Hello all,
My name is Randy and I have had stomach pains for as long as I can remember and seeing doctor after doctor I was diagnosed as lactose intolerant. That helped but I would still get the odd sharp pain. That was very tolerable so I lived with it, and visiting the rest room often was just part of my life.
In 2001, after a stressful semester of university I went home for Chrsitmas with severe pains, to the point where I couldn't walk. I went to the ER and was scheduled for surgery for an apendicitis. I woke up from surgery in severe pain with my stomach stapled shut. Surprise! It was not my appendix, but the doctor tells me I have Crohn's.
A fistula developed at the cut point and I was on TPN for 2 weeks to allow time to heal. It did not work...I had an ileostomy done for 3 months then reversed. That worked great and have been on Pentasa since with my Crohn's in remission.
Until last year during a routine colonoscopy they found a flare up. I am on Imurane and a suppository since they found polyps also in my anus.
However, I am symptom free, I have no pains, only some bloating when I eat certain foods but I expect that. Is anyone else in the same boat? I want to be back in remission because I hate the words flare up, but I feel no different.
Thanks for listening!
My name is Randy and I have had stomach pains for as long as I can remember and seeing doctor after doctor I was diagnosed as lactose intolerant. That helped but I would still get the odd sharp pain. That was very tolerable so I lived with it, and visiting the rest room often was just part of my life.
In 2001, after a stressful semester of university I went home for Chrsitmas with severe pains, to the point where I couldn't walk. I went to the ER and was scheduled for surgery for an apendicitis. I woke up from surgery in severe pain with my stomach stapled shut. Surprise! It was not my appendix, but the doctor tells me I have Crohn's.
A fistula developed at the cut point and I was on TPN for 2 weeks to allow time to heal. It did not work...I had an ileostomy done for 3 months then reversed. That worked great and have been on Pentasa since with my Crohn's in remission.
Until last year during a routine colonoscopy they found a flare up. I am on Imurane and a suppository since they found polyps also in my anus.
However, I am symptom free, I have no pains, only some bloating when I eat certain foods but I expect that. Is anyone else in the same boat? I want to be back in remission because I hate the words flare up, but I feel no different.
Thanks for listening!
