Hi,
My name is Amy, I just recently went into the hospital and had a lovely 4 day visit which resulted in the diagnosis of Crohn's Disease. I never knew I could have had it since I experienced no symptoms until May 24th at 1030am. I woke up that morning at 830 and just felt wrong, couldnt tell what it was but by 1030, while at work, I experienced the worst abdominal pain I have ever experienced. I went into the hospital and was told my small intestine was inflamed to the point of complete closure. The next day my GI doc met me in the hospital room and asked me if I have ever had symptoms like diarrhea, stomach pains before this incident, have i had problems digesting dairy and other foods etc. I answered no to all but he insists I have Crohn's before any of the blood work was back. In the hospital and since he has put me on Flagyl, Pentasa, Entocort, and one other antibiotic. All I can say is i feel sick all the time, like not quite nauseaus but not quite right. I tried going back to work today and after 4 hours I was completely drained and just sick feeling. I guess what Im looking for is if anyone has had similar problems when they started all this stuff and how you coped. Maybe I am in denial of having it and trying to convince myself he is wrong, He was kind enough to tell me my life is going to be rough from here on out and going to be painful the rest of my life.
Hope someone can help I feel kinda confused at the moment and not getting straight answers. Also, if anyone has any tips on how to afford the medication that would be great, I have insurance and the Entocort and Pentasa run me $500 a month.
Thanks,
Amy
My name is Amy, I just recently went into the hospital and had a lovely 4 day visit which resulted in the diagnosis of Crohn's Disease. I never knew I could have had it since I experienced no symptoms until May 24th at 1030am. I woke up that morning at 830 and just felt wrong, couldnt tell what it was but by 1030, while at work, I experienced the worst abdominal pain I have ever experienced. I went into the hospital and was told my small intestine was inflamed to the point of complete closure. The next day my GI doc met me in the hospital room and asked me if I have ever had symptoms like diarrhea, stomach pains before this incident, have i had problems digesting dairy and other foods etc. I answered no to all but he insists I have Crohn's before any of the blood work was back. In the hospital and since he has put me on Flagyl, Pentasa, Entocort, and one other antibiotic. All I can say is i feel sick all the time, like not quite nauseaus but not quite right. I tried going back to work today and after 4 hours I was completely drained and just sick feeling. I guess what Im looking for is if anyone has had similar problems when they started all this stuff and how you coped. Maybe I am in denial of having it and trying to convince myself he is wrong, He was kind enough to tell me my life is going to be rough from here on out and going to be painful the rest of my life.
Hope someone can help I feel kinda confused at the moment and not getting straight answers. Also, if anyone has any tips on how to afford the medication that would be great, I have insurance and the Entocort and Pentasa run me $500 a month.
Thanks,
Amy