i was in the hospital for 5 days last week, they were running urgent tests...
during this time i had and upper and lower endoscopy....
the good news is, this time they sedated me properly... i was struggling to keep my eyes open, and there was only very mild pain...
the bad news is...
they still couldn't get past my stricture (in my ascending colon)
the first colonoscopy when i was in the most pain ever, the same thing happened... the GI said he couldn't complete the colonoscopy because he couldn't pass my stricture...
is this normal for those of you who also have strictures?
my crohn's is the most severe in my cecum/terminal ileum area (although other areas are inflamed)... but i think it's mainly the cecum that's impacted by the stricture.
since they can't complete my colonoscopy, does this mean the stricture is more severe than usual?
i will be starting remicade soon.
during this time i had and upper and lower endoscopy....
the good news is, this time they sedated me properly... i was struggling to keep my eyes open, and there was only very mild pain...
the bad news is...
they still couldn't get past my stricture (in my ascending colon)
the first colonoscopy when i was in the most pain ever, the same thing happened... the GI said he couldn't complete the colonoscopy because he couldn't pass my stricture...
is this normal for those of you who also have strictures?
my crohn's is the most severe in my cecum/terminal ileum area (although other areas are inflamed)... but i think it's mainly the cecum that's impacted by the stricture.
since they can't complete my colonoscopy, does this mean the stricture is more severe than usual?
i will be starting remicade soon.
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