I don't think you are a paranoid wuss at all!! /community/emoticons/nono.gif You have identifed a specific change in your body. You might feel funny trying to describe what you are feeling (I think...
thank you all for the support, i am much relieved! /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif (still waiting)...
I am scared...I've not done this since the ileostomy surgery. My transit time is usually pretty quick... I now find myself anxiously awaiting it's reappearance. /community/emoticons/shocked.gif Am I...
Dear Blue, I've had my ileostomy since Aug 2009. My change time has decreased markedly from when I first started. At first, it was a big deal, took over an hour. Now, it takes 10 minutes tops, not...
macgirl, be sure you warm up the wafer. i usually keep it under my leg or inside my bra for about 10 minutes before i apply it, then i hold my hand over it and the bag for about 10 minutes after i...
I don't miss my moon face and humped back since I stopped the Pred....
omg...i am so sorry, this is not funny, but i am laughing uproariously! thank you for sharing *hugs*...
WOW!!! Congrats on a successful reversal! So wonderful to hear good news. Please keep us posted as to how your post op recovery goes. Good luck!...
Dear Macgirl, I too want to lose weight. About 8 months ago I tried the Weight Watcher's points program. I got concerned about how I was losing it too fast and was so weak and hungry all the time so...
Expat: an addendum to the above post: A good operative report will be VERY detailed. It will tell how you were positioned on the table, how the incision was made, what was seen by the surgeon, what...
Dear Expat, I am so sorry to hear how badly things have gone for you. But I do have a bit of good news. The operation is documented. I've worked at several hospitals, large city and small rural. The...
I agree with Shaz. When I feel the awful muscle cramps coming on, I will lick salt from my palm. I keep little packets from restaurants in my car. Seems like the cramps resolve in about 15 minutes...
(ps to the above post) my doc said I definitely needed vitamins. I have a bit of short bowel/dumping issues at times. She also suggested children's gummis twice a day. I remember years ago when I...
I am taking Walgreens brand of multi vitamin with Iron. Do you chew your gummy bears? I didnt like them and wouldn't chew. They just sat, stayed hard in my little water cup. I tried to disolve...
My way to use the Eakin Seals are to warm them well first. I place one and I place my wafer in my bra for about 15 minutes before they get applied. In that time they get nice and soft and sticky and...
Sorry to hear it's still going on. I know how distressing it is. Mine finally quit leaving clumps in the shower once I could absorb my vitamins. Are you taking a multivitamin that disolves quick? or...
I think all our bodies have different transit times depending on how much intestine we have left, what is eaten, or if anything meds were taken to slow motility. It's been over a year since my...
Hello cghopper, Sorry to hear all you've been through. yes, those recto vag fistulas really put a hold on the intimacies with my husband and me too. As far as the bag having stool in it as soon as...
Dear Answers, The same thing happened to me with broccoli. I think the stinging was the stool getting under the wafer and eating at my skin. I've since learned this stinging feeling is a precursor to...
It's good you are taking it easy till you can be seen. Do you have any sort of wide support belt you could wear? Even holding a pillow or folded up blanket against the area when you cough or do...
I had my perm ileostomy placed in Aug '09. I am getting better about not being so proccupied about it. I agree with the others that use a belt. It helps a LOT with the pulling feeling. I've lost mine...
Sounds like a smart doctor trixie...listen to your body :) Sending prayers that you continue to improve....
Dear Gassy, I had an ileostomy placed in Aug '09. (history of prior resection too). I recall for the first couple of months I was amazed at the amount of watery "stool" I produced. Often times nearly...
Hi Everyone, I am curious if I am "normal" or not. My question is about my perm ileostomy stoma. When I remove my appliance for a change sometimes my stoma looks all swollen and fat and watery. Other...
Wow, Blue, you sound like you are doing great! Your comment about the tootings got me remembering At first my stoma was very noisy. After a couple of months it seems it was less so. Nowdays it rarely...
Thank you Tara!!! *wiping tears of laughter*...
Are you feeling better this morning? And the bleeding has stopped/slowed? I am sorry you had to hurt for this procedure. I'd think a more humane approach would have been to apply some kind of numbing...
I'd be interested to know what the results would be for listening to something a bit slower? Some nice soft rock? a Gregorian chant ? or maybe some lovely symphonic music (not the William Tell...
The immediate post op recovery of the bowel resection was a lot worse than the ostomy. With the resection I had a nasogastric tube in my nose keeping my stomach empty for almost a week. Once I...
I had my perm ileostomy in Aug '09, still learning what products and changing schedule works best, still feel like a novice. Luckily my anus and rectum were removed too so I don't have any of those...
I have a *very* sensitive nose. The only time I've ever noticed that I had an odor was when I was using a bag I had gotten as a "free sample". It had some sort of filter that was *not* working. I...
Hello Chick, I've had an ileostomy for a little over a year now for Crohn's, I eat broccoli all the time, I agree with Christine though, be sure to put your choppers to work!!...