Hi. My name is Amanda. I'm a 27 year old mom of 3. I've had stomach problems as long as I can remember. I used to get myself sent home from school when the stomach cramps would start. Used to drive my parents nuts. I think they really thought I just didn't want to use the bathroom at school. I was always paranoid about having accidents, especially after it actually happened at school once. In like 9th grade. Kids can be mean haha. Anyway, I guess I had dealt with it so long I really didn't realize it wasn't normal to feel this way.
Early this year things got worse. I ended up at the ER twice this last February in excruciating pain. I was admitted the second time after passing out on my bathroom floor. They took me for exploratory abdominal surgery where they ended up taking out my appendix and Fallopian tubes trying to find my source of pain. After spending 8 days in the hospital recovering from that I was told they couldn't help me and to get a PCP. I wasn't officially diagnosed with Crohn's disease until May when I had my first colonoscopy and upper endoscopy with the GI my new PCP sent me to.
My Crohn's seems to mostly affect my stomach and small intestines. I just found out I have some new ulcers in the beginning of my small intestine. I'm currently taking prednisone, nexium, and hyoscyamine. They don't seem to do a whole lot to combat the nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. I'm right at the start of another flair waiting to hear back from my PCP and GI on what we are doing next. I don't seem to be able to eat very much at the moment. Everything I eat seems to make me sick. I've lost 60 lbs so far this year. I'm frustrated, and feel a bit alone. It's hard to talk to people that can't understand, so I am looking forward to getting to know some of you.
Early this year things got worse. I ended up at the ER twice this last February in excruciating pain. I was admitted the second time after passing out on my bathroom floor. They took me for exploratory abdominal surgery where they ended up taking out my appendix and Fallopian tubes trying to find my source of pain. After spending 8 days in the hospital recovering from that I was told they couldn't help me and to get a PCP. I wasn't officially diagnosed with Crohn's disease until May when I had my first colonoscopy and upper endoscopy with the GI my new PCP sent me to.
My Crohn's seems to mostly affect my stomach and small intestines. I just found out I have some new ulcers in the beginning of my small intestine. I'm currently taking prednisone, nexium, and hyoscyamine. They don't seem to do a whole lot to combat the nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. I'm right at the start of another flair waiting to hear back from my PCP and GI on what we are doing next. I don't seem to be able to eat very much at the moment. Everything I eat seems to make me sick. I've lost 60 lbs so far this year. I'm frustrated, and feel a bit alone. It's hard to talk to people that can't understand, so I am looking forward to getting to know some of you.
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