my story
The main page said to post stories, so here goes. I was diagnosed with Crohn's colitis just over six months ago. I had been having symptoms for six months before that. Let me give you the back story.
In January, 2007, I went to a family practice physician for a throat infection. It felt like I had strep or something like that. She tested me for strep, and that came back negative. She gave me prescriptions for my throat infection and said if it didn't get better, to come back. I went back four days later. She tried another prescription and said the same thing. I couldn't get in to see her, but I got in to see my normal physician. He drew blood, but only tested for mono. That came back negative. So now in February, I had gone back to him three times, and saw the first physician again twice. I was finally referred to an ear, nose, throat specialist and someone else for the erethema nodosum in my legs. (Did I mention that I couldn't walk really well either because I had that?) I was on at least 15 different doses of prednisone throughout the six months. Finally, I couldn't take it any more and I went to the hospital in June. The physician that was on call told me to take pepcid AC for my stomach pain and continue on the throat lozenges and cough suppresants. He also suggested that I take 800 Mg of asprin to help with the erythema nodosum.
I was at work one night, about to leave (I work nights) and I felt sick to my stomach. I went into the bathroom to throw up and I ended up going to the bathroom. It was blood.
So to make a gross story ungross. I had my fiance come and get me and take me to the hospital. The doctor knew right away what it was, so he started me on an asacol drip and gave me potassium. I was told that my symptoms were backwards and that it was no surprise that I had been wrongly diagnosed for six months. I had a colonoscopy and was out of the hospital in three days.
I feel like one of the lucky ones. I know that I could have been worse off, but I also know that it wasn't a situation that anyone wishes for either. My current GI doctor is awesome and he talked about taking my dosage of Asacol down a bit in the spring.
I have been able to do all the things that I need to do, include planning my wedding. When I was sick, we put it off and now we have been engaged longer than we were dating. We are going on vacation this summer and getting married next.
This forum is such a great outlet for any questions or concerns. I have been trying to find this sort of thing for six months. I can't make the support groups in my area because I work nights. Hopefully one of these days, I can do so.
Thanks for listening and if anyone has any suggestions, I am open for them.
The main page said to post stories, so here goes. I was diagnosed with Crohn's colitis just over six months ago. I had been having symptoms for six months before that. Let me give you the back story.
In January, 2007, I went to a family practice physician for a throat infection. It felt like I had strep or something like that. She tested me for strep, and that came back negative. She gave me prescriptions for my throat infection and said if it didn't get better, to come back. I went back four days later. She tried another prescription and said the same thing. I couldn't get in to see her, but I got in to see my normal physician. He drew blood, but only tested for mono. That came back negative. So now in February, I had gone back to him three times, and saw the first physician again twice. I was finally referred to an ear, nose, throat specialist and someone else for the erethema nodosum in my legs. (Did I mention that I couldn't walk really well either because I had that?) I was on at least 15 different doses of prednisone throughout the six months. Finally, I couldn't take it any more and I went to the hospital in June. The physician that was on call told me to take pepcid AC for my stomach pain and continue on the throat lozenges and cough suppresants. He also suggested that I take 800 Mg of asprin to help with the erythema nodosum.
I was at work one night, about to leave (I work nights) and I felt sick to my stomach. I went into the bathroom to throw up and I ended up going to the bathroom. It was blood.
So to make a gross story ungross. I had my fiance come and get me and take me to the hospital. The doctor knew right away what it was, so he started me on an asacol drip and gave me potassium. I was told that my symptoms were backwards and that it was no surprise that I had been wrongly diagnosed for six months. I had a colonoscopy and was out of the hospital in three days.
I feel like one of the lucky ones. I know that I could have been worse off, but I also know that it wasn't a situation that anyone wishes for either. My current GI doctor is awesome and he talked about taking my dosage of Asacol down a bit in the spring.
I have been able to do all the things that I need to do, include planning my wedding. When I was sick, we put it off and now we have been engaged longer than we were dating. We are going on vacation this summer and getting married next.
This forum is such a great outlet for any questions or concerns. I have been trying to find this sort of thing for six months. I can't make the support groups in my area because I work nights. Hopefully one of these days, I can do so.
Thanks for listening and if anyone has any suggestions, I am open for them.
