[color=#008000> [color=#008000> [color=#008000> [color=red>Flchurchlady [color=red>Summerstorm When did you girls start sleeeping on your bellies again????...
[img]/community/emoticons/smile.gif before the ugly snow rolls in next month /community/emoticons/mad.gif so I've not been on for like sheesh bout 2 weeks. [color=#ff0000> [color=#ff0000>...
I have the ants after 2 days. I have a blister on the underneath side of my stoma, I had little red red bumps around the base of stoma that turned white and the whole darn thing is just extremely...
Fruitcake--I 3rd that. Love your name. You are inspiring. Thank you :) Peggy--I'm not sure I know where 77 is. Indabag--Where was your massive infection and what caused it?...
And I count like this......I always change in the morning so, I did it yesterday so I count: Monday = 1 whole day Tuesday = 1 whole day Wednesday = 1 whole day So then I change first thing Thursday...
Ok I am obviously doing something way wrong because I have problems, problems, and more problems and I do not go see my ET nurse until Thursday. I have the ants after 2 days. I have a blister on the...
Peggy & Amey--Like the cute jokes :) Slice--I just got bagged 3 weeks ago and my surgeon told me I WILL need to have my rectum removed in the next 10 years. Not sure why he gave me a date like that...
Hmmm. I wish I had that problem. As you know I am 2 1/2 weeks post op and I just started. I spotted on sunday and then it all came running in full force monday morning. I usually only run about 4...
flchurchlady --Your too funny, but seriously once I watched the show Wife Swap--heard of it?? Well the one wife had her own business where people would hire her to come in and COMPLETELY clean and...
AMEY--I actually have not taken a Vicodin since Thursday and I just got my staples out yesterday and I am feeling pretty good. I managed to go to Wal-mart the other day but I opted for the motorized...
Amey--I'm in Ohio, I hate the state, I hate the snow and it is right around the corner. I have always wanted to live in a warmer area. My ideal place would be Hawaii ahh :) but hey I guess any state...
I did it and it was the best 20 mins. I have had in last 2 weeks. Awww. It felt so good having everything off for longer than 4 mins. It actually behaved so well in the shower that I walked around...
WOW! Some very great support. Can't we just buy a huge house centrally located amongst the 50 states and all live there so I can constantly have you guys around to pick me up? :)...
#3--I think reality is setting in. I think I'm having first bout of depression over the bag. Anyone else get depressed? As I was channel surfing today, I stopped on Rihanna's video Pon de Replay and...
I'm so excited I just got my first official order via UPS. It's kinda like Christmas seeing how well I did on my first order. And it came with a catalog. WOW. I get to do more shopping and I don't...
Concern #1--I always empty right before bed, but by early morning like 5am, may bag is always 1/2 full and completely filled with air. I'm scared one of these times it might pop. So I really have not...
BadBagGirl--So, how was your shower? :) Amey--I've decided to retire my lifeguarding days. I have alot of work ahead of me to get back to anything close to good health. As far as the bag, well at...
flchurchlady, In the midst of all my surgery and medicated days, I forgot to congratulate you on your anniversary. Does this mean we will have the same colectomy anniversary together now---Sept. 24th...
Amey, I been eating a soft bland diet. I try to get balanced meals in as I have lost 3 pounds since I got out. Down to 115. My norm before getting sick this year was a very healthy and muscular 130....
Amey, I had all the large intestine removed because I came up allergic to all medications that are helpful to the colon--Imuran, Pentasa, Asacol, and Humira and after 9 years sulfasalazine stopped...
I just wanted to see how many shower with their stomas exposed? Wearing no wafer or anything in the shower. Does the shower pelts hurt it? Can your stoma feel it? I understand you risk pooing all...
You are so funny! It really hurts me to laugh right now but the fact you have 6 dresses and 1 more on the way. That's too funny. I know its not a funny situation for you and you are stressing but it...
Amey-- Did you have any kind of coloectomy or removal(s) at the time of your ileostomy installation? Or are you just temporarily disconnected?? summerstorm--Mine was very watery and for the first 4...
Hello ALL! /community/emoticons/smile.gif Well I made it home Saturday about 3pm and have basically been sleeping most of the time since. I was sent home with Vicodin who is my best friend now!...
Good morning everyone, It is about 5:30am(est) and i wanted to let everyone the surgery itself went GREAT! Doc took out all of my colon/large intestine and hooked me up ileo-style :) He said that...
Well guys, here is my scoop. On Tuesday I blacked out at work so my boss took me to the local ER. They checked my blood levels and my hemoglobin had dropped from a 9.5 to an 8.9 in one week. They...
summerstorm--I know exactly how you feel about 30. I turned 30 in April and I started getting depressed about 6 months ahead of time. Something about it just makes you feel like your saying a bad...
Every now and then I get these it feels like darts or shoots of nerve pain. Anyone get these? Could it be a med. effect? What are the first symptoms of arthritis or nervous system problems?...
Yup-that would be my daughter (my mini-me) as people like to call us. While some may think its corny, I try to dress us alike as much as possible. We really enjoy it and she actually gets mad at me...
Dragonfly--yes thank you so much for the advise, oddly enough I had never realized there was a separate forum for ostomies. Good looking out :) My other question girls--I own nothing but low-rise...
Well, well, well Glad--you are too funny! I am in cornfield heaven in Ohio and don't forsee any upcoming trips to Cali, although I do have a dream to make it to Hawaii sometime, so maybe then :) I...
Amey, Good job! You make wearing a bag look good. Really helps with those of us who are scared and considering the bag....
Still contiplating the surgery but does anyone have any idea which is better to have? I have an option and am not sure. Is one bag lower than the other? Bigger than the other? I know a colostomy is...
I am facing the possibility of needing an iliostomy or a colostomy wanted to know your stories on how it is to live with a bag. I'm only 30 and would like to re-marry and have another child but it...
Humira and wasn't real sure what to do??? DUH--how in the hell and why in the hell are you a doc??? In fact yesterday the doc asked me-well what would you like me to do? What test would you like me...
I took my second dose of Humira on Monday and I am still not noticing a thing!!! The nurse practitioner who helped me with my loading dose said that if Humira is going to work for me then I should...
Thanks for your all great detailed replies. Beth: Please keep us posted as to how your pregnancy goes since you will continue the Humira....
How many of you either are or have been pregnant during a flare?? Is it possible to get pregnant during a flare as far as your body being able to handle the pregnancy along with CD?? I had my...
I just got to say that these are the BEST names I've heard on this site. Thanks for bringing a smile to my face. /community/emoticons/smile.gif Although, I do think Pampers is quite fitting for me as...
Ok FinalMacGyver, going to be straight with you. Had my loading dose this morning. The first pen hurt like hell and I'm guessing its because I didn't know what to expect. I was so nervous about...
That was a great story for a good laugh. I pictured myself doing that---and I projected alot of swear words coming out of my mouth. But I think your hubby is right, if a toilet is going to be that...
Have you ever had your liver enzymes checked since you are on Imuran?? That caused me severe joint pain that landed me in the hospital for 6 days because my enzymes were dangerously elevated from...
I too am on Medicaid so I pay nothing. What I do know is that for the Crohn's Starter Kit it cost about $4700. I have my kit and it has 6 pens in it. I get my first injections tomorrow morning. 4...
Does anyone ever wake up and their entire intestinal tract feels so sore like someone had spent the night squeezing them as had as they could??? What does this mean??...