told to expect a colonoscopy soon after.
Luckily, my primary Dr truly listens so when I finally had enough I went to her and she immediately took me seriously, told me she suspects Crohn's because of my symptoms and family history (Grandfather, Aunt, and 2 cousins) but that there is no way to know for sure without further tests.
I have had symptoms since 2012 but they were quite mild so I didn't start to take them seriously until this January. Not only was I having urgent diarrhea, but I also started to have pain. Different types all the time, dull and achy, stabbing, cramping, you name it I felt it. What I didn't realize until I started looking into the disease is that I've had other symptoms that I had no idea were related i.e: fatigue, joint paint, loss of appetite.....I always just swept those under the rug or made excuses, I always thought I was tired because I have 3 kids, but I now realize it's much more than that. So now, nearing the end of September I have had maybe a total of 3 weeks all year that I have felt normal and to be completely honest, I'm exhausted.....up all hours of the night in pain, constantly hungry but never wanting to eat, more hours in the bathroom than I care to admit. I feel like I am at the end of my rope. My husband is wonderful and does his best to understand, and helps as much as he can, but it's hard not to feel like a burden to everyone.
Wow, I went on a bit more than I intended, maybe I just needed to vent a bit. Anyways, I hope to have much more information after my appointment in October. Thank you for letting me vent, and I hope everyone is doing as well as we can.
Luckily, my primary Dr truly listens so when I finally had enough I went to her and she immediately took me seriously, told me she suspects Crohn's because of my symptoms and family history (Grandfather, Aunt, and 2 cousins) but that there is no way to know for sure without further tests.
I have had symptoms since 2012 but they were quite mild so I didn't start to take them seriously until this January. Not only was I having urgent diarrhea, but I also started to have pain. Different types all the time, dull and achy, stabbing, cramping, you name it I felt it. What I didn't realize until I started looking into the disease is that I've had other symptoms that I had no idea were related i.e: fatigue, joint paint, loss of appetite.....I always just swept those under the rug or made excuses, I always thought I was tired because I have 3 kids, but I now realize it's much more than that. So now, nearing the end of September I have had maybe a total of 3 weeks all year that I have felt normal and to be completely honest, I'm exhausted.....up all hours of the night in pain, constantly hungry but never wanting to eat, more hours in the bathroom than I care to admit. I feel like I am at the end of my rope. My husband is wonderful and does his best to understand, and helps as much as he can, but it's hard not to feel like a burden to everyone.
Wow, I went on a bit more than I intended, maybe I just needed to vent a bit. Anyways, I hope to have much more information after my appointment in October. Thank you for letting me vent, and I hope everyone is doing as well as we can.
