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Hi all. Just would like to say a massive thank you to all that have replied to my thread. I feel so much relief that probably what I'm going through is just the normal healing process which can take...
Hi Clonehead, bowels are working ok. Its seems like I have some issues at the new join. It feels very similar to stricture blockage pains But he removed that narrowing in the operation. I think I...
Julia Hill said... I think I would go back to the surgeon and ask for a ct scan of the area to rule out infection or anything else. You didnt mentioned your bowel movements ie how many and...
Hi Ambling, I sure hope your right that it might just be the wound taking longer to heal.I took some tramadol last night which didn't really help a great deal. The obstructive symptoms lasted about 4...
keepingfaith said... Why would you eat chicken & potatos after a resection? The poatato, especially, is probably WAY too mouch roughage after a resection. I don't have a full on blockage but...
Hi all. Just wondered if anybody has experienced any thing like this 3 weeks after surgery? On the 16th March I had my second bowel resection in which I was in hospital for around 6 days and sent...
Hi all, Please could anybody give me any confidence in this drug which ive been taken for the last few months. Started taking 100mg (body weight 82kg) at the beginning of July and noticed some slight...
Hello Randi. Just would like to say how similar your symptoms are to mine. In 2008 I had my first bowel resectiion becauase I suffered with obstructions and severe bloating. The medication I was on...
Just like hldwodrgs mentioned, obstructions are really painful. I've had 3 in the last month and been hospitalized each time. The pain starts mild and within maybe 2 hours the pain comes in waves and...
Hi Uklass. When I finally returned to work my manager requested me to see the occupational health doctor and HR. They both said that I was covered by the DDA. Occupational health started me on...
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Both my surgeon and my GI told me to stop all medication after my resection in Feb 2009. He wants to do a colonoscopy 6 months after the operation to see how the disease is progressing if at all. My...
littlemissmuffet, lilcrohnieuk, uklass. Thanks very much for your replies. You were right buy saying that NACC have some good information on Disability etc. Also its great to know that we can have up...
Hello everybody, hopefully somebody can help me out with a few issues i'm having at work at the moment. I'm currently working for a rather large company in the UK. I started working for the company...
Hi , Its now been 2 months since my TI resection and I'm still having bloating on a daily basis. Today I phoned the IBD help line and explained my symptoms in which she told me that it could be a...
Hi Tara, I've just came back from Thailand after spending 1 month travelling around various places. I would suggest go lite on eating chillies-spices and be careful on which street food you choose to...
Currently In Thailand at the moment only 6 weeks after my operation and I can defiantly say I'm going to the toilet a lot more frequent. When I was at home in England I was going to the toilet about...
Thanks everybody for the replies, sure does reassure me loads. I guess it will take time to heal if others have felt the exactly the same after surgery....
Hi all, its just slightly been over 4 weeks after my surgery and im worried that this is the best im going to feel!!! I don't have any real pain but still just feeling bloated-full at times or maybe...
Hi Wolfie. Glad to hear your doing fine after your resection. Hopefully the diarrhea should slow down for you soon. I'm doing fine after my operation, I still have diarrhea roughly 4 times per day...
Hi was just wondering when you thought it was the right time to start stronger medication? I've been on Pentasa 3000mg and Azathiroprine 100mg for many years and have just recently had a ileum cecum...
Thanks for all your replies. I thought it was strange when the surgeon told me to stop all my medication, I was that unsure I asked him again the following morning. I said to him about continuing...
Hi. Now that I've had my resection done just over a week ago my surgeon said that I now have NO Crohns, does he mean no inflamation? He also told me which I don't like to much is to stop all my...
Hi AbsolutZero. Glad to hear your doing ok after your recent surgery, lets hope you and me have many years of remission. Sorry can't help much with the driving situation as I also forgot to ask when...
Sorry , Good luck also. lucillemom and Hanoon, things will be just fine. Trust me....
Thanks all , I'm doing fine. Hi Wolfie, to be honest nothing is really painful and I suppose the thing I hated most was asking and using the commode with just the curtains dividing me from 3 other...
Hi Peeps. Well its all over and done now, I'm at home recovering after spending 6 nights in hospital. The strictureplasty operation that the surgeon thought he was going to perform turned out to be...
Hi Lousky I'm having that exact same problem with noise. Losts of gurgling and at times it can keep me awake at night. Mine is due to a stricture which today im going into hospital to have a...
Hi Bellenstien. Thank you so much for your detailed response it really made me feel at ease. You gave me some great information on fighting infection and dealing with stricturing Crohn's. I see that...
Thanks for your replies....balleenstein/dangdonkey. I'm really getting worried now about my surgery. about 5 days ago I tapered from 6mg to 3mg of entocort which after a few days of doing so felt...
Thanks Mag for the advice. I will start my taper next week and hopefully the time I have surgery I will be off steroids. I see that you said you have had 2 resections, was those surgeries due to...
Hi, Currently taking steroids and I will shortly be due for surgery on the 28th Jan. My question is does taking steroids increase any particular dangers? At the moment I'm taking 6mg of Entocort....
Hi Wolfie. It surprises me a little that your going ahead with the operation after only having a couple of blockages so far since diagnosed. The main reason I personally think its time is because...
Hi Wolfie. I know excatly where you're coming from, I'm too worried if i'm making the right decision about surgery! Who knows, lets just hope i'm not rolling the ball for more to follow in the...
Hi, I'm sure we all have our own worries about having this awful illness. My personal ones are : 1. Oneday having a bag fitted. 2. The damage I could be doing to myself taking all the medications...
Hi there Chronicallyill. Well going on with what I've been told by my GI is that 80% of people with Crohns need an operation at some point of there lives. You might be one of the lucky ones that go...
Cheers Hspencer You answered that perfectly, Thanks so much......
Hi Thanks for your replies. Just a few question regarding the people who's had resections done. Did you have it done Laporo? What was the main reason for you needing the operation in the first place?...
Hi Wolfie. Are you having surgery because of a stricture?...
Hi Everybody. After 17 years with Crohns, surgery will soon be upon me. To be honest I never thought this day would happen to me, up until the beginning of the year I really thought I would be one of...
Thank you both for your replies. Only just 2 weeks ago i've slowly come off prednisolone after being on them for around 4 months, At 30mg and above my symptoms of bloating seem somewhat easier to...
Hi , Does anybody know if taking Prednisolone relieves any pain-bloating resulting from having a stricture caused by scar tissue or inflammation. Thanks...
Hi. I've had many bouts with problems regarding my stricture before which has left me in acute pain for around 5 hours or so then finally its passed. I'd say its happened about 10-15 times , all...
Hi Peeps Saw my GI doctor yesterday following my 8 week follow up appointment. After not much improvement of being on 200mg Imuran for the last 2 months and 150mg before that, he has suggested me to...
Hi Gail. My GI doctor has told me that I've done very well with the illness so far. Meaning I've had no operations since I was Dx when I was 18, now im 36. He also said that 80% of Crohns patients...
Hi , Been living with Crohns for the last 17 years. My main problem with the illness is Obstructions, I suppose I've had around 15 partial obstructions which have resulted in me being in so much...
[tr vAlign=top][td class=alt1 id=td_post_45317 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #c2cfdc 1px solid"]Hi. Can anybody recommend a very good GI specialist in the London area - Cambridge - South east. I think its...
Hi fitzy. I take 6 500mg pentasa and 150mg imuran. Im now worried I have pancreatitis!!! What's going on....???....
My stricture is also in the TI and I also have fistulas. With my condition I have had many blockages since being diagnosed, maybe 20 times or so. But once the blockage passes I feel fine. But what is...