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by: Jo on Fri, Jun 04 2010

Hi, i am 29 year old with crohns disease who is currently recovering from an open resection. I had approx. 8 inches removed last week. The recovery was more intense than i had imagined for the first few days but it does get easier each day.

You definately need help at home after open surgery as your movement is restricted. I woke up with a lot of tubes in me but due to the crohns i was extremely run down and needed extreme nutrition and a blood transfusion. It was scary but it did get easier each day. Day 4 was the turning point for me so if you need this done remember open surgery will take time.

June 2010

crohns - by Jo - (Fri, Jun 04 2010)
Hi, i am 29 year old with crohns disease who is currently recovering from an open resection. I had approx. 8 inches removed last week. The recovery was more intense than i had imagined for the first few days but it does get easier each day. [more..]

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