2024_09_07 Surgery notes suggest a surprising diagnosis
I had surgery last month: An exploratory endoscopy to investigate these brief, sporadic abdominal pains I’ve been having the last ~four months. The surgeon, my gynecologist, expected to see a recurrence of the endometriosis she’d cleaned up during my hysterectomy a couple years ago. There was also a slight possibility that my ovaries might be involved, and I told her to remove them at the slightest provocation. I was really hoping there’d be something to biopsy. The result was: No endometriosis. Ovaries look fine. Creeping Fat in the bowel, noticed throughout. Lots of scar tissue, some of which she cleaned up (do they biopsy that?). So I have an appointment next month with a gastroenterologist. (sigh, more bowel prep…) Creeping Fat is pathognomonic for Crohn’s Disease, so I’ve read (watch me be an exception). There are at least five types of Crohn’s Disease, some worse than others. (I cannot concentrate…) It’s interesting to note that Crohn’s can cause: Retro orbital pain (bl). This i
