Sorry for the long delay...I've had a very very rough recovery from my surgery last week. I haven't had an MRI for this. I go back to the surgeon in two weeks and I'm going to ask. I just can't go...
I'm back and so frustrated!!! I just had another rectal abcess in a different spot!! It was more complicated and deeper than the last one! I am still being told that I don't have crohns! I'm so...
Thanks to all of you for the support! I wanted to give everyone an update. I had a really really hard time with the prep. By the time I got to the endoscopy center I could barely stand up and I was...
I took the first round of prep at 6pm and it kicked in in 45 minutes! I've already had diarrhea all day anyways before taking it! I feel like I might be getting another abcess too! I feel so sick! I...
Great gumby44! Knowing, that the prep is an easy one makes me feel better. Thanks!! And I just looked at my clear liquid diet instructions and it says all soft drinks and Coke is one of them. Maybe I...
Thanks so much!! I have the Prepopik for the prep. I haven't used that before. The last one I took the pills and it was awful!! I have purposely the last 2 days eaten a lot less and only eaten basic...
Just a refresher for those that didn't read my first post, I had a very serious perirectal abcess in September and had to have emergency surgery. It was bad, I could have died! The infection was...
My GI doc is the one that I asked and they told me they would not give me any medication until they saw me due to the severity of the infection that I had. My pcp I can guarantee won't even touch the...
They will not put me on steroids until I come in for my appointment. So, I will just have to wait. Thanks for the idea though!...
Thanks 73monte! It looks like I will get lots of support here!...
Thanks gumby44! They didn't give me anything to take for it while I wait. My appointment is next month with the gi and I figure my colonoscopy will be scheduled not too long after that. I just want...
I am new here and I thought it best to just share my story. Here it goes! I was misdiagnosed as a teenager as having IBS. Took me another 13 years to find a doctor that actually knew what to do with...