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Posted 5/8/2012 7:35 PM (GMT 0)
Haven't been well for a few weeks now. We were on vacation when it started, so I figured it was just things we were eating. But we've been home a week now and I can't get it under control. Running to the bathroom several times a day. Lots of cramping and pain. No appetite. Just feel unwell in general. Not sleeping. All good signs of a flare for me. Everyone around me doesn't want to believe it, since I was just in a flare in November. My flares tend to be every few years, but we all know Crohn's has a mind of it's own!

Seems like I usually wait until I'm really ill and needing to be hospitalized before I go in and get seen. So this time I'm not going to fool around with it. Scared though. I know I'm due for a Colonoscopy and those scare me to death, since the last time I woke up during it. But what can I do... I want to feel better.
Posted 5/8/2012 8:14 PM (GMT 0)
I hope your DR can help you right away. It seems like you need a better approach to maintaining remission!
Posted 5/8/2012 8:34 PM (GMT 0)
That's very possible kazbern. I've done okay with just Asacol in maintaining remission over the years. But perhaps it isn't enough now.
Posted 5/8/2012 11:15 PM (GMT 0)
If your doctor suggests a colonoscopy, maybe talking to him/her about your sedation ahead of time would help.  I woke up during one, and the next time my doctor and I scheduled one, I asked if she could review how much and what meds were given so they would know that they need just a little more than that to keep me asleep the whole time.  The one after that went smoothly and I didn't wake up.

Good for you...not waiting until you need to be hospitalized!

Posted 5/9/2012 4:13 PM (GMT 0)
I woke up during a colonoscopy once too. Yikes! Not something you want to re-live. In the 3 or 4 colonoscopies I've had since then, I haven't had any problems.

Good luck with your appointment - maybe in the meantime you want to restrict your diet to see if that helps get your symptoms under some better control? It never works for me, LOL, but it's sound advice regardless.
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