Hi I am new to this forum so I am not sure if I am doing this right. I have had Crohn's since 1996 and am 53 years old. I had a consultation with a surgeon and he is suggesting that I need to remove my whole colon. This shocked me. I have heard of resections, but never the whole colon. I told him no. I am going to try remicade. I guess I was in denial all these years and never took any medicine on a consistent basis. I am currently on mesalamine, prednisone and imuran. I have a stricture in my Transverse colon. I had a cat scan and colonscopy. They could not get the camera through. Any advice. The surgeon agrees that I can try other options.