hey all, well thought i'd introduce myself
Hi guys, well thought I'd introduce myself and explain what's made me gravitate to this sitte. well it all started a few months ago when i got the worst stomach pains of my life. i was eating dinner put my plate down and felt so achey then 30 mins later my stomach felt like it was going to explode and i endured it for an hour thinking it would go away, I had been taking codeine for pain and just though i'd constipated myself. but this pain was severe. Anyway i remember going to the hospital and having the worst stomach pains just crying and trying to go to the toilet but was constipated and the gas building up in my stomach was killing me (sorry if too graphic). Then out of nowhere the diahorrea started and it was severe. I got discharged from the hospital saying i had a gastro virus and to just rest abd i'd be fine. that's when the vomiting started and blood in my stool and i was readmitted with a suspected infection causing colitis and i was pretty sick a whole week, worst feeling ever. I lost my appetite for weeks and dropped 13kg (about 30 pound) in 4 weeks and then the doctors started talking about crohns but it was quickly dismissed as an infection and all i had was a post infection form of IBS even though a colonoscopy and biopsy suggested crohns. But when the fatigue got so bad i accidently crashed my car. My parents and doctor forced me to stay in hospital until they could find the source of the problem. nearly 2 weeks later in hospital after my 2nd colonoscopy in a month, i was diagnosed with mild-moderate crohns in the large bowel. Luckily i had no ulcers on the 2nd colonoscopy and hence less pain. unlike the first one where i had loads of inflammation and ulcers. Anyway been on Prednisolone and Sulfasalazine and various Pain medicines depending on my symptoms and have been going ok ever since. This all happened in the last few months and all seemed a bit surreal and couldn't quite understand what the hell is wrong. But in my case i'm not too worried at least when it happens now i know whats causing it. That's all i can cover now that i can think of. My only worry is being caught stuck somewhere in pain cause i know how sudden it can come on and wouldn't wish the agony of a "flare up" on my worst enemy. Anyway, Thanks for reading if you had. Feel free to comment if you want to.
Seeya, Tim
Hi guys, well thought I'd introduce myself and explain what's made me gravitate to this sitte. well it all started a few months ago when i got the worst stomach pains of my life. i was eating dinner put my plate down and felt so achey then 30 mins later my stomach felt like it was going to explode and i endured it for an hour thinking it would go away, I had been taking codeine for pain and just though i'd constipated myself. but this pain was severe. Anyway i remember going to the hospital and having the worst stomach pains just crying and trying to go to the toilet but was constipated and the gas building up in my stomach was killing me (sorry if too graphic). Then out of nowhere the diahorrea started and it was severe. I got discharged from the hospital saying i had a gastro virus and to just rest abd i'd be fine. that's when the vomiting started and blood in my stool and i was readmitted with a suspected infection causing colitis and i was pretty sick a whole week, worst feeling ever. I lost my appetite for weeks and dropped 13kg (about 30 pound) in 4 weeks and then the doctors started talking about crohns but it was quickly dismissed as an infection and all i had was a post infection form of IBS even though a colonoscopy and biopsy suggested crohns. But when the fatigue got so bad i accidently crashed my car. My parents and doctor forced me to stay in hospital until they could find the source of the problem. nearly 2 weeks later in hospital after my 2nd colonoscopy in a month, i was diagnosed with mild-moderate crohns in the large bowel. Luckily i had no ulcers on the 2nd colonoscopy and hence less pain. unlike the first one where i had loads of inflammation and ulcers. Anyway been on Prednisolone and Sulfasalazine and various Pain medicines depending on my symptoms and have been going ok ever since. This all happened in the last few months and all seemed a bit surreal and couldn't quite understand what the hell is wrong. But in my case i'm not too worried at least when it happens now i know whats causing it. That's all i can cover now that i can think of. My only worry is being caught stuck somewhere in pain cause i know how sudden it can come on and wouldn't wish the agony of a "flare up" on my worst enemy. Anyway, Thanks for reading if you had. Feel free to comment if you want to.
Seeya, Tim
. And i hope they do find some new treatment in any research they're doing over here in this country as it's only new to me but from what i've read about people who've had it for decades my heart really goes out to them. Where as i see it as at least it hit me at 24 instead of my teenage years like some people. The body is an interesting/complex machine and i'll never take it for granted again.
