- Location
- Chicago, IL
I was diagnosed with Crohns shortly after my 22nd birthday in February.
The entire experiance was very unpleasent. :yfaint:
I began the diagnosis with self treatment.
My symptoms were extreme gas, headaches, constipation, cramps, dizzy spells and I was extremely dehydrated and pale.
I gave up coffee first, then milk products... Then i went to a strict liquid diet.
The water diet lasted 5 days before i went to the emergancy room.
I got 2 catscans, a lower gi and a colonoscopy.
The colonoscopy was a nightmare. The prep they gave me resembled lemon gatorade (which used to be my favorite), it was supposed to clean my system out. I did not pass anything through my system.
When i finally went to get the test, they woke me up at 5 am, rolled my in a bed to a waiting room, where i waited for an hour next to at least 5 or 6 men over the age of 50. I was embarressed and they seemed confused on why i was there.:shifty-t:
The exam itself was so painful, i cried and screamed the entire time, even with the large amount of drugs i was given. :yrolleyes:
The next day i was sent home and was to wait for the diagnosis.
The pain declined but i still did not feel back to normal health.
When i was diagnosed i was given 5 different pills to take throught the day.
I spent almost 3 months of pills and seemed to be in normal health.
My doctor acknowlegded that i may go back to a normal diet with spicey food and alcohol in moderation.:thumleft:
I am currently having my first flare up since diagnosis. And i am slighty confused about how to handle it. Do i go to my doctor and get more steriods? Do i go back to the soft diet, or do i simply let it pass. I am going to see my doctor on Wednesday for more answers.
To make everything so much easier my work is switching my health insurance and they do not cover my current doctor. So any work i have for the next month will cost me an arm and a leg.
:mad2:
This is simply a summery of my story, but i do feel good about getting it out there. My friends and family seem like they do not understand my situation, which can be frustrating for me, so i need people in my life who understand what i am going through, and who are not my doctor, who will just perscribe me with pollutants like pills and steroids for my condition.
The entire experiance was very unpleasent. :yfaint:
I began the diagnosis with self treatment.
My symptoms were extreme gas, headaches, constipation, cramps, dizzy spells and I was extremely dehydrated and pale.
I gave up coffee first, then milk products... Then i went to a strict liquid diet.
The water diet lasted 5 days before i went to the emergancy room.
I got 2 catscans, a lower gi and a colonoscopy.
The colonoscopy was a nightmare. The prep they gave me resembled lemon gatorade (which used to be my favorite), it was supposed to clean my system out. I did not pass anything through my system.
When i finally went to get the test, they woke me up at 5 am, rolled my in a bed to a waiting room, where i waited for an hour next to at least 5 or 6 men over the age of 50. I was embarressed and they seemed confused on why i was there.:shifty-t:
The exam itself was so painful, i cried and screamed the entire time, even with the large amount of drugs i was given. :yrolleyes:
The next day i was sent home and was to wait for the diagnosis.
The pain declined but i still did not feel back to normal health.
When i was diagnosed i was given 5 different pills to take throught the day.
I spent almost 3 months of pills and seemed to be in normal health.
My doctor acknowlegded that i may go back to a normal diet with spicey food and alcohol in moderation.:thumleft:
I am currently having my first flare up since diagnosis. And i am slighty confused about how to handle it. Do i go to my doctor and get more steriods? Do i go back to the soft diet, or do i simply let it pass. I am going to see my doctor on Wednesday for more answers.
To make everything so much easier my work is switching my health insurance and they do not cover my current doctor. So any work i have for the next month will cost me an arm and a leg.
:mad2:
This is simply a summery of my story, but i do feel good about getting it out there. My friends and family seem like they do not understand my situation, which can be frustrating for me, so i need people in my life who understand what i am going through, and who are not my doctor, who will just perscribe me with pollutants like pills and steroids for my condition.