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JillianB82
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So after reading posts for the past few days, I have decided to finally write a post myself.
Here is my story: For the past few years I have had "bathroom" issues. Having to go right after I are, or sometimes even in the middle of a meal. Everything seemed to kind of slow down until August of 2008. I went to work one morning almost feeling like a I had the flu. I tried to work through the day, but being a Pre-School Teacher & having to go to the bathroom all day long just does not work out. After the 3rd day of being in the bathroom with everything coming out of both ends I took myself to Urgent Care. There I was put on an IV to get fluids into me & was told I probably just had a bad bacteria in my intes & in a few days it would past. Welp, 2 days later it hadn't & that's when the blood showed up, coming out of both ends. I went back to UC & was told the same thing, bacteria in my ints. I was given a rectal exam, FUN, & 2 containers to take stool samples. Long story short, nothing was ever found. 2 weeks passed & nothing changed, so I found a "Family Dr" & began to see her. She did a ton of blood work, another rectal exam, I had an ultrasound done, & after it going on & on for months, she finally gave me the number of a GI Spec. I saw him for the 1st time back in Feb. & having blood work done with him, he scheduled me for the conlonoscopy. After drinking the lovely MoviPrep I went to the hospital the next morning, where my Dr. found that I was in the early stages of Crohns. It was a relief to know that I actually had something & that I was not crazy, but at the same time, the FEAR of not knowing what the future holds for me, kicked in. He put me on Entocort 3 times a day in the morning & I actually went in this past Mon. & had an Upper GI, where he removed some inflamed tissue from my stomach.
I keep telling myself, things could be alot worse & thank goodness they found it early. I also thank God every day that I have friends & family that understand, well as best they can, to what is going on.
So in a nutshell that is my story! I can not wait to get to know some of you & with any luck we can get through this together!!!
Here is my story: For the past few years I have had "bathroom" issues. Having to go right after I are, or sometimes even in the middle of a meal. Everything seemed to kind of slow down until August of 2008. I went to work one morning almost feeling like a I had the flu. I tried to work through the day, but being a Pre-School Teacher & having to go to the bathroom all day long just does not work out. After the 3rd day of being in the bathroom with everything coming out of both ends I took myself to Urgent Care. There I was put on an IV to get fluids into me & was told I probably just had a bad bacteria in my intes & in a few days it would past. Welp, 2 days later it hadn't & that's when the blood showed up, coming out of both ends. I went back to UC & was told the same thing, bacteria in my ints. I was given a rectal exam, FUN, & 2 containers to take stool samples. Long story short, nothing was ever found. 2 weeks passed & nothing changed, so I found a "Family Dr" & began to see her. She did a ton of blood work, another rectal exam, I had an ultrasound done, & after it going on & on for months, she finally gave me the number of a GI Spec. I saw him for the 1st time back in Feb. & having blood work done with him, he scheduled me for the conlonoscopy. After drinking the lovely MoviPrep I went to the hospital the next morning, where my Dr. found that I was in the early stages of Crohns. It was a relief to know that I actually had something & that I was not crazy, but at the same time, the FEAR of not knowing what the future holds for me, kicked in. He put me on Entocort 3 times a day in the morning & I actually went in this past Mon. & had an Upper GI, where he removed some inflamed tissue from my stomach.
I keep telling myself, things could be alot worse & thank goodness they found it early. I also thank God every day that I have friends & family that understand, well as best they can, to what is going on.
So in a nutshell that is my story! I can not wait to get to know some of you & with any luck we can get through this together!!!
