Hey folks.....I was on this forum a couple years ago when all my problems started......September '09 it started with excruciating abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea, vomiting, the works. I was off work for 6 months trying to get in with specialists, and then waiting for some sort of diagnosis...I saw a specialist in January '10, he was initially convinced by all my symptoms and family history (Mother had Crohns, grandmother has UC) that it was crohns. He did a colonoscopy and found ulcers, biopsies showed chronic inflammation, inconclusive for CD or UC. He said that whatever it was it wasn't bad enough to treat...I disagreed, and asked for a second opinion.
In the meantime, my GP put me on prednisone, which worked wonders...then I got pregnant (It's amazing when you feel better after being sick for so long...) Things were generally good throughout my pregnancy, and I got so occupied with buying a house, moving, and getting set up for my daughter, then life with her once she was here, and I almost forgot things had ever been so bad. Once my daughter was about 6m old though, she stopped breastfeeding as much, and the diarrhea returned. So, I headed to my new GI to see what she could do for me. She did a colonoscopy and didn't see anything, however again, the biopsies showed chronic inflammation. She wasn't ready to make a diagnosis, and ran a few other tests....A breath test of some sort, i'm waiting for an MRI, and an Endoscopy...Showed redness in my esophagus, so she upped my Pariet. That was about....3 months ago?
Fast forward to about 3 weeks ago, I had a really bad night...vomiting, diarrhea, cramping, white knuckling it in the bathroom, I thought it was back. Spent the day on the couch, and things settled, and I forgot about it. Then Monday it hit.
Horrible pain, vomited just once, and diarrhea for about 24 hours. I immediately went on a clear fluid diet, and the d. stopped, however the pain is still there. I can't explain it, just an awful feeling in my lower abd. I went to my GP who is convinced it is crohns and she started Flagyl, and tomorrow (Monday) I see my GI. I'm really so very frustrated this has taken so long, and that they are unwilling to even just treat the inflammation they know is there....Hopefully with this current flare they will run another colonoscopy, maybe get me in for an emergency MRI, and see what the heck is going on. Anyways....Thanks for listening...
In the meantime, my GP put me on prednisone, which worked wonders...then I got pregnant (It's amazing when you feel better after being sick for so long...) Things were generally good throughout my pregnancy, and I got so occupied with buying a house, moving, and getting set up for my daughter, then life with her once she was here, and I almost forgot things had ever been so bad. Once my daughter was about 6m old though, she stopped breastfeeding as much, and the diarrhea returned. So, I headed to my new GI to see what she could do for me. She did a colonoscopy and didn't see anything, however again, the biopsies showed chronic inflammation. She wasn't ready to make a diagnosis, and ran a few other tests....A breath test of some sort, i'm waiting for an MRI, and an Endoscopy...Showed redness in my esophagus, so she upped my Pariet. That was about....3 months ago?
Fast forward to about 3 weeks ago, I had a really bad night...vomiting, diarrhea, cramping, white knuckling it in the bathroom, I thought it was back. Spent the day on the couch, and things settled, and I forgot about it. Then Monday it hit.
Horrible pain, vomited just once, and diarrhea for about 24 hours. I immediately went on a clear fluid diet, and the d. stopped, however the pain is still there. I can't explain it, just an awful feeling in my lower abd. I went to my GP who is convinced it is crohns and she started Flagyl, and tomorrow (Monday) I see my GI. I'm really so very frustrated this has taken so long, and that they are unwilling to even just treat the inflammation they know is there....Hopefully with this current flare they will run another colonoscopy, maybe get me in for an emergency MRI, and see what the heck is going on. Anyways....Thanks for listening...
