Archives for January 2007
New Gene Associated With Crohn’s Disease Found…
Not very long ago I blogged about a report that scientists had found a gene that seemed connected to Crohn’s Disease, you can see that here…
That gene was the interleukin-23 (IL-23) receptor. However, according to a release from BioResearchOnline.com, it seems that another gene may have been found that seems directly lined to […]
Dilaudid - You Should Know This!
What is Dilaudid? One of the most prescribed narcotic pain killers, many Crohn’s patients are given Dilaudid when in the hospital.
A while back I talked about how much of a life-savor Dilaudid had been for me in 2006 every time I ended up in the hospital or had surgery, however, it was not until recent […]
A Successful Surgery - Now Just Recovering…
Well, I am very happy to report that my surgery Thursday night went just as planned and had no complications. The surgeons were very happy and said that now “all I have left is to recover.”
Their has been a major difference between this surgery and the other 2 I had last year, the difference is […]
Having Surgery Today at 4 PM ET
My doctors finally decided that I do need surgery. They are going to do a 4 to 5 hour surgery where they do a full mid-abdomen incision to clean out all the adhesions and scar tissue.
They will also have to re-do my anastomosis by creating a bigger hole. The surgery is semi-serious but I should […]
I’m back in the hospital for a “blockage…”
Well, I thought I was done with the complications when my iliostomy was reversed and frankly, I was very excited. But to be honest, I always had a bad feeling that something was going to go wrong.
Well, here’s what happened in greater detail…When the surgeon re-connected me after the iliostomy the surgery was more complicated […]
