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Posted 3/26/2006 5:53 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,   Sorry for having all these questions, but I just dont know where else to go with them. I started my transit study today and will go for an x-ray tomorrow, wed., and fri.  I am so backed up already, I dont know how I'm going to get through this week.  I keep running things through my head like what if all the markers are still in there and they dont suggest a colectomy?  I have honestly taken every laxative, enema, and colonic that I can.   It's like I'm nervous that they will say I have to have one and at the same time nervous that they will say I dont.  I have never felt so scared and vulnerable and alone in all my life. sad   For all of you who have had the surgery  a while ago, are you still glad you did?   Thanks for ANY help you can provide.
Posted 3/26/2006 10:40 PM (GMT 0)

One of the biggest reasons to have this surgery is to improve quality of life.  If your quality of life is poor, you are a candidate.  Although we both have different reasons for looking at surgery as an option, I also wondered if I was considered "sick enough" to warrant the surgery.  After years of rationalizing my declining health, giving up the activities I enjoyed, I thought maybe I hadn't suffered enough.  Your feelings and concerns are normal. 

Yes, I am very grateful that this option was available to me.  I would do the surgery over again if it meant having my life back.  I wish now that I had it done sooner, I stayed sick too long and gave up 2 years of my life being sick.  That was 5 years ago.

Sue

Posted 3/26/2006 10:57 PM (GMT 0)
I just want to say that I agree that people should get surgery if it would improve their quality of life.  My doctor just told me on Friday that he wants me to go for the J-Pouch surgery.  I am very scared dont get me wrong, it is just that I have been sick for so long, and my whole life was taken from me. 

Posted 3/27/2006 1:23 AM (GMT 0)
Well right now, my quality of life is pretty much at a big fat ZERO, so surgery can only make things better I would hope.  I dont know about the rest of you, but this is just so mentally draining..... all the uncertainty and questions going through you head every minute.  I know I will have my answers on Friday, I just have to be strong to get through this waiting. Thanks.
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