Hello. My name is Tom. I'm 23, married with 2 beautiful daughters and currently undiagnosed. I have been having loose stools for 4 years or so and have recently been seeing mucus in it as well. Blood in the mucus only once. My dad and one sister have crohns. I'm going in for a colonoscopy on the 26th and i have to admit i am kind of nervous. Hopefully i haven't waited too long. My extremely stressful career inside the walls of a prison may have to change if stress can cause more flare ups.
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Will do. I believe they are taking biopsies because it has been so long.
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Welcome Tom and sorry to hear that your digestive system is giving you trouble. We have an undiagnosed club here with many others wondering what's wrong http://www.crohnsforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=75
I wish you the best of luck on your colonoscopy. Preparing for them is not fun but you need not worry about the exam. You are out cold and don't feel a thing. I usually wake up and ask when they are doing it only to find out it's over.
I wish you the best of luck on your colonoscopy. Preparing for them is not fun but you need not worry about the exam. You are out cold and don't feel a thing. I usually wake up and ask when they are doing it only to find out it's over.
You'll all love this. I had called to change it two days after the appointment had been made. The next available appointment was tomorrow (jan 2nd). I got a confirmation call yesterday that lasted all of 18 seconds. I go all day yesterday and all day today and heard nothing more. I immediately sensed something wasn't right. I called tonight after I got off work and expressed my concern because....can anyone guess??
NO PREP INSTRUCTIONS!!!! :ybatty::ymad:
I was told to call tomorrow to reschedule. I will gladly do so...at a different hospital. If they can forget prep instructions, I don't want to risk them forgetting something while I'm sedated too!
NO PREP INSTRUCTIONS!!!! :ybatty::ymad:
I was told to call tomorrow to reschedule. I will gladly do so...at a different hospital. If they can forget prep instructions, I don't want to risk them forgetting something while I'm sedated too!