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Crohn’s Disease and
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Also, a colonoscopy is in order. See a gi dr.
My first symptoms in 2000/2001 were just diarrhea. Then later I had what I thought was a flu attack. Chills to the point I was freezing. Of course I had fever and the next day I was washed out, like I had run a marathon.
No pain, except looking back I did have back pain which I just thougt was that, back pain.
I was diagnosed with chrons and my symptoms started to flare up. In January 2007 I was having pains, losing weight, no appetite. After taking antibiotics quite a few times my dr (gi) started me on Remicade. I was starting to feel like a different person. Then in March I developed a bladder infection, took meds, didn't clear up. Went to a specialist who look inside and found what he thought was a fistula (this happens with chrons).
So it was decided that I would have to have it fixed along with a bowel resection. He did lapo but the surgery was much more than he thought it would be and I had to have 2 units of blood afterward and was in the hopsital for 7 day. They also found cancer in the infected bowel, but it was caught early and I only see the oncologist every 4 months, no treatment. I am feeling great at least for now. So do see a gi dr.