Hi everyone I'm Jade, I was wondering if anyone could help and advice please,
It's all stated 2 years ago, I had intentionally lost weight and due to eating more fiber I began having urgent bowel movements but at the time though nothing of it, and just got on with it. Then 13th August 2016 I was admitted in hospital with a perinal abscess. I had emergency surgery to remove it. It then took until end of October to heal because of two infection and 3 weeks of antibiotics to help. Then from end of October I began having diarrhoea every bowel moment with agonising tummy pain and mucus. The pain is so bad i could climb the walls. When this happens I can be on the toilet anything from 2 hours up to 5. Its effecting my work and social life and my relationship as I never know when this is going to occur and avoid going out if I can. I have been going to the doctors a lot from then till now, but I was being fobbed off with all sorts. Theses same symptoms continued until early February this year. I had about 4 weeks break. During the break I went for a following up ultrasound from my op and they confirmed there was no fissure and everything had healed up nicely. After that break it occurred yet again but this time a lot worse. All the same symptoms as above accept now there's blood there aswell as mucus. And I'm also getting boil/abscess painful swelling around my bottom on my scar. There is pus coming from there on and off too. Yet again another visit to the doctor this time it was my doctor instead of locum. He requested a blood test. The test was done and the result came back, my white blood cells are high. Which I don't really understand what this means. I was told this yesterday and that I do need the camera test but the waiting list is atleast 6 months. Iv already waited 7 months from October, I can't take more not knowing what it is. I was wondering if anyone with crohns thinks my situation sounds as though it could possibly be crohns as I can't relate to anyone around me and feel lonely and isolated with it. I feel like I'm not being taken seriously and that people don't believe me at work etc. I'm also not sleeping well because of panicking I'm not going to be ready for work on time if it happens. People around me just don't understand because I can be ok one day and be so low the next.
Sorry for such a long post, all advice will go much appreciated
Jade
It's all stated 2 years ago, I had intentionally lost weight and due to eating more fiber I began having urgent bowel movements but at the time though nothing of it, and just got on with it. Then 13th August 2016 I was admitted in hospital with a perinal abscess. I had emergency surgery to remove it. It then took until end of October to heal because of two infection and 3 weeks of antibiotics to help. Then from end of October I began having diarrhoea every bowel moment with agonising tummy pain and mucus. The pain is so bad i could climb the walls. When this happens I can be on the toilet anything from 2 hours up to 5. Its effecting my work and social life and my relationship as I never know when this is going to occur and avoid going out if I can. I have been going to the doctors a lot from then till now, but I was being fobbed off with all sorts. Theses same symptoms continued until early February this year. I had about 4 weeks break. During the break I went for a following up ultrasound from my op and they confirmed there was no fissure and everything had healed up nicely. After that break it occurred yet again but this time a lot worse. All the same symptoms as above accept now there's blood there aswell as mucus. And I'm also getting boil/abscess painful swelling around my bottom on my scar. There is pus coming from there on and off too. Yet again another visit to the doctor this time it was my doctor instead of locum. He requested a blood test. The test was done and the result came back, my white blood cells are high. Which I don't really understand what this means. I was told this yesterday and that I do need the camera test but the waiting list is atleast 6 months. Iv already waited 7 months from October, I can't take more not knowing what it is. I was wondering if anyone with crohns thinks my situation sounds as though it could possibly be crohns as I can't relate to anyone around me and feel lonely and isolated with it. I feel like I'm not being taken seriously and that people don't believe me at work etc. I'm also not sleeping well because of panicking I'm not going to be ready for work on time if it happens. People around me just don't understand because I can be ok one day and be so low the next.
Sorry for such a long post, all advice will go much appreciated
Jade