After having my jpouch for 12 years and only using my surgeon for problems, my situation seems to have changed.
I contacted my surgeon because I had been having some problems with piercing pain and constant stomach aches. He suggested that I have an MRE, which I did, and he found that I had a narrowing of my intestine which suggested Crohn's and recommended that I see a GI doctor that he suggested. Fast forward, after having a sigmoidoscopy (sp) it was found that I had ulcers going up my small intestine. I know I must have a stricture since I very often get partial obstructions if I haven't had enough liquids while eating, so really thought that I had a stricture and that was causing me the problems. The doctor, however, said that he did not have any problem going all the way up my intestine, so did not feel it was a stricture. He thought that I MIGHT have Crohn's, but is it still not certain. I did have blood work done and they are waiting for the results to come back from CA to be certain. He suggested that I go on Budesonide 3 times per day, which I have done. I have been feeling better, unfortunately, last night I had some leakage so that kind of startled me. It's not unusual for me to have leakage during the night, but being on a steroid should this have happened?
I guess now, I won't be seeing my surgeon since my jpouch looked "absolutely fine" - so now, I'm thinking that a GI doctor will be my best bet.
Does any of this make sense to anyone? Of course, the "not knowing" makes me feel a bit uncomfortable, and even though my surgeon feels that this GI doctor knows a lot about jpouches, can anyone recommend a doctor at the Beth Israel (the only place I can go)that they have used and trust?
Since this is all so knew to me, I have to be frank, I'm very frightened since I'm on steroids and they aren't even sure what the problem is.
Any feedback that I can get would be appreciated greatly.
I contacted my surgeon because I had been having some problems with piercing pain and constant stomach aches. He suggested that I have an MRE, which I did, and he found that I had a narrowing of my intestine which suggested Crohn's and recommended that I see a GI doctor that he suggested. Fast forward, after having a sigmoidoscopy (sp) it was found that I had ulcers going up my small intestine. I know I must have a stricture since I very often get partial obstructions if I haven't had enough liquids while eating, so really thought that I had a stricture and that was causing me the problems. The doctor, however, said that he did not have any problem going all the way up my intestine, so did not feel it was a stricture. He thought that I MIGHT have Crohn's, but is it still not certain. I did have blood work done and they are waiting for the results to come back from CA to be certain. He suggested that I go on Budesonide 3 times per day, which I have done. I have been feeling better, unfortunately, last night I had some leakage so that kind of startled me. It's not unusual for me to have leakage during the night, but being on a steroid should this have happened?
I guess now, I won't be seeing my surgeon since my jpouch looked "absolutely fine" - so now, I'm thinking that a GI doctor will be my best bet.
Does any of this make sense to anyone? Of course, the "not knowing" makes me feel a bit uncomfortable, and even though my surgeon feels that this GI doctor knows a lot about jpouches, can anyone recommend a doctor at the Beth Israel (the only place I can go)that they have used and trust?
Since this is all so knew to me, I have to be frank, I'm very frightened since I'm on steroids and they aren't even sure what the problem is.
Any feedback that I can get would be appreciated greatly.