I had an abscess the size of a melon on my intestine, and was fitted with a colostomy bag at 22. This is what it's really like living with Crohn's disease.
diagnosis. It wasn’t until September 2008, when I was 22 years old and rushed to hospital for suspected appendicitis, that I began to uncover what was really going on. After removing my appendix, the surgeons quickly realised that there was in fact nothing wrong with it. The problem was with my small intestine: it was covered in ulcers and abscesses and was very quickly disintegrating.
Seven months later I returned home, now weighing under seven stone. It was clear to see that my health was rapidly deteriorating. I was going to the toilet up to ten times a day and was bent over double after eating anything at all. It was a struggle to even stand up straight. After going for a scan, I was soon diagnosed with a second abscess.
I was going to the toilet up to ten times a day and was bent over double after eating anything at all. It was a struggle to even stand up straight. For the first few days in hospital, I refused to look down. Knowing I was stuck there until I was self-sufficient, I had to come to terms with my new appendage quickly. My fears were different this time around – no longer the intangible, ‘why me?’ – but the practical ‘what goes where’. Calm, underwhelmed, focused on the practical: I finally let Jerome look after me.
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