Well the diagnosis is in...I defiantly have crohn's disease. The video capsule showed a few sections of my lower small intestines and small bowel inflamed with ulcers. One section has the big ulcer that went deep enough to hit an artery. That is what caused the GI bleed. Another section contains a stricture of inflammation and old scar tissue. The capsule got stuck there for a little over half an hour. So what's next? I am going to continue the medication I am currently on...and keep my eyes open for symptoms. I am fortunate that I don't have obvious or severe symptoms that are typical of crohns. But because of this I don't know when it is active or when it's in remission. So treating a flare up is going to be difficult.
The video capsule pictures were pretty cool. I wish I could show it. As soon as the camera is turned on you can see pictures. You can see it being sat on my tongue, swallowing it, sitting in my stomach with the water, moving through my intestines...Very cool. So, I guess I can't blame the ulcer on my stressful job, my husband, or my nutty family.
I have still been getting really tired, I never feel like I get enough sleep. Well...that is because I am still anemic...I thought that once my blood count was normal I was good to go. WRONG! My iron level is barely over half of what it should be.
So that is what is up with that....
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- Heather
- I am 30 years old...I am originally from a small town in PA. I have lived at the beach since 1998. Would not want to move back but I do miss my family, so I love to visit. In 2006 I graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a degree in economics...I work at BB&T in Murrells Inlet, not all bankers are boring! I have been married for 5 years...have two dogs, a female chocolate lab, Jetty, and a male black lab, Harley. I attend Church at a new Church plant, Christ Church. It is very exciting to see God's work unfold in the community. We should be in our new building Fall 2008, Yipee!
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Hey heather, This is John Gibson from church. I have a blog on blogsot as well, small world huh?
I'm sorry to hear about your health problems, but I've been praying for you. I can relate myself. In a couple of months I have to go in for a medical test to see whether or not I have CMT(Charcot-Marie-Tooth) disease. It attacks the peripheral nerves most people who have it end up in leg braces or in very extreme cases wheel chairs. I haven't told any one at church about it yet. I guess I'm just trying to ignore it. I'm telling you this to let you know that your not alone and that we have a great church that loves us. Stop by my blog if you get a chance, grandstrandanglican.blogspot.com.
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