I'm having surgery

I am with Keith. This itching people have should really be checked out. there are creams that can get it under control really quickly, but they are RX, and you need to get it diagnosed. It's probably yeast.

18 more days to go.

They won’t let you have your own medication. It’s a controlled environment. You can ask them to continue to give you that medication. They will work all of this with you during the presurgery or intake meeting.

Very best of luck and happiness to you! I hope all goes super smoothly and life becomes GREAT again soon.

So in one of my hospitalizations I brought my prednisone. I didn't tell them I had it. Well their was this nurse that was so awful to me, would say I didn't need to be there and that I was fine.i wasn't in a GI ward. This was a long term care ward with very old people who'd fallen and broke their pelvic area or hips. They didn't have any experience with a patient like me. Well, I told my GI what she said and he got angry and yelled at her and told her my colon was severely inflamed and at risk of bursting. That should have straightened her out, but she just got nastier at me for getting her in trouble. Well I had it one day and took prednisone in pill form rather than the IV form. When they came to give me prednisone via IV I told them I had already taken the pill form. The one nurse kinda got angry at me, the mean nurse just stood there with a scowl. My GI came in and asked me why i did that, I told him that nurse was still saying I didn't belong there and she was talking about sending me home. She did say all that. I didn't see that nurse anywhere for the rest of the time I was there which was another week and half. So yeah, sometimes bringing your pills can work in your favour if your nurse isn't nice to you. 😉

I'd certainly talk with the head-nurse of that ward/unit shortly after the incident if you feel that you aren't getting the care you need. Work your way up the hierarchy if needed. Better to react sooner than put it off for the quickest fix and punitive action on that nurse (harder when waiting weeks, months, or years later).

Ask anyone (another nurse, an orderly, a doctor, etc.) within that area and they'd know. So, you don't have to ask the problem nurse (can I see your manager?), if you want to be more meek/less rude to her directly. The head nurse's job is to manage that ward/unit and would also be responsible for reprimanding/disciplining those directly under her/his management. So, I'd say it is the quickest turnaround to get problems resolved.

I think you’ll be happy with the results of the surgery. It is a big step but if it goes well, and for a lot of people it does, it’s a life-changer. May have missed it, but when do you go?

I’ve had 6 stays at hospitals, I always made sure to take the floor/nursing supervisor’s business card. They usually introduce themselves during the first 48 hours that you are there and make occasional follow up visits to check on your care.

_{Wishing you a successful surgery. First one is the hardest the next two are a bit easier. If you have no quality of life with your UC then getting it done is the right choice. I had no control over my BM I would have bloody accidents every single time I left the house and they were not small ones. Needed blood transfusion one after the other towards the end and spent 5 weeks in the hospital trying to get me in remission. If I didn't have all the accidents and if I wasn't losing blood I would have fought for my colon . All the specialist and surgeons wanted it done asap I was the only one fighting to save my colon. Cant say I didn't try,,,,I wanted no regrets afterwards.
Its a major life style changer, but if you are in that much pain with your UC having the surgeries is worth it.
Looking back to the spring and summer having a stoma wasn't that bad at all, I was pain free for the most part just a rash and a few burst bags. It really does get easier with the ileostomy bag.
Let us know how you are feeling after your surgery}

CyHaskett, soaps and perfumes? Tell me more.

So I'm currently taking the xeljanz. I still have urgency and accidents (I'm still wearing diapers) but I often have formed bms. Not sure how that's possible.

Got marked today, going in tomorrow. Can't wait for this to be over. Sixteen years of UC.