Actually have a consult with Mayo in a few weeks in Rochester, my current treatment @ Northwestern want to do a stoma and I am not in favor......
Thanks :) And same to you as well. Really hoping you get some positive results from the stem cell plug!...
Thanks @dccrohns - I met with my GI yesterday and he wants to start me on Remicade instead for now. I have an EUA/seton placement next week so we will go from there....the journey continues!...
Hello, I've just had a failed advancement flap surgery - my 10th surgery in the last year and a half. I am starting to consider alternative approaches to getting rid of my one/two anal fistulas...
Thanks all. I am seeing my doctor Thursday to get the drain out so hopefully will get some relief from that. I love sitz baths as well, they provide some relief for a few minutes!...
@lamb61 thank you for the advice, I've been in contact with the doctors who said that 2-3 weeks of pain is 'normal'. My next follow up isn't until the 31 of May so I may try to get in sooner... I did...
Hello, I am one week out from a rectal advancement flap surgery for a complex fistula. This was my tenth surgery in 14 months, though i was only diagnosed with Crohn’s in January (currently on...
Thank you! Super helpful - she's been with me the whole time but for example, told me that low levels of activity after fibrin glue wouldn't necessarily be helpful. But since it was dead of winter I...
Heading into my tenth (yes, tenth) surgery since last January to tackle a complex perianal fistula. The doctor is finally ready to go for the flap. Originally had a large perianal abscess, and...
I actually had the opposite where I have no signs of active Crohn's but the biopsies came back positive/consistent....I have no side effects other than a chronic abscess/fistula......
Hi all, After a year of suffering from abscesses/fistulae, I was finally diagnosed with Crohn's yesterday. Earlier in the week, I had a colonoscopy and while they didn't see anything then, biopsies...