medications after surgery

Hi, has anyone had surgery to remove the parts of their bowels affected by the crohn's? and if they have, did the surgery control their symptoms, did you still need daily medication post op or only when you ad a flare up?

also how was the post op healing, what sort of pain relief did you have if we can't have codeine,, and did your bowels start to act up because they had been tampered with?

I've been ill for a year (including diagnosis) and every medication they have tried hasn't worked. The only two options I have left are infliximab and they surgery. I really can't go on like this for much longer.

Hi,

My son had a small bowel resection back in 2011 due to obstruction at which time crohn's was diagnosed. Pain after surgery was well controlled with an epidural for I believe seven days. After that he had oral pain meds. It took a while for the bowels to start up you do not get to leave the hospital until this happens I think the pain meds slow the bowels from starting up. The hospital stay was about two weeks and he felt really weak and sick after the surgery. He left the hospital on antibiotics for a few weeks and Asacol 800 HD twice daily. After 6 months he had a colonoscopy and at this time 6mp was added to his meds. One year later his colonoscopy showed ulcers at the resection site so Budesnoide was added to his meds for about 6 months. Most recent scope on Dec 23rd showed no bleeding or ulcers and his biopsies came back clear. Asacol and 6mp along with vitamins and probiotics are what he takes daily now.

It took him about one month before he went back to school (which I think was too soon) and he has had a few set backs since with C-Diff and intussusception but crohn's is under control, he has gained weight, no more fevers, stomach pain and no more joint pain.

Good luck with the surgery.

Post Edited (Dingleeire) : 1/3/2014 8:39:16 PM (GMT-7)

Oxycodone but he only took them for one day. I do remember the Docs saying that they can slow the bowels down and he wanted to get back on his feet quickly so he just put up with what discomfort he had at that point the real severe pain was after the surgery and that was well controlled with the epidural.