Hello all
so im a 24 yr old female who was diagnosed with crohns at 19.... I have been through such a rollercoaster..last year in july I had 40cm of my ileum removed and I had a perianal abscess which required surgery to put a seton in... I had a little drainage happening but I was manageable but I was secretely loathing the thing as no one wants some piece of plastic hanging from their ass it feels domaralising and unnatural... maybe a month ago the seton came out by itself... and iv started to notice a foul smelling discharge now coming from my vagina... at first I thought it was thrush as I have had re-occurring problems with this for a year now but now im starting to think its a rectovaginal fistula... im almost at breaking point im so over this im already on infliximan/remicade... all the other drugs didn't do anything and im just not dealing well at all im isolating myself at home I don't want to go to school or go anywhere... I have read posts and its just seems that drugs and surgery are not helping many people and if they are its only short term I want a cure I don't want short term solutions which are causing more side effects and I don't even know what the long term effect of taking infliximab is but supressing the immune system permanently sounds Ludacris to me... just needed to get this out as if anyone will understand its the people on this site... cheers
so im a 24 yr old female who was diagnosed with crohns at 19.... I have been through such a rollercoaster..last year in july I had 40cm of my ileum removed and I had a perianal abscess which required surgery to put a seton in... I had a little drainage happening but I was manageable but I was secretely loathing the thing as no one wants some piece of plastic hanging from their ass it feels domaralising and unnatural... maybe a month ago the seton came out by itself... and iv started to notice a foul smelling discharge now coming from my vagina... at first I thought it was thrush as I have had re-occurring problems with this for a year now but now im starting to think its a rectovaginal fistula... im almost at breaking point im so over this im already on infliximan/remicade... all the other drugs didn't do anything and im just not dealing well at all im isolating myself at home I don't want to go to school or go anywhere... I have read posts and its just seems that drugs and surgery are not helping many people and if they are its only short term I want a cure I don't want short term solutions which are causing more side effects and I don't even know what the long term effect of taking infliximab is but supressing the immune system permanently sounds Ludacris to me... just needed to get this out as if anyone will understand its the people on this site... cheers