Entchen
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Hi all, it's Kelly writing with an update. I've been informed that I am "high as a kite" from the 100 mg of Demerol that I received a little while ago, so I'll try to keep this short and sensible.
I've now officially been diagnosed with Crohn's, definitely in the sigmoid and possible also in small intestines (because earlier tests pointed to this). The diagnosis was almost official before, but now I have my very own GI doc and he's confirmed it.
I've been given a prescription for Colazal, but was not given the meds tonight as my pharmacist is concerned that I will be allergic to it.
Prep was difficult but manageable, although it was by no means a complete prep, despite me drinking all 4 litres of the Colyte and switching to a liquid diet well in advance of the date when I had to do so. So we'll need to make adjustments next time.
The colonoscopy itself was incomplete. In fact, he hardly got anywhere at all, due to the colon being "too loopy and floppy" (GI doc's words). I was in massive amounts of pain until the procedure was aborted because the colonoscope simply could not move through the intestines (I was also manhandled by the nurse, who was trying to help massage the scope through!). He did manage to take 5 biopsies in the sigmoid before ending the procedure, however. What surprised me the most was that my shoulder seemed to hurt every bit as much as my stomach -- the pain just seemed to travel right up. I don't see it as a poor pain management approach, though, because they did what they could to get me through a difficult situation and I appreciate their efforts on my behalf.
The hospital has a new piece of equipment for colons like mine (he called it "caterpiller-like"), so we'll try that route if a future colonoscopy is indicated.
Funnily enough, it's not my stomach that hurts now (it feels fine at the moment) -- it's my hand, wrist, and lower arm! The first IV was poorly placed and caused my hand to go numb. The second attempt was a needle that went into the vein and right through the other side, too. The third attempt worked just fine, but now I have quite a bit of tenderness! It'll be fine by tomorrow, I'm sure.
GI doc seems like a great fit for me. He's an assistant professor at my alma mater and was very personable, making sure to listen to my questions and to be very respectful. I'll meet with him in about 6 weeks to discuss things further.
Thanks to all of you for the kind words of support, the information, and the reassurances.
:calmo:
I've now officially been diagnosed with Crohn's, definitely in the sigmoid and possible also in small intestines (because earlier tests pointed to this). The diagnosis was almost official before, but now I have my very own GI doc and he's confirmed it.
I've been given a prescription for Colazal, but was not given the meds tonight as my pharmacist is concerned that I will be allergic to it.
Prep was difficult but manageable, although it was by no means a complete prep, despite me drinking all 4 litres of the Colyte and switching to a liquid diet well in advance of the date when I had to do so. So we'll need to make adjustments next time.
The colonoscopy itself was incomplete. In fact, he hardly got anywhere at all, due to the colon being "too loopy and floppy" (GI doc's words). I was in massive amounts of pain until the procedure was aborted because the colonoscope simply could not move through the intestines (I was also manhandled by the nurse, who was trying to help massage the scope through!). He did manage to take 5 biopsies in the sigmoid before ending the procedure, however. What surprised me the most was that my shoulder seemed to hurt every bit as much as my stomach -- the pain just seemed to travel right up. I don't see it as a poor pain management approach, though, because they did what they could to get me through a difficult situation and I appreciate their efforts on my behalf.
The hospital has a new piece of equipment for colons like mine (he called it "caterpiller-like"), so we'll try that route if a future colonoscopy is indicated.
Funnily enough, it's not my stomach that hurts now (it feels fine at the moment) -- it's my hand, wrist, and lower arm! The first IV was poorly placed and caused my hand to go numb. The second attempt was a needle that went into the vein and right through the other side, too. The third attempt worked just fine, but now I have quite a bit of tenderness! It'll be fine by tomorrow, I'm sure.
GI doc seems like a great fit for me. He's an assistant professor at my alma mater and was very personable, making sure to listen to my questions and to be very respectful. I'll meet with him in about 6 weeks to discuss things further.
Thanks to all of you for the kind words of support, the information, and the reassurances.
:calmo:
