Hello everyone,
I am in the process of diagnosis. Here is a brief summary of what has happened:
Last 2 years - chronic diarrhea
Aug 2013 - diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia
November 2013 - inflammatory bowel panel positive for Crohn's
March 2014 - norovirus so bad it almost did me in
May 2014 - upper endoscopy with biopsies - negative
May 2014 - pill camera showed no evidence of small bowel Crohn's but did show small erosions. Also there was a bulge in the ileum
Today - CT enteroscopy to assess bulge in ileum
So, after the CT today the radiologist came and found me and asked a lot of questions - do you have chronic diarrhea, etc. I explained the problems I've been having and he told me the area my GI doc is concerned about showed thickening of the small bowel consistent with Crohn's of the small bowel. He said he would write that in his report to my GI doctor.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? My husband thinks the radiologist may be wrong. I'm waiting to hear from my GI. I hate limbo. I expect you guys are the experts so I value any input you may have.
Thanks,
Cathi
I am in the process of diagnosis. Here is a brief summary of what has happened:
Last 2 years - chronic diarrhea
Aug 2013 - diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia
November 2013 - inflammatory bowel panel positive for Crohn's
March 2014 - norovirus so bad it almost did me in
May 2014 - upper endoscopy with biopsies - negative
May 2014 - pill camera showed no evidence of small bowel Crohn's but did show small erosions. Also there was a bulge in the ileum
Today - CT enteroscopy to assess bulge in ileum
So, after the CT today the radiologist came and found me and asked a lot of questions - do you have chronic diarrhea, etc. I explained the problems I've been having and he told me the area my GI doc is concerned about showed thickening of the small bowel consistent with Crohn's of the small bowel. He said he would write that in his report to my GI doctor.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? My husband thinks the radiologist may be wrong. I'm waiting to hear from my GI. I hate limbo. I expect you guys are the experts so I value any input you may have.
Thanks,
Cathi