Okay now this all makes sense.....

[Doberwoman]

Hi Everyone. I'm a 49 yr old woman diagnosed with CD 3 wks ago. I was diagnosed with UC at age 21 and lived with pretty mild symptoms up until 6 mths ago. I had ulcers in my mouth and throat when I was younger and went days without eating. Now having bad right- sided pain in my abdomen. Also have sacroiliac joint pain as well. Going for a bone density test tomorrow.

 

[GutlessWonder86]

I wish you the very best of luck from one crohnie to another. BTW, I live in the USA. I can see Toronto from my house literally on a clear lit night. God bless you Doberwoman. I can truly relate to what you are going through.

Ask your GI for pain medication until he gets you on proper treatment to put you in remission such as Tylenol 3, Demerol, Darvocet, etc. You have that right as a pt. For gut spasms ask for Bentyl aka Dicyclomine.

 

[Zalanicht]

Good luck! And I agree with gutless. Try to get some form of pain medication until you get things under control.

 

[Dexky]

Hi DW and welcome!! What kind of meds are you on currently? Is the bone density test a precursor for a possible prescrip to something? I know I've seen bone density brought up a number of times in this forum but I can't remember the specific correlations. I wish you the best!! Let us know how it goes.

 

[Astra]

Hi DW
and welcome

hope the scan goes well, for women of our age, osteo is not something we need right now!
good luck and let us know how you get on
lotsa luv
Joan xxx

 

[Crohn's 35]

Hi Everyone. I'm a 49 yr old woman diagnosed with CD 3 wks ago. I was diagnosed with UC at age 21 and lived with pretty mild symptoms up until 6 mths ago. I had ulcers in my mouth and throat when I was younger and went days without eating. Now having bad right- sided pain in my abdomen. Also have sacroiliac joint pain as well. Going for a bone density test tomorrow.

Welcome Doberwoman, you must like Dobermans? Anyways ,since you were brave enough to come on here and tell us your age, I too am 49 :kello:. I have CD and my sister who is a few years older has UC/Cd. Symptoms at 15 years of age, I have lots of experiences , so maybe I could help you.

Feel free to ask questions about ANYTHING nothing is off the table here. Hope we get to understand more of you. Welcome to the friendliest community!!

 

[DustyKat]

Hi Doberwoman an welcome,

Good to see you here. Hope your test went well today. Let us know how things turned out.

Great place here for support ad knowledge and no doubt you can add to that!

All the best,
Dusty