Back in 2013 (August) I started developing loose BM as well as some pain in my stomach. After about 2 months of these symptoms, I thought it was finally time to go to the doctor and find out what was wrong I was then sent for a ultra sound of my abdomen as well as an xray. My doctor then said I had Faecal loading and told me to take Metamucil and a fruit laxative called Nulax every day. I started taking those as then another month down the tract nothing had changed and the pain was getting worse. It was now January-feb 2014 and I went back to the doctor to do some more tests and more X-rays. My doctor then said I didn't have Faecal loading and that there might be some this wrong with my bowel. It was now mid march 2014 an mg doctor finally decided to check my blood work and send me to do a blood test as well as check my thyroid. My bloods came back horribly and showed that I was anaemic (which he then told me to start taking iron tablets) as well as some sort of inflammation. I went and did another blood test to check for celiac disease which then came back negative and he referred me to a GI specialist. The pain was literally unbearable and I couldn't leave my house. I then saw the specialist and was admitted to hospital that day. The next day I had a colonoscopy and gastroscopy which showed inflammation in my small intestines (ileum) and a biopsy was taken. I then also did a MRE on my bowel which then confirmed and I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. I was then sent home after 3 days in hospital and started taking Imuran (for the Crohn's) as well as Pentasa and steroids (for the inflammation). After about 1.5 weeks out of hospital I started developing even worse lower back pain and could hardly stand or even sit. I went to the physio (which I had Been visiting on and off about this pain for months) and he sent me of to have a CT scan of my lower back. The scan showed that there was fluid in my lower back and was then again admitted to hospital that day to do more tests. A CT scan (with contrast) was done the next day and that showed an abscess (collection) in that area. A drain tube was put into my lower back to drain the fluid out. This was left in for about 7 days and then another 2 CT scans were done and that showed that the fluid was still there and that there were pockets in my ileum (small intestines) which were leaking into my back. My surgeon (which I met for the first time a few days prior incase I needed surgery) then decided that surgery was the best way to go to fix this issue. I then had the surgery the next day and the ileum was removed out of my small bowel resulting in a resection. I was told that I may of needed a stoma temporarily for 6 weeks but my surgeon thought it wasn't necessary and luckily didn't need one. 1 week after the opp I was out of hospital and doing amazing. It took me about 3 weeks until I was feeling fine and could move around like I used too prior to the pains. 1 days before I was out of hospital I was told I needed to still be on intravenous antibiotics to make sure that all of the abscess was gone. They then put a PICC line in my left arm and I was visited by a nurse daily at home and given the antibiotics which were given to me through little automated pumps which I carried around with me. Now it has been 2 months post opp and I feel amazing. I am still on a course of oral antibiotics for the next 6 months and then a MRI will a done at the end of that course. This operation has literally saved my life and I could not be happier. I am only 19 years old but I have been through a lot the past 3-8 months.