my story
how are you all ? I am so happy to know that I am not only in the world. After reading some of the stories I have got loads of courage to fight with this disease.
I have always been very healthy and and quite keep about my career. Used to work out 5 days a week and no drinking and smoking habit. I was on my way to become medical representative after finishing my masters. I remember a day I had a lump on my left buttock in april 2009. the lump was discharging with quite a loads of pus and it was very painful. i was loosing my weight and was feeling very weak. Dr just thought that I have got abscess it needs to be drained out. Finally my dad made up his mind and brought me to india for better treatment as it took 6 months for dr to get my surgery done.
I was diagnosed with extra pulmonary Tuberculosis. That was quite shocking for everyone and got absolutely messed. After operation I was given long term medication. Got back to UK after having my operation done.
While I was on TB medication I started having rectal bleeding and going to loo quite a few times in a day. Again I went to see GP and GP kept telling me that i have got nothing but piles and fissure it will be cured after finishing my medication of tuberculosis as they thought it could be a side effect of TB medication. i bare all this problems for more than 8 months and again I kept loosing my weight and finally one day i got faint in toilet.
Again I went to india for better treatment and where I got diagnosed with proctitis afecting six inches of my colon. I was given asacol, steroids and vitamin tablets. but still did not feel better. after going thought colonoscopy 9 times they could figure out i can be having UC or chron's disease. it's still not clear yet.
I started to fallow strict diet. no more oily food, or dairy products.. and trying to eat healthy food all the time. Right now i am going to toilet about 5-6 times a day where i used to go for 10-15 times a day. it bleeds about once a week. Have not put on any weight but the good thing is i am not feeling very weak. hoping to get better and still feeling that i will be cured one day though it is not possible but dont know have got feeling that i will get completely cure.
beacause of light threatening asthmatic attack, extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and chron's disease i have lost 2 important years of my career. would have been professional medical representative if i didnt have these problems and would have had my own house. Right now I am struggling to get even part time job.
still waiting for a miracle that cures me completely. :tongue:
how are you all ? I am so happy to know that I am not only in the world. After reading some of the stories I have got loads of courage to fight with this disease.
I have always been very healthy and and quite keep about my career. Used to work out 5 days a week and no drinking and smoking habit. I was on my way to become medical representative after finishing my masters. I remember a day I had a lump on my left buttock in april 2009. the lump was discharging with quite a loads of pus and it was very painful. i was loosing my weight and was feeling very weak. Dr just thought that I have got abscess it needs to be drained out. Finally my dad made up his mind and brought me to india for better treatment as it took 6 months for dr to get my surgery done.
I was diagnosed with extra pulmonary Tuberculosis. That was quite shocking for everyone and got absolutely messed. After operation I was given long term medication. Got back to UK after having my operation done.
While I was on TB medication I started having rectal bleeding and going to loo quite a few times in a day. Again I went to see GP and GP kept telling me that i have got nothing but piles and fissure it will be cured after finishing my medication of tuberculosis as they thought it could be a side effect of TB medication. i bare all this problems for more than 8 months and again I kept loosing my weight and finally one day i got faint in toilet.
Again I went to india for better treatment and where I got diagnosed with proctitis afecting six inches of my colon. I was given asacol, steroids and vitamin tablets. but still did not feel better. after going thought colonoscopy 9 times they could figure out i can be having UC or chron's disease. it's still not clear yet.
I started to fallow strict diet. no more oily food, or dairy products.. and trying to eat healthy food all the time. Right now i am going to toilet about 5-6 times a day where i used to go for 10-15 times a day. it bleeds about once a week. Have not put on any weight but the good thing is i am not feeling very weak. hoping to get better and still feeling that i will be cured one day though it is not possible but dont know have got feeling that i will get completely cure.
beacause of light threatening asthmatic attack, extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and chron's disease i have lost 2 important years of my career. would have been professional medical representative if i didnt have these problems and would have had my own house. Right now I am struggling to get even part time job.
still waiting for a miracle that cures me completely. :tongue: