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Posted 9/5/2007 10:27 AM (GMT -6)
Hi,

    Back in Feb 2007  had a flare up of my Crohns. Little did I know that over years and years this dreaded disease was silent. I had gotten a fistula that wrapped around the intestinal tract and illeocecal valve, causing a fist size mass. After several CAT SCANS Dr.'s did not know if it was cancer or just crohns due to its strange appearence on the scans. I just had resection sugery last Monday Aug 27th,2007. Still in some pain, hope it resolves soon, ready to get this over with. I have had constant D since the surgery. How long should it be until I get back to somewhat normalcy? I had always considered myself somewhat lucky with Crohns. Never had problems of D, much pain or other problems until now. I got a good specialists which I see in 2 mor weeks.. Thanks for any info...

Posted 9/5/2007 12:39 PM (GMT -6)
First off welcome to HealingWell.  You will find alot of friendly and supportive folks on this board.  In response to your post, I wanted to let you know the D is normal after surgery.  It should settle down some within a bit.  It is normal as your bowels are waking up again after the surgery and it takes a while to get back to normal.  I hope the surgery brings you many years of remission.  God Bless.

Posted 9/8/2007 1:35 PM (GMT -6)
Thanks for the welcome nanners... I am almost two weeks post op now... Getting my staple out on Tuesday I cant wait... Still have the dreaded D.. I hope it is not something i am going to have to live with.. I know they took out the illeocecal valve and I heard that could cause problems with D. 
Posted 9/8/2007 1:39 PM (GMT -6)
I had a resection in Feb, then had complications and had a temp ostomy 1 week later. My ostomy was reversed June 20th 2007, to this day I still have D and prior to my surgeries I had CD with C with occasional flares that included D. Some days I have more BMs than others it varies with what I eat and how much I eat. I cannot eat some things that I use to be able to eat since now they cause severe cramping and lots of D. I am hoping that my GI will give me a script for questran to aide in the D that I have and hopefully it will allow me to have a bigger variety in my diet.
Posted 9/10/2007 8:35 AM (GMT -6)
Hi Welcome to HW gld to hear your staples are coming out and that you hve a good Dr. it is greqat when we like our specialist. Hope you have continued good health and from what I have read it takes some time for the Bm's to get back to better after resection. lol gail
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