My name is raya and i'm 24 years old. I
live in reno nevada and work full time. I
was diagnosed with crohn's disease on may
2nd and also learned that my insides are
kind of backwards - my appendix and bowel
are on my left side instead of my right.
I have about 20 stones in my gall bladder
and i'm having my gall bladder and my
appendix out on may 25th. I'm still
learning about my disease and i'm just a
little scared since all of this is
happening so quickly. I had a gall stone
attack on monday and was in the er for 9
hours. Now i'm on vicadin on top of all
the other medications for my crohns and
just waiting for surgery. We are hoping
to do the normal laser surgery but
depending upon how far up behind the
intestine my appendix is we might have to
do the old fashion huge slit surgery for
both my appendix and gall bladder. Any
suggestions on preparing for surgery??
