Has anyone ever got surgery for Crohns disease?~PLEASE I NEED ANSWERS~(please re!
Question: Has anyone ever got surgery for Crohns disease!?~PLEASE I NEED ANSWERS~(please read on for details)!?
do you take medication for it like steroids or any other they put you on!?
have you been told you need surgery and why did they say that!?
have you actually had the surgery!.!.!.!?
thank you everyone for your answers they are very much needed and appreciated!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
have you been told you need surgery and why did they say that!?
have you actually had the surgery!.!.!.!?
thank you everyone for your answers they are very much needed and appreciated!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
hello, i am a female crohn's pt!. that was dxed at age 12!. I had my first surgery at the age of 17 after steroid treatment failed and my quality of life got to the point where I lived in the bathroom 24/7 and missed 1/2 of my senior yr!. in high school!. The surgery saved my life as the Crohn's took over my entire colon!.
Since then, I have had several surgeries to remove narrowing of the intestines, fix a fistula, and to fix the stoma on my abodmen!.
There are newer treatments out there to keep pts!. in remission after an operation such as 6MP, Imuran, remicade, entocort, and humira!.
If you check out the crohn's and colitis foundation's site, you will find more information on diet, women's issues, surgery, how CD is dxed, treated, as well as locating a local CCFA support chapter near you!. There is also a live chat & hotline that is run by healthcare experts and an open forum where you can post questions to others like yourself!.
Definitely ask your GI about the newer options before having surgery!. It is always a last resort to go under the knife as most MDs would rather try the newer methods!. I am on Entocort, Bentyl, and pain medication as needed!. I was on remicade and humira a while back!.
I hope this helps!. Best of luck to you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Since then, I have had several surgeries to remove narrowing of the intestines, fix a fistula, and to fix the stoma on my abodmen!.
There are newer treatments out there to keep pts!. in remission after an operation such as 6MP, Imuran, remicade, entocort, and humira!.
If you check out the crohn's and colitis foundation's site, you will find more information on diet, women's issues, surgery, how CD is dxed, treated, as well as locating a local CCFA support chapter near you!. There is also a live chat & hotline that is run by healthcare experts and an open forum where you can post questions to others like yourself!.
Definitely ask your GI about the newer options before having surgery!. It is always a last resort to go under the knife as most MDs would rather try the newer methods!. I am on Entocort, Bentyl, and pain medication as needed!. I was on remicade and humira a while back!.
I hope this helps!. Best of luck to you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com