Hello all. I'm 33 years old. Yesterday was my birthday. I wish I could be happier but I'm not. About a week and a half ago I noticed blood in my stool. Alarmed I did not go into work the next day (or since...). Then the diarrhea started. I had almost persistent diarrhea for a week. I've always had bouts of it, for years but this was especially bad and concerning. My bowels have for years made loud rumbling noises to the point of being audible in the classroom or at work. Some things like milk make it worse. I also have been experiencing deteriorating dental health in recent years.
So I went to the hospital and they took blood and urine. They said everything looked ok and to see the family doctor. The next day I did and he wondered why they didnt order and ultrasound. So I went around the block and had one done. As I'm leaving the doctor phones me and tells me to come back up. This was not a good sign. They had faxed over the results and it appeared that I had some kind of formation on my right kidney. So I immediately went to the hospital for a CT scan. Thankfully it came back negative. What they thought was a tumor was scaring from who knows what.
So they sent me to another doctor for a colonoscopy. I went and saw her today. As of the last 2 days my diarrhea and bloated feeling have subsided. We booked an appointment for March (!!!). Tonight the diarrhea has returned. I'm calling them tomorrow to see if they have any closer openings as my anxiety level is through the roof. I cannot sleep and quite frankly I'm scared. I dont know if what I have is crohns but it sure seems like it.
I dont know what to do. I just needed to talk (write) to someone. I feel embarrassed talking to friends about this. I'm really in a rough place right now. All my symptons point to crohns. I cannot wait 2 more months to know.
I'm scared.
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So I went to the hospital and they took blood and urine. They said everything looked ok and to see the family doctor. The next day I did and he wondered why they didnt order and ultrasound. So I went around the block and had one done. As I'm leaving the doctor phones me and tells me to come back up. This was not a good sign. They had faxed over the results and it appeared that I had some kind of formation on my right kidney. So I immediately went to the hospital for a CT scan. Thankfully it came back negative. What they thought was a tumor was scaring from who knows what.
So they sent me to another doctor for a colonoscopy. I went and saw her today. As of the last 2 days my diarrhea and bloated feeling have subsided. We booked an appointment for March (!!!). Tonight the diarrhea has returned. I'm calling them tomorrow to see if they have any closer openings as my anxiety level is through the roof. I cannot sleep and quite frankly I'm scared. I dont know if what I have is crohns but it sure seems like it.
I dont know what to do. I just needed to talk (write) to someone. I feel embarrassed talking to friends about this. I'm really in a rough place right now. All my symptons point to crohns. I cannot wait 2 more months to know.
I'm scared.
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