Before you say to me to ask my doctor... I am in the UK so I use the NHS, we don't have the luxury of just calling up a doctor and getting 2 minutes of their time, we need to wait 3-4 months each time to see our consultants and if you've had a test done that time can be way further extended, so I have to make use out of free online resources.
I'll recap the test results and we'll see what you can make of them. I had a blood test and it showed a raised WBC, specifically monocytes (this is a sign of chronic inflammation). My GP suspected IBD, so ordered a faecal calprotectin, the result was 1700. A few months later I had an upper and lower scope. The initial results of the colonoscopy was a normal colon and mild granulation of the terminal ileum (it looked like a tongue with the white gunky stuff on it). A few months later the biopsy results showed a normal terminal ileum, acute inflammation of the right colon. The surgeon who preformed the colonoscopy told me it could be a diagnosis of mild Crohn's. But the biposy results did not reveal a secure crohn's diagnosis. An MRI of the small bowel (MRE) was scheduled. I then had a repeat faecal calprotectin which had a result of 130. I just had the MRI today, I don't know anything apart from the scan being successful.
With all that info, say if the MRI was to be negative for anything, what would be the next step be?
I'll recap the test results and we'll see what you can make of them. I had a blood test and it showed a raised WBC, specifically monocytes (this is a sign of chronic inflammation). My GP suspected IBD, so ordered a faecal calprotectin, the result was 1700. A few months later I had an upper and lower scope. The initial results of the colonoscopy was a normal colon and mild granulation of the terminal ileum (it looked like a tongue with the white gunky stuff on it). A few months later the biopsy results showed a normal terminal ileum, acute inflammation of the right colon. The surgeon who preformed the colonoscopy told me it could be a diagnosis of mild Crohn's. But the biposy results did not reveal a secure crohn's diagnosis. An MRI of the small bowel (MRE) was scheduled. I then had a repeat faecal calprotectin which had a result of 130. I just had the MRI today, I don't know anything apart from the scan being successful.
With all that info, say if the MRI was to be negative for anything, what would be the next step be?