Good Luck Jersey. Don't worry about the surgery. It beats the alternative! As others have said, the pain post surgery is bearable with medications. As far as recovery, that'll depend on how large of...
Thanks for all the help everyone. It most certaintly has been helpful and has made me feel much better, most importantly, more positive about things moving forward from here. I can't imagine that...
Pibbin- thanks for the post. Glad to hear you are moving forward with your treatment. My surgeon had mentioned that I may have the newly diagnosed "indeterminate" disease (e.g., not completely clear...
"You too" should be you two - gachrons and Crohn'snme...
Thank you for the responses you too. I really appreciate it. My head has been swimming since my appointment this morning. Sorry my response is so long, but yes, I am seeing a surgeon at a University...
I was diagnosed with UC quite awhile ago, although now, my Drs. think I may have Crohn's. Anyways, I used to smoke and when I did, I'd completely go off my sulfasalazine for long periods of time and...
I'm a 32 year old male and I'm recovering from my colectomy surgery performed on 9/2/08. I was initially diagnosed with ulcerative colitis roughly 17 years ago and at that time, only a small portion...