My name is Lori. I am currently 50 years old and last time I checked, still a female. I was dx'd with Crohn's Disease way back at the young age of 28 in 1991. So, 22 years ago. Back then, I was soooo sick. I would have days of diarrhea, high fever, vomiting (when I could eat), etc. for days and then have days that I felt well, tired but well. Then it would hit again with a vengeance. That went on for months. Finally my colon ruptured and I was finally dx'd. Had my first resection at that time, 1 foot of my small intestine, my ileo-cecal valve, appendix and about 5 inches of my colon. I was in the hospital for about 2-1/2 weeks. Finally went home. One week post-op I spiked a fever so back I go. I had an intra-abdominal abscess from the first rupture. I don't remember anything for a week I was so ill. But once again, I pulled through. I have also developed severe arthralgia related to the Crohn's. I have learned to live and even sometimes to thrive with this debilitating disease. Since being dx'd I have developed several perianal fistulas that abscess quite frequently. Although I have not had a severe abscess (surgery/drainage, iv antibiotics) for about 5 years. Praise the Lord. Out of the blue this week my right lower back starts hurting. Just a twinge at first. Thought I might have hurt it moving a box. But then I started running a fever. Now I run alot of low grade fevers but this one jumped up to around 102+. Also my "normal" temp is 97.4 degrees so that is like 103+ for others. I had had a bathroom "accident" while driving home a few nights earlier. Did not make it to the toilet so TSHTF! Anyone, after my back started hurting in my kidney area with a fever, I figured I had a kidney infection. Couldn't get in to see my doc so I went to their clinic. A big no on the kidney infection. They sent me home with no diagnosis. Went to er on Saturday, they thought it was my gallbladder. Did an ultrasound but my gallbladder was ok so they decided I had a kidney infection. In their defense, I did have trace blood and white blood cells in my urine. They put me on Cipro and sent me home. Still no better. I saw my regular doc yesterday. He was concerned that my creatin levels were very high. He said that I had lost approx. 40% of my kidney function. At this point he is thinking I might have a renoalimentary fistula. So I had a CAT scan today. Again, praise the Lord, no fistula. I was really getting worried about that one. But I do have a thickening of my abdominal wall on my right lower side, internally caused by probable cellulitis. I start a new antibiotic (Augmentin) tomorrow. I have had cellulitis before but it was on external skin that is now very tough and thick. Is this cellulitis doing the same thing inside me but on a grander scale. I am so tired. I am so tired of being sick. Anyway, the cellulitis I had before coincided with the perianal fistulas appearing before. I had many "dye" tests among others and doctors telling me there was nothing wrong. EVEN though my skin was hot and swollen and painful and EVEN though I kept getting perianal abscesses they said I did not have fistulas. Well, we see how that turned out. After a couple of years of sheer agony, I have mutated twat with extra poop holes. So now I am worried that this bout of cellulitis might eventually end up being connected with a renoalimentary fistula also. But, I suppose I will worry about that when the time comes. That is the very short version of a very long story. My name is Lori and I have Crohn's Disease, nice to meet you.