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shanna_02

Joined: 07/07/2010

My Story:

I have always had diarrhea off and on for years. It would just hit suddenly and come out of no where and dissapear just as quickly. No pain, just diarrhea. Then a year ago, I was driving home from a friends down a country road about an hour from home and the diarrhea hits along with this god awful pain in my stomach and back. It was all I could do to get home. I was flying from one gas station to another and cussing everyone on the road. The first "pit stop" was 45min...the next 30....by the time I got home, I went flying into the house, up the stair, and into the bathroom. That has been my life for the past year.

First went to the doctor in October 2009 since my insurance from my new job kicked in. The diarrhea was not the main thing. It was all of the pain in my lower back and stomach. Had a CT Scan to rule out a kidney stone since there was blood in my urine. Nothing at all.... I have a lot of pain with intercourse, so my primary sent me to the GYN and gave Bentyl to help with the diarrhea. The GYN thought that it could be endometriosis since I had so much pain in the girly region and diarrhea can be a symptom. Laproscopic surgery in Jan 2010. Nothing...Went back to the primary and since the diarrhea had gotten so much worse she sent my to the GI. He listened to my story and said that I think its just IBS and no need for a colonoscopy, but go do these labs and we will go from there. Finally had him talked into the colonoscopy May 25 2010 and sure enough....Microscopic Colitis....

I cried once I recieved the phone call...After all these test...a surgery that I totally did not need...I had an answer! Granted not the best in the world but I have an answer. I thank my lucky stars that it only took a year compared to the time that it takes for other people. Keep fighting no matter what. There is always an answer or someone to listen.

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