Hi, I was diagnosed with Crohn's about 6 months ago. My crohn's doc put me on prednisone and pentasa right away. Around the same time I was told that I have to under go sergury for another complication with my body. My family doc recommended that I wait till I was off the prednisone before going through with the sergury. When I seen the crohn's doc and told him that I have other sergury to get done and that I need to be off of the prednisone for the sergury, he started to wein me off of it one pill a week for 8 weeks.
I am now off the prednisone and having a lot of problems with my crohn's. I am scheduled for the sergury at the end of this month but don't know what to do about the crohn's issues till then. I'm in and out of the washroom constantly, I'm in utter agony when I'm working (I'm a security guard and do a lot of walking). I get bloating and cramping constantly. I just feel like crap all the time.
What I was wondering is if I'm off the prednisone and having flare ups, when should I go see a doc. Is there a point where it's past just the diareahh and flare up part and can become a health risk? The crohn's doc I'm seeing doesn't seem to give me very much information and there is a language barrier too.
I am now off the prednisone and having a lot of problems with my crohn's. I am scheduled for the sergury at the end of this month but don't know what to do about the crohn's issues till then. I'm in and out of the washroom constantly, I'm in utter agony when I'm working (I'm a security guard and do a lot of walking). I get bloating and cramping constantly. I just feel like crap all the time.
What I was wondering is if I'm off the prednisone and having flare ups, when should I go see a doc. Is there a point where it's past just the diareahh and flare up part and can become a health risk? The crohn's doc I'm seeing doesn't seem to give me very much information and there is a language barrier too.