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I was told by a surgeon that theres a 5% chance i can develop crohns after a coloectomy....has anyone ever heard of this?????please help
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I was told by a surgeon that theres a 5% chance i can develop crohns after a coloectomy....has anyone ever heard of this?????please help
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i have UC, had colon removed and now suffer from proctitis.
My specialist told me that if the rectal stump is removed there's a chance that it can manifest its self somewhere else in the body such as the liver etc, although I've not found much information on this anywhere.
Sounds a little similar...
sheila91262 JonWHut
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Do remember DVT is a risk after surgery as UC sufferers have thicker blood as part of disease, they will prescribe blood thinners to avoid. My son was not treated carefully enough as he wasn't sent home with anti coagulents so developed a large DVT which complicated his medical history, but OK now. My son considered the colon removal to be the last resort but life was much easier afterwards, much less disease and symptoms and no pain and urgency and very little in the way of meds. He ate himslf fit and exercised to regain the 3 stone he lost because of his severe flares and felt almost as good as new. Good Luck to all.
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