Partial Blockage Last Night :-(

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I had my first blockage since starting SCD. I think it was " just " a partial one,

since I was able to avoid going to the ER. Ugh! There was no warning either.

I've been feeling perfectly fine, but last night after dinner, I started to feel

the beginnings of the on-and-off again pains that signal a blockage. The pain

peaked in the middle of the night, and then subsided by morning.

Today's exciting menu was 4 glasses of grape juice (diluted 50% with water) and

1 cup of yogurt (split into 2 separate servings) with a little honey. Tomorrow

will probably be the same. I also dug up some old prednisone pills and decided

to do a 5-10 day " burst " to help any inflammation.

I wonder if this means my Humira has quit working?

Anywho, I'm scheduled to consult a surgeon next Monday IF my PCP/his staff can

get off their butts and give me a referral. I was supposed to see the surgeon

last week, but apparently my PCP needs to review my colonscopy results because

he doesn't automatically believe my GI when she says I should see a surgeon. I

may even need to see said PCP before he will give me a referral. Um...hello? You

send me to a GI because she is a SPECIALIST! Now you don't trust her judgment?

Ridiculous. As if seeing me in the flesh will help him determine whether or not

I need a surgeon. Anyway, rant over. Hopefully things will work out.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08