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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

Worried senior

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6. My mother suffered from Chrons

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Tue Apr 3, 2012, 05:13 PM

Apr 2012

for many years. She would swell up like she was 9 months pregnant and her skin actually turned bronze. That was before they really knew what it was, especially up here.

Finally in the 70's she went to a hospital that specialized in bowel diseases and they removed a good portion of the intestine.

It didn't completely solve the problem but it did help a great deal.

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I wish someone would make a PVC pipe colon device. Crohn's SUCKS [View all] demtenjeep Apr 2012 OP

it is a suck ass disease. mopinko Apr 2012 #1

That's an option, of course, but they like to leave it in Warpy Apr 2012 #2

would seem a dream demtenjeep Apr 2012 #3

My GI doc told me to just take the rest of the year off demtenjeep Apr 2012 #4

It seems like you'd be a candidate for one. Warpy Apr 2012 #5

I wish you all the best in whatever you and your Drs deem best for your overall health. My husband auntAgonist Apr 2012 #8

My mother suffered from Chrons Worried senior Apr 2012 #6

doing a colonoscopy as soon as school is out to assess the damage demtenjeep Apr 2012 #7