Colostomy a good idea?
Posted: 2020-09-04 11:31:17
Hello all,
39yo male Army vet with Crohn's disease that started during active service (2012). I have a C&P exam next week and it got me thinking. The Crohn's started at the terminal ileum and is making it's way down the line. Every day I feel like absolute crap and I always feel constipated, even though I have diarrhea. I'm in constant pain. My mother's side has a history of colon cancer. Grandma died from it; mom has history of polyps and a malignant tumor was found this past February. I want to know how bad my Crohn's will have to be before docs will be willing to take my colon and give an ostomy/colostmy. I'm just sick and tired of feeling sick and tired and I'm willing to put up with a bag just to have a better life. Am I crazy? For reference I live in the country of Hungary at the moment, and plan to move back to the US next year. The socialized medicine here is......well you get what you pay for...(almost nothing). That is a whooooooole rant and discussion in itself. The docs here would rather let me die than spend money on me.
39yo male Army vet with Crohn's disease that started during active service (2012). I have a C&P exam next week and it got me thinking. The Crohn's started at the terminal ileum and is making it's way down the line. Every day I feel like absolute crap and I always feel constipated, even though I have diarrhea. I'm in constant pain. My mother's side has a history of colon cancer. Grandma died from it; mom has history of polyps and a malignant tumor was found this past February. I want to know how bad my Crohn's will have to be before docs will be willing to take my colon and give an ostomy/colostmy. I'm just sick and tired of feeling sick and tired and I'm willing to put up with a bag just to have a better life. Am I crazy? For reference I live in the country of Hungary at the moment, and plan to move back to the US next year. The socialized medicine here is......well you get what you pay for...(almost nothing). That is a whooooooole rant and discussion in itself. The docs here would rather let me die than spend money on me.