Hi, I'm Daniel. I was diagnosed with crohn's disease about 4 years ago when I was fifteen years old. At the time, I was very pale and skinny which was very abnormal, because I was always healthy and never as white as my dad because of my mother's Caribbean background. So I consulted a doctor, they made me take a bunch of tests. Started off with MRI's and CAT scans followed by Barium solvent. Nothing was really conclusive, I was prescribed iron supplements because I definitely had anemia. They had a feeling that I had gastro problems and said the anemia could very well be related to crohn's disease; they said I certainly had it, but couldn't officially diagnose it. So a colonoscopy followed later on, I got an abscess caused by a cut when trying to get into the small intestine, but it was way too swollen. A few months later, they got me to take the pill cam test; and unfortunately (believe it or not), that got stuck at the end of my small intestine.
By now, it has been 3 years of treatments, prescriptions as well as failed tests. Doctors finally decided to go for an operation. They removed half a meter of small intestine, my ileum, my appendix as well as the damn pill cam. I had major swelling in the lower right side area of my stomach, that's where the inflammation was; right by the appendix and junction of the small intestine and colon (where the ileum is). So they removed all that, they said it was ridiculously swollen, heavy like a new born baby; I found that funny. The appendix was removed because it was in that same area, has no known function so may as well.
A month after that was done, I had grown 2 inches and gained 24 pounds; it was unreal. I was very happy. I haven't thrown up ever since the operation which is miraculous, and I suffer no pain. The only treatment/ medicine I take is Remicade, and besides that I take calcium supplements.
Thank god I live in Canada, I would of easily cost my parents over 100 thousand dollars for this burden. And I'm oh so happy not having to go to the doctors and not having to spend thousands of hours with them.
By now, it has been 3 years of treatments, prescriptions as well as failed tests. Doctors finally decided to go for an operation. They removed half a meter of small intestine, my ileum, my appendix as well as the damn pill cam. I had major swelling in the lower right side area of my stomach, that's where the inflammation was; right by the appendix and junction of the small intestine and colon (where the ileum is). So they removed all that, they said it was ridiculously swollen, heavy like a new born baby; I found that funny. The appendix was removed because it was in that same area, has no known function so may as well.
A month after that was done, I had grown 2 inches and gained 24 pounds; it was unreal. I was very happy. I haven't thrown up ever since the operation which is miraculous, and I suffer no pain. The only treatment/ medicine I take is Remicade, and besides that I take calcium supplements.
Thank god I live in Canada, I would of easily cost my parents over 100 thousand dollars for this burden. And I'm oh so happy not having to go to the doctors and not having to spend thousands of hours with them.