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my story 
Hey! My name is Candy, I'm 19, mid-last year I was taken into hospital with abdominal pain. Immediatly it was thought I was suffering an appedicitus and I was rushed into surgery. The pain was in my lower right abdomen and was truely painful.
After this spell in hospital, 8 weeks later, I was admitted again, with the same pain. I had a ultra-sound a CT scan, blood tests, the lot, and nothing was found.
I was then discharged, as the pain had subsided and I was feel better.
4 weeks later, I'm back again, same pain, no explanation. I was thrown around from pillar to post over 8 days, gyne wards, surgical wards, and finally the gastro ward.
"Has anyone in your family ever suffered with Crohns?"
Yes. Many of them. I was then told I'd need a Colonoscopy. It was to be done as an in-patient but I had a huge reaction to kleen-prep. I was violently sick. I was discharged and told I would be brought in as an out-patient.
Now... Well I'm currently led in bed doubled up in pain I am 2 weeks away from my colonoscopy (2 months after being discharged) and I went to the doctors today with a flair up in pain, I've been given painkillers for overnight, and told to go bck tomorrow first thing is I have a sleepless night again, so I can be sent and admitted to hospital.. So it looks like a trip to the hospital tomorrow, and time for my colonoscopy. Truely, I'm terrified, my mum has a horror story which hasn't helped, but I'm at the stage now where after an unnessisary operation and 5 weeks in hospital over the last 4 months, ill be glad to be treated!!
Hey! My name is Candy, I'm 19, mid-last year I was taken into hospital with abdominal pain. Immediatly it was thought I was suffering an appedicitus and I was rushed into surgery. The pain was in my lower right abdomen and was truely painful.
After this spell in hospital, 8 weeks later, I was admitted again, with the same pain. I had a ultra-sound a CT scan, blood tests, the lot, and nothing was found.
I was then discharged, as the pain had subsided and I was feel better.
4 weeks later, I'm back again, same pain, no explanation. I was thrown around from pillar to post over 8 days, gyne wards, surgical wards, and finally the gastro ward.
"Has anyone in your family ever suffered with Crohns?"
Yes. Many of them. I was then told I'd need a Colonoscopy. It was to be done as an in-patient but I had a huge reaction to kleen-prep. I was violently sick. I was discharged and told I would be brought in as an out-patient.
Now... Well I'm currently led in bed doubled up in pain
I am 2 weeks away from my colonoscopy (2 months after being discharged) and I went to the doctors today with a flair up in pain, I've been given painkillers for overnight, and told to go bck tomorrow first thing is I have a sleepless night again, so I can be sent and admitted to hospital.. So it looks like a trip to the hospital tomorrow, and time for my colonoscopy. Truely, I'm terrified, my mum has a horror story which hasn't helped, but I'm at the stage now where after an unnessisary operation and 5 weeks in hospital over the last 4 months, ill be glad to be treated!!
