Stinking guts

[Pirate]

:voodoo: Things aren't looking real good the last 12 hrs. Started having pretty bad pain about 8 pm yesterday about half way between my sternum and bellybutton. Radiates to both sides of center. Took a 500 mg Vicidin about 8:30 and that helped some for a little while. Tried laying down to sleep about 3:30 am and I'm up and still in pretty bad pain.
I can't really blame food since I ate a pudding at noon yesterday and a hard boiled egg about 5 pm. It just hit out of the blue. Haven't been stress I don't think. Even if I don't go I know that the next 2-3 days are going to stink because of Christmas and all the food I won't be able to nibble on. Suppose to go to my mother-in-law's today for Janis' sides get together which doesn't really bother me since I get to see my grandkids.
I hate to pop another pain pill but it looks like I'll have to. Hell, it even hurt to drink water a little bit ago. I know I didn't put this on my Christmas list to Santa. Guess I haven't been a good boy this year. Oh well, I'll just suck it up and move on.

 

[Crohn's 35]

Awe Pirate, most of my Christmas' have been painful but I am not letting it happen this year. I had pain in the area you mentioned and mine started as soon as I was on Prednisone... ate antacids alot. Then I couldnt take it any more and I got a Scope from the mouth to the stomach and turns out I had a Hiatus Hernia, since my dx I was on Nexium ( and now if I remember to take it) and did an exercise to push it down. Since I have seen a dietician she told me to lower my intake and more meals thru the day and now it doesnt hurt any more. I avoid OJ or anything acidic. Have you had a scope in that area yet? NO need to suffer.

 

[shazamataz]

Oh pirate, sorry to hear that! I hope you can manage to enjoy Xmas with your family

 

[Trysha]

Hi Pirate
Sorry to hear you are in such pain.
Could it be ulcers
Did you try antacid or isn't it that kind of pain.
I did have that and it turned out to be duodenal ulcers.
Soon felt better with nexium
Perhaps you should call your doc?
Hope you soon feel better to have a nice Christmas
Hugs
annsplash

 

[Peaches]

Aw buddy - I'm SO sorry!!! That sucks for you! I hope it isn't anything super serious. Do you know if you have stricture anywhere? I'm praying for you - hope it will pass quickly. You have been a very good boy this year I'm sure - Santa meant to hit up your next door neighbor and just missed the shot Feel better buddy!

 

[Pirate]

Thanks everyone, today went okay with only a little pain. I made sure to take my Bentyl about a half hour before eatingand when I ate it was only a half a plate. Alittle turkey, small mashed potatoes/ no gravy, and some jello. I didn't get to eat any of Janis's homemade buns (not those ones) or her blueberry cheese cake. No candied sweet potatoes or ham. No chocolates, cookies or cake. Ate about 5:30 pm and know my stomach is really gurrgling like it did before last nights episode.

When this flare up started up around 3 months ago I had a C-T scan and it showed that my imflamation was in an area that they couldn't get to with a scope. I'm already taking Nexium because I have to take low dose Bayer for my heart and it doesn't feel like the ulcers I had years ago. Those were in my stomach and the CD was in my Duodenum at that time. I really feel that it is getting to the point that I may have to much scar tissue all along my small intestine and some of it is what is causing all my problems. Just waiting to start tapering the Entocort on the 12 of January so I can start the Remicade.

Peaches, I try to be really good but Janis is a brown noser and has Santa twisted around her little finger and he believes everything she says so I don't really have a chance.

I'll just take it easy tomorrow so I can enjoy the grandkids and if things start back up that severe again than Janis has already said we will be going to the ER. She won't let me mess around with it antmore. Darn slave driver.

 

[Peaches]

She is just lovin' you and not wanting you to be in pain. Rest easy - let's hope it stays quiet.