I'm more than terrified about getting surgery. Basically, my Ulcerative Colitis never took to medication beyond prednisone. My colon isn't healing from this latest medication. I was put on Entyvio in November of 2016, but after 3 doses, it never got better. It got worse because they were trying to get me off of prednisone. Being that Entyvio was my last drug to try. I was told that if the surgeon thought it was bad, surgery would be the better option. The next day when I saw the surgeon, I got confirmation. While I never set an appointment for surgery (I'm talking to my doctor first because I'm getting an MRI for my small intestine anyway and blood work) I know it's my end result.
Does anyone know what it's like to get the surgery? How painful is it? What's it like? Do you really become infertile after getting a J-Pouch? Etc. I know the technical side, but I never got the patient side, and it sorta scares me.
Does anyone know what it's like to get the surgery? How painful is it? What's it like? Do you really become infertile after getting a J-Pouch? Etc. I know the technical side, but I never got the patient side, and it sorta scares me.