Hello everyone,
Just found the forum by accident while searching for info on sacroiliitis (had lower back pain for a while and its starting to p**s me off).So had better introduce myself.
Firstly, what a great forum.
So today I dug out my old IBD club book and have self diagnosed myself with it (sacroiliitis) as symtoms seem the same (ha ha). Anyway I hope it is just muscular but had it since mid may and just won't go away so trip to the doctors when I get back from riding my motorcycle for ten days round the Black forest, Dolomites and Alps etc departing next week.
Now the boring bit My Crohns story and I will keep it brief.
Had crohns symtoms from July 2001 and diagnosed april 2003 after 16 day stay in hospital (colonoscopy, small bowel enema thingy, intravenous steroids,anti-b's, peri anal abcess/ fistulas etc)
Been in remission for about 8 years thanks to care of my doctors and 4g of pentasa and 150mg of azathioprine daily.
Very complex peri anal fistula which I had for 7 years healed up last year with help of about 2 MRIs, 1 Ultrasound and lots of operations for putting in seton drains.
I class myself as lucky,apart from a few daily aches and pains I feel very well, I'm not steroid dependant I have not taken any since about July 2003. I try not to let Crohns get me down and live a relatively normal life and make sure it does hold me back from what I would like to do.
I hope everyone will get to remission some day.
Just found the forum by accident while searching for info on sacroiliitis (had lower back pain for a while and its starting to p**s me off).So had better introduce myself.
Firstly, what a great forum.
So today I dug out my old IBD club book and have self diagnosed myself with it (sacroiliitis) as symtoms seem the same (ha ha). Anyway I hope it is just muscular but had it since mid may and just won't go away so trip to the doctors when I get back from riding my motorcycle for ten days round the Black forest, Dolomites and Alps etc departing next week.
Now the boring bit My Crohns story and I will keep it brief.
Had crohns symtoms from July 2001 and diagnosed april 2003 after 16 day stay in hospital (colonoscopy, small bowel enema thingy, intravenous steroids,anti-b's, peri anal abcess/ fistulas etc)
Been in remission for about 8 years thanks to care of my doctors and 4g of pentasa and 150mg of azathioprine daily.
Very complex peri anal fistula which I had for 7 years healed up last year with help of about 2 MRIs, 1 Ultrasound and lots of operations for putting in seton drains.
I class myself as lucky,apart from a few daily aches and pains I feel very well, I'm not steroid dependant I have not taken any since about July 2003. I try not to let Crohns get me down and live a relatively normal life and make sure it does hold me back from what I would like to do.
I hope everyone will get to remission some day.