Archive for the ‘Diagnosis’ Category

A Colonoscopy for Crohn’s

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Getting a colonoscopy to diagnose my Crohn's Disease was probably one of the singly most horrendous things I've had to do. A colonoscopy is a test done using a small camera on the end of a flexible tube about the size of an adult figure to look at the ...

Diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

At 37 years old, and an otherwise healthy wife and mom of 4, I was officially diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. Over all, it was simple to diagnose, it was just a matter of my not having insurance and suffering for several months before my body finally said, "Listen, you must do ...