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Posted 7/5/2011 11:04 AM (GMT 0)
I just ditched about 18 bottles of pills.  It felt soooo goooood!  Just wanted to share my joy of getting rid of all my UC and pain meds. 

So far, I'm loving what surgery has done!  I even kinda like my stoma... guess it's because it's a sign of better health for me.

Posted 7/5/2011 12:03 PM (GMT 0)
We share that same feeling. When hubby lines up his pills for 2 weeks now he is done in a couple of minutes..lol.

Eliminating 16 pills each day for the UC and 7 pain pills plus the patch was a great feeling and a cost savings too since our insurance covers the ostomy supplies. Plus he only needs to remember to take pills when he gets up and before bed instead of 4 times a day.

The meds he does take absorb just fine. No problems with the faster transit with his meds.
Posted 7/5/2011 12:39 PM (GMT 0)
That's great!   I should clean out my medicine cabinet!   There is so much junk in there that I don't need anymore, and won't need again.   Pain pills, colitis meds, anti-nausea meds from chemo, lomotil, the list goes on!   Boy, I'd have a lot more room if I ditched it all.   tongue
Posted 7/5/2011 4:22 PM (GMT 0)
Yay!!! To feeling good!!! ;-)
Posted 7/5/2011 8:27 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats! I am looking forward to the day when vitamins are the only pills I take.... almost there!

I like my stoma too, same reason..... was a surprise....
Posted 7/5/2011 8:53 PM (GMT 0)
YAY! that's such great news :) so glad to hear this! i feel the same way, the minute i realized how great i feel, i simply fell in love with my stoma :):)
Posted 7/6/2011 2:19 AM (GMT 0)
woo hoo!!! you will be amazed that you will find some kind of small something to be happy about everyday, 4 years later i still think at least once a day, i'm so glad i had surgery. sometimes its because im at the beach, sometimes its because i can mow the yard without running to the bathroom.
I hope you have a lifetime of small joys!
Posted 7/6/2011 2:27 AM (GMT 0)
I wish that for all of us summerstorm! Thanks all!
Posted 7/6/2011 2:27 AM (GMT 0)
So happy for you! I remember when I ditched my leftover Asocol pills and Rowasa enemas. It felt so good! Summerstorm is exactly right about finding some small joy everyday due to surgery. Yesterday I was cutting up some strawberries and realized how joyful I was to be able to eat them again. I seriously thank my surgeon in my head numerous times a day. I am very fond of my stoma as well:)
Posted 7/6/2011 6:46 AM (GMT 0)
What a great post! I'm looking forward to my last dose of prucalorpride on Sunday.. then can throw them along with the picolax away forever. Blueheron - STRAWBERRIES!! oh there is a lovely thought..
Posted 7/6/2011 1:14 PM (GMT 0)
Initially after his surgery, I bought the largest strawberries I could find and took off the seeds and sliced them and made strawberry shortcake for him. Soooooooooo good. He eats them now in moderation with no problem.

2 weeks ago and last night....fresh corn....2 ears...small kernels that popped right off the cob...he enjoyed that so much and ate slowly and chewed thoroughly. Because it wasn't "mealy" and chewy no problem.

Aside from the obvious to avoid - celery, coconut etc. he is eating and trying a lot of different things but always chewing thoroughly and lots of water. How wonderful being able to do so and not suffering on the toilet afterwards.
Posted 7/7/2011 12:34 AM (GMT 0)
I threw away all of my UC meds and soon replaced them with Parkinsons meds.

BUT I CAN STILL PASS THE REST STOPS ON THE FREEWAY ALL THE WAY FROM MICHIGAN TO FLORIDA AND BACK!

Dan
Posted 7/7/2011 2:38 AM (GMT 0)
sorry Dan... but yay to no rest stops!
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