at home were pretty good as well. However, after about a week I started to suffer what
I thought was serious butt burn. I had already stocked up on all of the recommended
creams: Calmoseptine, Ilex, Sudocream and various others. However, none seemed to
work. I felt like I was passing burning hot razor blades. I had not cried from pain since
I was a child and there I was sobbing and on the verge of screaming. It turned out that
I had a large anterior anal fissure. I was given two different creams, neither of which
worked, so I was readmitted to the hospital as a day patient for Botox injections in
my anus. I have occasionally wondered whether I’d get Botox to reduce the impending
wrinkles. I had never anticipated having Botox in my bum! That was two weeks ago and
things seem to be going well (touch wood). I’m probably going to the toilet about seven
to eight times a day and once to twice overnight (although I have had a couple of nights
without any toilet trips). I don’t have urgency or pain (although at the moment I do have
some unusual uncomfortable feelings but I expect that they will eventually get better as
time goes on). This week is my first week back at work. Everything seems to be going in
the right direction. And I’m hopeful!
I have to say a huge thank you to my husband, parents, brother, his wife, and three of
my husband’s friends (one is a doctor, one gave a lot of advice because he had been
through exactly what I was going through, and the other had
extensive knowledge of the hospital system). They were
incredibly supportive. My mum sat at my bedside every day
that I was in hospital and stayed with me for a large amount
of the time that I was recovering out of hospital. My husband
and dad spent a lot of time doing research and questioning
the doctors to ensure that I was getting the best care. My
husband also reassured me numerous times that he didn’t
care that I had an ileostomy bag.
I didn’t take any photos of my time in the hospital or my ileostomy bag, but in the spirit
of sharing as much as possible, here are two photos: one to show that high-waisted
ileostomy bag disguising bikini and the other to show the state of my stomach scars.
to date (the dressing is covering my old stoma site which is still healing). I’m looking
forward to showing off those scars in a non-high waisted bikini soon!
KATE M. @KATEMIDD123
crohnsgirlblog.wordpress.com
Hi, my name is Kate; I am 17 years old from Liverpool. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s
Disease in November 2012.
When I was first diagnosed, I felt relieved to find out what the awful abdominal pains
were that I had been experiencing for 9 months. It’s one of those things where you don’t
know anything about the disease until you have it yourself or know someone who has it;
you think it’s just like most things where just some medication will make you feel better
in time. However, when your start to learn more about IBD, you realise it’s not as simple.
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