Posted 10/21/2011 3:54 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry, what a drag......
I am no expert on this by any means, but a few thoughts:
The hot sweats are probably from the steroids not from the possible flare -- I've been on steroids a lot, and I get that side effect. The steroids also make you more susceptible to infection, so that is a possibility, although it's only been a few days.
My diagnosis at surgery was crohn's colitis, although it's still not clear. I was told that if I did flare after surgery, it was likely to be localized to the stoma area and easily treated, which sounds like maybe what you have.... if it's only a little inflammation, might not make your CRP go up (that sounds like a good thing).
I've never had ulcers like you describe, but I have had canker sores in my mouth, and they can really hurt.... and I would imagine getting output on sores like them would sting a lot.... the skin on your stoma is supposed to be the same as the skin on your cheeks....
Hopefully someone else with more experience will be along, as I have not had an infection or flare since surgery.
Sorry you're going through this -- sounds scary and not fun at all. Hope you get relief soon.
Welcome to the list!