Crohn's - help!

Backstory - In 2003 I had an apendectomy that turned into a partial bowel recision.  Since then I really haven't had any problems what-so-ever, but when I went for my initial consult w/ my surgeon he asked me to get the pathology slides sent from my 2003 surgery so he can take a look at them.  This was in September....

So I'm in my 6-mo diet program and almost finished, so I called my surgeons office today to make sure everything was ok and was told that there are some indicators on the slides that are consistent w/ Crohn's disease.  So what does this mean??  Has anyone else gone through this?  I was really hoping for the RNY....has anyone w/ Crohns still had the RNY and if so, were there any complications, etc?  Any help is greatly appreciated!!

I don't have Crohn's disease, but I at one of the seminars I attended prior to surgery, the surgeon who was speaking said the only RNY reversal he'd ever done in his career was on a patient with Crohn's disease.  You should do some research on this and maybe consult with several surgeon's. 

I agree with Terri's advice.  I would get other opinions.  Not knowing all the details regarding the reversal she mentioned makes it difficult to even comment.  Even so, if the bypass part of the surgery is an issue there is always the VSG which is a very good surgery as well.  I am perplexed why you were not told this after your prior surgery.  Too, I wonder if this surgeon is uneasy about the additional complexity, perhaps.  I don't know, I am just speculating.  But it will work out.  Do your research and ask all pertinent questions.

Unfortunately I didn't really pay too much attention to why the patient needed a reversal, since I don't have Crohn's disease.  The point that the surgeon was trying to make is that yes, it's possible to reverse the bypass, but it's very, very rare to do so. 

Thanks to you both!  Since posting this, I've talked to the nurse practitioner from my surgeons office and she's put my mind at ease.  They're having me see an IBD specialist to give me a diagnosis on whether I have Crohn's or not...but they said even if I do have any kind of inflamation, I'm still a candidate for the VSG, and I'm ok with that. 

My previous surgery is a LONG story, so this really doesn't surprise me that the Crohn's issue was never addressed by the previous surgeon. 

Thanks!

 To learn more about Crohn's, this is the link to Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America:
http://www.ccfa.org/ 
I've always found them as a great resource. My husband has UC and we've been active in his support group in Silver Spring.
I would wonder where exactly the disease has been most active - if it's part of your small intestine that gets re-routed, then it'd be like killing 2 birds with one stone! With RNY, we learn alot about our new guts and face lots of changes; with IBD, you'd probably be facing lots of learning experiences too. IBD patients face nutritional issues at times, alot like bariatric patients. They have to adjust eating habits when their guts have issues, often take medication to control flares, or even have surgery in severe cases. It just becomes part of life after awhile, just like our trajectory as RNY patients.
Either way, staying educated with your surgeon and IBD specialist is the way to go. Not sure where in MD you are but Capital Digestive Care seems to be a HUGE practice in this area. My husband sees Dr. Korman at Metropolitan Gastroenterology Group and has always been happy with him.