Another Colonoscopy in 6-9 months…..isn’t Crohn’s a blast of fun?

My son named our cat Frederick Engels 

Another Colonoscopy in 6-9 months…..isn’t Crohn’s a blast of fun?  I didn’t have any cancerous polyps in April 2017 but things looked so fascinating to the doctor that she wants to do another colonoscopy within a year to see if everything is hunky dory.  The Crohn’s appears to be kept in check by the Remicade but the doctors always seem to think that cancer lurks in every polyp and I always have at least one to snip out.  In addition I had a single fistulous opening, severe inflammation  and some gross things I won’t mention.  Remicade is not a panacea but things could definitely have been a lot worse for me.  I doubt that my insurance will pay for another colonoscopy so soon unless the doctor gets special permission.  It is good to know that colon cancer on polyps is easily treated if you catch it early but colonoscopies are really a bummer no matter what anyone says.

I suppose I could be more cheerful but I must admit complaining a little bit does make me feel better.  Complaining about an illness is like a cheap medicine so why not indulge in it.   The problem is most people don’t like to listen to you talk about it but don’t worry I write it down for my blog readers education and enjoyment!

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Episode of Shivering in a 72 degree house.

I haven’t had one of these shivering episodes in a very long time. Felt like I was freezing in a 72 degree F house. I always keep the house rather warm because I can’t tolerate a chill. Don’t know if it was Crohn’s related but I hope this doesn’t become a common pattern for me. Couldn’t do anything but collapse into bed for about an hour with a mound of blankets over me. Now it feels like someone gave me a working over with their fists. Maybe it was just the onset of the flu and I am starting to feel better now.

Does anyone else with Crohn’s experience these types of episodes? Leave a comment if you do.

 

How to Prevent Crohn’s Disease … article review.

Dr Mercola’s website has a lot of good information about Crohn’s disease and general health.  True prevention of Crohn’s is difficult because the exact cause is not clearly understood as Dr Mercola says in the article link at the end of this post. Your medical condition is unique and you should follow the advise of your doctor but you could mention the ideas on Dr Mercola’s website to your doctor.

I have had some lousy doctors and some fantastic doctors for Crohn’s.  My first doctor for Crohn’s symptoms had no clue what I had. After many horrible tests he concluded my best treatment option was to go on a vacation from a stressful job and practice yoga. The problem was totally in my head according to him. Let me say that I have nothing against vacations or yoga.

Finally the pain in my gut got so bad one day that I went straight to his office and told him I was going to die right there in front of him. He proceeded to poke his hand in my belly and I then insisted he send me to a hospital at once. He asked me if I wanted a Taxi, Ambulance or if I wanted to drive. Reeling in pain I managed to mumble that a taxi would probably be OK.

I was unable to get out of the taxi so someone must have wheeled me into the ER. They did some tests and said they thought I had cancer. Surgery was indicated. I didn’t care about any of that until they gave me some morphine so I could tolerate the pain. Sounded pretty bad to me after that. Fortunately it turned out not to be cancer. There are worse things than Crohn’s.

mercola.com/crohns-disease/prevention.aspx

Welcome to new reader from United Kingdom on my blog….

My mother and grandmother

Welcome to the new reader on my blog from the United Kingdom.  I have also read your blog and found the title quite unique.  It is apparent you know all about Crohn’s.  I wish your blog the best of success.  I have included the link below to your blog in case any of my readers want to check it out. Have a great day!

via A Real Pain in the Ass – 24 year old British bird with Crohn’s Disease and way too much to say

Welcome to new reader from Australia….

…….Welcome to the new reader from Australia on the blog!  I believe you are the engineer with Crohn’s disease who likes to stay fit according to my statistics page.  I am a former engineer with Crohn’s disease but I don’t think I will ever be fit.  That’s because I am not trying. I followed your blog fitnessandguts because it looks interesting and maybe I will be motivated to get fit.  Thanks for liking one of my posts!

Colonoscopy is over !

…..Not real bad results and everything went easily.  Grafton Hospital is pretty good.  Doesn’t look like any major surgeries for Crohn’s are in the near future which is a very good thing from my point of view.  Some issues but these may be delayed by escalating the dosing of Remicade from eight weeks to six weeks if my insurance approves.   Insurance company will not like that but life is tough in the insurance business.  Just hope their money holds out.

The major point is no big surgery for me, at least right away.  No alterations to my lifestyle from Crohn’s are imminent so I’m happy.  Delay is the name of the game in Crohn’s because it is a slow acting disease usually.  Everyone’s case of Crohn’s is different so Remicade is not always the answer for everyone but it seems to be helping me even though its expensive.  Ultimately, we all die from something so I figure if I can keep my quality of life for a longer period of time that is a win.  The only complete cure I know of for Crohn’s is death.  It’s more important to get straight with Jesus for the real long run after I no longer have Crohn’s disease.