Having the guts ripped out of me.

After all the stuff that happened to me last year, I had my guts ripped out of me.

Well, it was done through surgery. I had the illeum, about 2 ft of small bowel and 6 inches of my colon removed. The surgery took place October 12th, 2010. It was a full blown surgery, could not be done laproscopically. I had a large Crohn's mass that needed to be removed. Some of my small bowel had to be stretched out, it was folded up like an accordian.

I think the surgery was the best thing I could have done. Recovery took about 6 weeks.  Since then I have entered the next phase of my crohn's journey, maintenance, and ........ The dreaded insurance company battle!