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Posted 11/26/2010 5:40 PM (GMT 0)
So far everthing is going ok, everybody leaves next wensday... i have surgery tuesday and they want to see meh when i wake up.

No. lol. They said why not etc and tryed but oh well its my choice who i let come visit me. only people allowed is meh mum and dad. *and doctors nurses etc..

My Aunt didnt come because i yelled at her about talking down to me. "about my bag etc.. i just snapped but it happens.

Umm i ate a fair amount of food for thanksgiving i hope i gained some weight before my surgery because it will be hard to put it back on.

-----------------Surgery----

alright im gonna be having my stoma put back in etc and re-learning how to control my butt :P

What is something I should take that ill need or what i should ask for? i know ill be craping myself for a while so... yeah..

Im gonna take alot of pictures wensday when i wake up because im gonna get the camera i ordered off of amazon, better than waiting 2 days in line to get it :P

But any advise/suggestions will be muchy thankful.

hope everyones holiday went well.

Posted 11/26/2010 6:08 PM (GMT 0)
I am glad that your Thanksgiving went all right and that you spoke up to your Aunt. You should never have to listen to the way she was talking to you.

As for hospital suggestions. Make sure you have a barrier cream of some sort with you. They gave Dillon some at the hospital, but I don't know if all hospitals do. We were told something like Penaten works great. Otherwise your rear will get sore from all the wiping and acidy output. Dillon also used premoistened, flushable wipes that you can buy in the toilet paper section. He said they felt a lot better than toilet paper. You may need to have numerous underware with you. For the first few days Dillon had a little leakage (and it was very minor) but it necessitated changing his underware.

As before, you know the importance of getting up and walking and then walking some more. This will really help if you have gas pains. Dillon was never bothered by them very much. And don't be concerned by the amount and wateriness of your output the first couple of days. As soon as you start eating it will thicken up and slow down greatly.

We will be thinking of you next week.
Posted 11/27/2010 4:55 AM (GMT 0)
yeah i gotta say yay for telling her off!
and i don't have any suggestions for your next surgery, i didnt go that route, but good luck!
Posted 11/28/2010 10:32 PM (GMT 0)
Thinking of you on Tuesday...good luck
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