Hi,
I had a colonscopy on Monday and am waiting lab test results. I talked to my doctor this evening over the phone. She said she is suspicious of Crohn's Disease, but would not be able to give a complete diagnosis until after the lab test results and further testing.
She said my small intestines were definitely inflamed and if she had to guess she thinks I have a mild to moderate case of Crohn's disease.
My questions are as follows:
1) What questions should I ask my doctor during my follow up visit, which is not for another 2 weeks?
2) Is there anything productive that I can do in the mean time? Should I go about living my life as close to normal as possible?
3) I have the following symptoms of Crohn's: Occasional Night Sweats, Constipation, Black Spots on Stool (sorry for being graphic), and mild abdominal pain.
4) Would you get a second opinion? And if you get a second opinion, do you have to go through another colonscopy or would they send the test results to your new Doctor?
5) What is a mild to moderate case? I asked the Dr., does this mean that the disease can be controlled with medicine and surgery is unlikely. She seemed to indicate yes, but would not say conclusively.
Anyways, sorry for writing a book. I'm just scared right now. I guess it is just all of the unknowns and just having to wait. I've read many of the posts on here and the best advice seemed to be to take this 1 day at a time, and not to worry about the future.
I had a colonscopy on Monday and am waiting lab test results. I talked to my doctor this evening over the phone. She said she is suspicious of Crohn's Disease, but would not be able to give a complete diagnosis until after the lab test results and further testing.
She said my small intestines were definitely inflamed and if she had to guess she thinks I have a mild to moderate case of Crohn's disease.
My questions are as follows:
1) What questions should I ask my doctor during my follow up visit, which is not for another 2 weeks?
2) Is there anything productive that I can do in the mean time? Should I go about living my life as close to normal as possible?
3) I have the following symptoms of Crohn's: Occasional Night Sweats, Constipation, Black Spots on Stool (sorry for being graphic), and mild abdominal pain.
4) Would you get a second opinion? And if you get a second opinion, do you have to go through another colonscopy or would they send the test results to your new Doctor?
5) What is a mild to moderate case? I asked the Dr., does this mean that the disease can be controlled with medicine and surgery is unlikely. She seemed to indicate yes, but would not say conclusively.
Anyways, sorry for writing a book. I'm just scared right now. I guess it is just all of the unknowns and just having to wait. I've read many of the posts on here and the best advice seemed to be to take this 1 day at a time, and not to worry about the future.