Honestly, I wouldn't let them take any more out of you unless it's proven to be severely affecting the chron's... I have a hiatal hernia that they won't fix because although it affects the chron's, messing with my insides could subsequently worsen it... Whatever your gyn says, get a second opinion from the gastro. Good luck

I had to have a partial one 5 years ago. My doctor said it was a choice for I had to make. I could have the partial or have my illeum removed. I was told my right ovary's monthly swelling was causing flare ups and a partial was relieve some of the pain. I was also having three week long periods at a time. On for 3 weeks and then off for a week, the total opposite of what I should have been experiencing. If I opted for the removal of my illeum, I'd have to take shots with all the vitamins a person needs daily, as I was informed this is where all the vitamins a body needs is absorbed.

I had the partial with all the depression and self doubt a 30 year old will have with such a highly invasive surgery. It was supposed to take an hour and a half to complete, but because my intestines were so swollen and inflamed, it took 6 hours with my OB/GYN on the verge of giving up when he found my uterus.

I started to see a new GI doctor last year and got the good news that I never needed the hysterectomy in the first place. The recovering from a hysterectomy is a lot more psychiatrict than it is physical. It's also more painful than natural child birth. I beg you to go for a second and third opinion before doing it. Try to find a way to live without the procedure if you can. God bless you, for He'll never give you more than you can handle and you are stronger than you think!

My hysterectomy was for fibroids, and wasn't Crohn's related at all. Since my hysterectomy, the Crohn's is back after 38 medication-free years in remission. If I had it to do all over again, I'd live with the fibroids, and keep the Crohn's in remission.