Hi, I've had crohn's for 13 years, first diagnosed when I was 29 but symptoms started when I was 21. I was told at 21 the pain was my hormones because i hadn't long had a child, but the pain was still there 4 years later when I had my 4th child. I got very sick lost about 30kg in 6 weeks & no one could tell me what was wrong I was put on antibiotics & pain killers which was doing nothing. I ended up i couldn't walk i went to emergency then everything started happening from there. They found I had crohn's when my appendix split and they had to open me up to fix that before the op I had to have a blood transfusion. then while they were fixing that they found my bowel had bad inflammation and was stuck to other organs. so I had to go back about 2mths later to get that fix so i had a bowel resection. The second bowel resection was after a fistula formed which came from the bowel and out through my abdomen. Which took a year of waiting to get that fixed so for a year I had to keep it clean and constantly redressing it. the last month before my surgery i had gallbladder problem so that was removed while i was in surgery. I was put on methotrexate, first weekly injections for about 9mths then tablets. The side effects were not pleasant at all. So I am now here needing a 3rd bowel resection because I have a 5cm blockage and the bowel is inflammation again. I've had cramping and vomiting for the past year. I've had a colonoscopy, MRI & CT scan done to confirm the problem. So I'm back to waiting for another operation. I have booked and paid for a holiday in October 2013 it is now july 2013 and hoping I get a letter from the surgeons very soon or I will have no choice but put of the op until after my holiday! All my ops I have been cut im hoping I can have key hole surgery this time, but my specialist said it is highly unlikely because of past surgery's and scar tissue but it will be up to the surgeon.. After my surgery they are going to try me on biologic which the side affects are suppose to be not as bad as methotrexate..I also have psoriasis not sure if it is connected to crohns.. So that's a brief incite to my crohns history.. If you would like to ask me any questions please ask I'm happy to answer anything