I apologise to CB.
Re-reading my initial response to you, I see that I was having a fit of
I'm-keeping-my-pat-solution-and-no-sound-advice-will-deter-me. I realise
that Crohn's is a complicated thing and that there are no pat solutions. I
really appreciate your input and I will keep it in mind when I speak to my
specialist.
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cms
"cms" <cms763@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Hi CB,
> Thanks for your response.
> While I am aware that Crohn's is not curable, I would think that surgery
> (including resection of the worst-damaged parts of the small intestine)
> would allow for less aggressive drug treatment. AFAIK, Remicade is only
> available in my province as a last resort, and there are only 100
Crohn's
> patients in Saskatchewan who are currently allowed to receive it. This
> would leave me with the treatment options of surgery, 6-mp, imuran,
> short-term steroids, and symptomatic treatments for years before I'd
> likely be approved for Remicade. This, combined with the fact that I
will
> be having major abdominal surgery this year anyway, makes
resection/ostomy
> surgery look like a reasonable early option from where I sit.
> All of this, and stories from ostomates with major quality-of-life
> improvements, led me to this newsgroup.
> --
> cms
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