Hey everyone. I am 23 years old. I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease back in 2008, shortly before turning eighteen if memory serves me correctly.
My first symptom was a rather nasty anal fistula which after an extremely painful rupture caused me two totally unnecessary surgeries. Nobody could figure out the problem and me, being sick of anal leakage due to incontinence and being constantly uncomfortable (all this while a senior in high school) refused to do the same surgery a third time. I was directed to my current doctor who attempted dosage of Pentasa and 6mp. Eventually Remicade found my way and I entered remission by 2010. Two years without medication or symptoms (thinking I was superman, not doing anything about my condition) Crohn's reared it's ugly head. I had a relatively small flare up, but enough to see my GI over. Another Colonoscopy and MRI lead to discovery of active inflammation. The last three months have been the worst since my diagnosis. I am currently on 6MP and will begin remicade again next week. Just want it to all go away. I've lost twenty-five to thirty pounds (currently 6" tall and 160 pounds!) in the last three months and have been taking extra strength tylenol to personally combat the pain. I find that cannabis (not used for recreational purposes) eases the symptoms on a day to day basis. I just want a regular course of treatment that keeps me in remission. Maybe this time I'll stay on the remicade :whistleinnocently:
Been a long time reader of the forum, figured I'd register for the occasional post or input. Hello all!
My first symptom was a rather nasty anal fistula which after an extremely painful rupture caused me two totally unnecessary surgeries. Nobody could figure out the problem and me, being sick of anal leakage due to incontinence and being constantly uncomfortable (all this while a senior in high school) refused to do the same surgery a third time. I was directed to my current doctor who attempted dosage of Pentasa and 6mp. Eventually Remicade found my way and I entered remission by 2010. Two years without medication or symptoms (thinking I was superman, not doing anything about my condition) Crohn's reared it's ugly head. I had a relatively small flare up, but enough to see my GI over. Another Colonoscopy and MRI lead to discovery of active inflammation. The last three months have been the worst since my diagnosis. I am currently on 6MP and will begin remicade again next week. Just want it to all go away. I've lost twenty-five to thirty pounds (currently 6" tall and 160 pounds!) in the last three months and have been taking extra strength tylenol to personally combat the pain. I find that cannabis (not used for recreational purposes) eases the symptoms on a day to day basis. I just want a regular course of treatment that keeps me in remission. Maybe this time I'll stay on the remicade :whistleinnocently:
Been a long time reader of the forum, figured I'd register for the occasional post or input. Hello all!
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