Thanks everyone but I'm so close and I don't understand why is this not enough? I just want it to be over I need this to end. It's even 15 agonising months and I couldn't take another day. My doctor has requested blood to be don enut how is this going to help?
Reall so close I just want treatment and to be out of pain and try to get on with my so called life. So fed up. Having a large pity party today
I understand the frustration very well, it took years to diagnose me. It's important to remember though that the treatment for Crohn's is extremely harsh, and many medications used for Crohn's come with a lot of risks and side effects. If it's not yet certain you have Crohn's, doctors cannot give you Crohn's meds as if you actually have a different condition, one for which there is no possibility that the meds will work, you will have been put at risk by the medications for no good reason.
It's also worth remembering that Crohn's isn't curable. Even when you have a clear diagnosis of Crohn's, most people do not get complete relief of symptoms. It can be a long process of trying different treatments, dealing with flares and remission, and on-going tests to assess the state of the disease. So it's very important that, as with any chronic illness, you do not put your life on hold any more than necessary. You have to start learning to live
with your illness, which involves both living with symptoms and living with continuous hospital appointments and tests. You will get better at coping with chronic illness, but you don't need to wait for a clear diagnosis to start.