Hi all, my 13 yr old son had an upper and lower GI and now we are waiting for the results of the biopsy's. The only thing that showed up during the test was that he had ulcers in his stomach?
This year it started with a stomach virus? We thought that it might be Celiac's because he is allergic to Wheat and Gluten but the blood test came back neg. Then went to a sinus infection and then to the flu (did test positive for flu B) which we all had. His ped ran tons of blood test and the only thing that has come back abnormal has been his thyroid levels that the Endo said was either do to illness induced or steroid induced (steroid were used along with antibiotics to try and get rid of the sinus infection)? She did find that his Vitamin D level was low 24 (normal is 30 to 74) and put him on Rx Vitamin D. After he finally go over all of that and the joint pain never went away after the flu the ped started thinking that he might have Crohn's. Since he has had a rash on his face, abdominal pain, bloody stool, low grade fever and the joint pain. When we met with the gastro his first thought was Crohn's too.
He doesn't ever get sick until school starts and then he winds up with whatever is going around. Is this normal with Crohn's?
The biopsy results should be back either tomorrow or Thursday and the waiting is killing me. He feels so bad and at this point there isn't much that I can do.
Thanks ~ BsMom
This year it started with a stomach virus? We thought that it might be Celiac's because he is allergic to Wheat and Gluten but the blood test came back neg. Then went to a sinus infection and then to the flu (did test positive for flu B) which we all had. His ped ran tons of blood test and the only thing that has come back abnormal has been his thyroid levels that the Endo said was either do to illness induced or steroid induced (steroid were used along with antibiotics to try and get rid of the sinus infection)? She did find that his Vitamin D level was low 24 (normal is 30 to 74) and put him on Rx Vitamin D. After he finally go over all of that and the joint pain never went away after the flu the ped started thinking that he might have Crohn's. Since he has had a rash on his face, abdominal pain, bloody stool, low grade fever and the joint pain. When we met with the gastro his first thought was Crohn's too.
He doesn't ever get sick until school starts and then he winds up with whatever is going around. Is this normal with Crohn's?
The biopsy results should be back either tomorrow or Thursday and the waiting is killing me. He feels so bad and at this point there isn't much that I can do.
Thanks ~ BsMom