Hi TE Marie. Thanks for your response! 6 autoimmune diseases...that is awful!! I don't know if there is a Crohn's that just affects one part of the GI tract. In my case, all my recent problems have been perianal/rectal. Over the 20 plus years with my pouch, I have had problems with a stricture here and there so that may have been Crohn's all along and we just didn't know it yet. Of course, all my stricture problems happened after some type of surgery (c-sections, removal of ovary), so maybe it wasn't Crohn's related? Who knows.... I was just shocked when this new colon/rectal guy said I would have to be on meds post j pouch removal . I thought I would go med free until some problem arose. After having a few days to digest the idea that I still need meds, I am a little calmer about the whole thing. I guess my comfort level depends on what kind of meds we are talking about. I would like to be done with the prednisone
and injectable biologics (like cimzia). The other annoying thing about this is that this colon/rectal doctor will do my surgery but then I have to be followed up by the regular GI docs which are impossible to get an appointment with because their office is so busy. My previous colon/rectal doctor managed everything which was nice b/c it was only one person/one office involved. Ok, now I am being really whiny, but I am at the end of my rope with my tolerance of medical things. This is not a good place to be when you need upcoming surgery....hahaha. If the medical marijuana doesn't help with inflammation, how does I\it help with the disease symptoms? Is it used more for pain relief? Sorry if this was mentioned in your post and I overlooked it! Sorry this is so long!! Thanks!!
