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Thanks for asking Teresa.. @hopeful33250. I had surgery in November. A section of small bowel, small amount of colon (all for Crohns .. stenosing, stricture, etc.) and gall bladder. Took quite some time to recover totally and not so sure I'm back to previous energy level. Will consult with GI in January to discuss a biologic drug treatment to try to stop the Crohns. Pancreatic cyst remains stable. That exam early next year. I find the surgery left me with some depression, which surprised me. I can cry at the least thing. Did some research and learned that happens with some patients.
Hope this finds things going well with you. Thanks again for checking up with me.
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Thanks Teresa @hopeful33250 for your input. I feel better knowing my response to such a surgery isn't off the wall. I think I can now just relax about my body/mind reaction and just let it be.
Will be thinking about you and your upcoming test. Yes, let's do stay in touch and I'll be wishing you a Happy New Year.
@bonitav Good, I'm looking forward to keeping in touch, Bonnie.
Hi Teresa @hopeful33250 - checking in and hope this finds you doing well. Seems several people I know are having health issues.
I'm scheduled to begin treatment with Stelara for Crohns next week. I probably need to post in the digestive disease group to see if anyone has any tips re the side effects of Stelara. I've avoided the biologic drugs but have reached the end of my rope, it seems. Wouldn't be good to have another digestive surgery. GI can't tell me for sure that this treatment will be the answer. As usual.. 🙂
Let me hear from you... Bonnie
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@bonitav Hi Bonnie: I'm so glad to hear from you. It does sound as if you had very extensive surgery. Several years ago, I had a resection of the duodenal bulb for a small NET (carcinoid), removal of gall bladder and dealing with scar tissue from a previous surgery. It sounds much like your experience. Yes, it does take time to recover from that extensive of a surgery. I always count on at least 6 months before I expect to feel "somewhat back to normal" and a full year before everything goes back to the way it used to be in terms of energy level, etc. I generally always have anxiety afterwards (I blame it on the anesthesia) and just the shock to my body of being dealt with in such an invasive way, however, that is just my theory and probably would not hold up under scientific scrutiny:)
Thanks for asking about me. Next month, I'll have another EGD to check on the status of the NET (carcinoid) issue that I had surgery for in the spring of this year. I hope that no new cells are found. Best wishes to you in 2017. Let's keep in touch!