Well, today was the day. I went for my follow up with the gastrologist regarding crohns. This was part of my “So close, yet so far” post. The good news is this shouldn’t affect my pregnancy. The bad news is I have been diagnosed with Crohns. Because of family history the minor issues have been treated seriously and testing was put through instead of put off. It is because of the cautiousness of my doctor, it has been caught very early. Right now there is just a small section of my small intestine that is slightly inflamed, and my blood levels are just a bit out of the normal.
This news was a big of a blow, but not quite unexpected. Today I will be picking up my first prescription of the first level medications for treatment/maintenance of crohns. This medication, or a variation there of, I will probably be on for the rest of my life (or until possible cure in the future, but that is currently in dream stage). The first level medications are a Class B, which is relatively safe to take during pregnancy. This will hopefully reduce the inflammation, and keep my stomach in line for a long time, including in pregnancy. The possible scary thing is, for people that get pregnant, one in three that have stomach issues will get worse during pregnancy or afterwards, if not in control of the issue in advance. My doctor didn’t seem too concerned though because it has been caught early and isn’t doing any over and above damage, currently. In this case, the sooner I get pregnant the better, before the disease has a chance to get worse (hopefully, if, not when).
So, the next possible road block I need to handle before trying to get pregnant is the polyp. Today is my day 1 of my cycle, which is right on schedule, so I will be having my SHG in the next 6-10 days to see what, if anything, needs to be done.
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