Since my surgery last January, I've still had problems. My new doctor did all kinds of tests and I am in fact still flaring and not in remission like my last doctor had stated.
Last thursday I started getting a worsening "ache" in my lower right quadrant, and didn't think much of it. Friday and Saturday it was becoming so unbearable. I finally went to the urgent care on Sunday and they basically gave me fluids, pain meds, and nausea meds and sent me on my way with no testing. I was told to follow up with GI the next day.
I talked to my GI and he had me get some labs done. My CRP which was at 3.4 on March 5th had jumped up to 85 when drawn on Monday. Meanwhile, I'm still taking the vicodin they sent me home with and making it through the days. My doctor called me again today and wanted me to have labs drawn again to check my CRP and my liver enzymes. My liver enzymes have been highly elevated for a while now, but this time seemed they were even worse. I have an appointment next week for an MRCP as they think I may have PSC.
Anyway, I was told to bump up my entocort back to 9mg a day, and if my CRP comes back higher then they're thinking of admitting me to the hospital to have a fast track to testing and figuring this out quick. He's afraid I have an abscess or maybe I had a partial blockage that has started to resolve itself. Can they just fix themselves? Also, if I had an abscess in there, wouldn't I have a high fever and stuff like that? I've never had an internal abscess, so that's a new one for me.
Thanks for taking the time to read this It's always something with me!
Last thursday I started getting a worsening "ache" in my lower right quadrant, and didn't think much of it. Friday and Saturday it was becoming so unbearable. I finally went to the urgent care on Sunday and they basically gave me fluids, pain meds, and nausea meds and sent me on my way with no testing. I was told to follow up with GI the next day.
I talked to my GI and he had me get some labs done. My CRP which was at 3.4 on March 5th had jumped up to 85 when drawn on Monday. Meanwhile, I'm still taking the vicodin they sent me home with and making it through the days. My doctor called me again today and wanted me to have labs drawn again to check my CRP and my liver enzymes. My liver enzymes have been highly elevated for a while now, but this time seemed they were even worse. I have an appointment next week for an MRCP as they think I may have PSC.
Anyway, I was told to bump up my entocort back to 9mg a day, and if my CRP comes back higher then they're thinking of admitting me to the hospital to have a fast track to testing and figuring this out quick. He's afraid I have an abscess or maybe I had a partial blockage that has started to resolve itself. Can they just fix themselves? Also, if I had an abscess in there, wouldn't I have a high fever and stuff like that? I've never had an internal abscess, so that's a new one for me.
Thanks for taking the time to read this It's always something with me!