New young guy with Crohns

[jbergmeier]

Well im 22 from Iowa, i have been in and out of a few hospitals for some time now, trying to figure out what was wrong with me, they did every test including surgury to remove a limpnod to make 100% sure I did not have limphoma. Well the results are in and I now have Crohns. Its in the middle of my small intestine, I have a pain on my left side next to my belly butten when i push on it a little, and sometimes i have pain why up by my sturnum. I just got on steroids today. and they allso put me on some big pills that i have to take 8 a day Well this is on top of my Acid reflux desiase that i have had since i have been 16, allong with a hiatel hernia, right now i have ulcers in my stomach and this crohns problem in my small intestine. Im 6' and only 135lbs right now, i have lost 40lbs and all my muscle over the last few months.. im just hoping there is some light at the end of the tunnel. I allso on top of that just got out of a bad reationship, moved back in with my parents and im lucky im self-imployed or else i would have no job since i have only worked 2 days in a month. well thats my life story thanks for listening and im glad im on this site..

 

[BWS1982]

Welcome, when things seem to be going bad with my relationship I picture staying at home longer and being with my parents. Unfortunately I'm not self employed, I have people to answer to (that gets complicated)

What are the big pills you speak of, just curious because the only ones I can think of that were taken in such a large quantity were 5ASA ones, and from what I know those are usually smaller.

Also, I'm myself born and raised for 4 years in Iowa, Waterloo, then Sioux City, my real father still lives in Sioux City, as does much of my extended family (Okabogee, spelling?)

 

[jbergmeier]

the big pills are "pentasa" Ya i have lived in iowa my whole life, i work around or in waterloo alot.