I also use Ostomy Secrets swim wraps. Been using them for 2 summers. I also use Coloplast barrier strips around my bag to keep it more secure. I wear Coloplast Sensura Mio 2-piece bags. I have swam...
That sounds great! Yes, I do have my rectum but it will be removed during this surgery....
Well, tomorrow is the day! I had c. Diff and toxic mega colon three years ago and was in ICU for two weeks with an Infectious Disease team trying to cure me. It didn't work so when I got sepsis I was...
Wow! Did I need to hear this! Thank you, Amy! I am having this surgery two weeks from today. I have been a wreck about it. I've already been through the surgery to have 90% of my colon removed & had...
Hi! This is Deejane. I had esophageal hiatal hernia hernia repair surgery on Monday. It's a good thing I did. The surgeon said my stomach was wrapped high around my hernia. About half of it was way...
i have diabetes and am having the surgery Monday. Stay tuned. Maybe I can provide more info after next week....
Hey Daffodils! I completely understand what you are experiencing. I am now on Rituxan or what my rheumatologist calls my "last" drug. I have literally been on everything else at one time or another...
I am starting Rituxan without methotrexate on Thursday. Am hoping for a good result. I have been in a really bad flare since November and the Orencia stopped working....
Definitely! I had the surgery on my right hand the end of November, started therapy after Christmas and my thumb is doing well. The only thing I still have trouble with is opening jars and the reason...
Hi Michelle! I have had this surgery on both hands. It is a bit painful during the recovery process but once you start physical therapy you learn how to adapt to do those things you're concerned...
[color=purple>I'm] [b][color=#800080>the] it took 2-4 weeeks to fully kick in but once it did, it was 'WOMDERFUL!!!!!' Our nurses work really hard to. take excellent care of us!!!!! I've found one...
I'm hoping someone out there can share some advice or experiences with me. I had wrist joint replacement surgery July 24th. I've been fighting pain and wrist deteriotation for over a year. My wrist...
Hang in there! I've had both knees replaced (not at the same time). It does take time to recover but for me, it has been so worth it!! I, too, did the synvisc injections, cortisone injections but...
I was talking to her before she went to work and she said she just went out and bought a new bed because she's having so much trouble with her back and feet and knees. Back and Knees is where mine...
[color=purple>Thanks] what needs to be done but when it's your kids, that right there blows any reasonability out the window!! [b][color=#800080> [color=#800080> [color=#800080> and he's just one...
HEY GUYS AND GALS!! tHIS IS A TOPIC I AM GETTING MORE AND MORE CONCERNED about. i have two beautiful adult daughters, 26 and 23 years old, both dancers, now primarily for their own enjoyment or when...
Hi Kallabelladonna...what a beautiful name! It's so singable and lyrical! I love it! I have PA and RA and a host of other fun things. I've really only had two problem side effects of methotrexate. I...
Sarah P., Hang in there! I hope they can get you into the ortho's office ASAP!!! I know a little something about knees and knee pain! All total I've had 8 knee surgeries inclluding two total knee...
Gladys Ann, So glad you wrote! I, too, have RA and a host of other things connected with it. You can check at the bottem of my signature. I also take methotrexate. I had to get off Humira because it...
Well. I want to throw in my 'TWO CENTS" worth. Topomax has been a dream drug for me once I got through the initial phase in part getting used to the drug itself and the dosage. I rarely have more...
Yes, as a matter of fact, I have an ice pack on the back of my neck right now. I've been taking medication all day and it's just not getting any better so I resorted to the ice pack tonight. That has...
Hi all! Things are moving right along! I see my doc again on Thursday, the 4th, and will probably be starting outpatient PT after that. That freaks me out a little bit! I've had so many surgeries (6)...
Right now I'm spending 6 hours a day on that wonderful CPM machine! Home health and PT start coming to my house on Tuesday and I have my first post-op visit with my doctor tomorrow. Today has been a...
Just thought I'd let everyone know I had my knee replacement surgery on Thursday morning, Dec. 14th. The surgery took about 4 hours. I stayed in Recovery around 3 hours then was placed in a room....
[color=purple>Hi]SECOND knee replacement.[u] I finallly had it done last Thursday, Dec. 14th. And I am 51. By the time I had this left knee done, I had no cartilage left, my menicus was shredded and...
[color=purple>Just] specific paperwork, if you choose to do this. I'm just thinking it would give you a chance to rest and heal from the stress without losing your job. Then, if you want to go back...
Erin......You] right from my last one. My surgery is at 7:30 a.m. at Methodist Hospital in Sugar Land, Texas. I need lots of good thoughts, prayers, and any other kind of positive energy sent my...
[color=purple>Hi] My surgeries were not exactly revisions but let me tell you a litle about them. The first one was supposed to be a simple arthroscopy fixing a tear in the cartilage. That didn't...
Hi all! Well, I've gone back to work at school and you know how busy things are at the beginning of the school year. They are exciting but busy, busy, busy, too! I posted back in May-July about my...
Remicade has been a lifesaver for me!! I have been on it and methotrexate for over a year now. I began infusions in July 2005 and I am really doing well. It has helped my joint pain and swelling so...
I know this topic has been covered before but could everyone send me a reply containing how much methotrexate you take, whenyou take it, and it is it oral or shot. Do you take any other biologic? If...
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I] Has anyone experienced anything like this? Does anyone has any suggestions as to what I should do next? What direction, doctor next? I was in the ER last month and had a CT scan that showed a...
Sounds like a positive meeting - definitely needed! I love it when they get right to the point! My rheumatologist is like that. She is great! Never messes around with words. Just says what she means...
[color=purple>Hi! ] [color=#800080>[b]I've][u]SEVEN knee surgeries on my left knee because at 43 the docs wouldnt even consider a replacement. So. I finally went for a total knee reconstruction...
The heart tests came back fine but they want me to keep nitroglycerin with me because that really helped control the chest pains in the hospital. My BP is also back to normal. The knee swelling was...
Well. I'm not in the hospital because I BEGGED them to let me go home. My husband and I promised to come in and take care of whatever tests I needed to have. My leg is much better but I've been...
This week's stresses and ailments have been so many I'm not even sure if this is where I should post but here goes.....Came home Monday from a wonderful weekend following my son around. He's marching...
[i][color=purple>I] what's going on. I do get put in a room pretty quick, get the iv and continue to wait. Finally they come to get me for a venus doppler to check for blood clots in my leg and that...
[i][color=purple>dear] [b][i]Yes, I do feel better now than the decision has been make. I'm trying to see if my schedule will allow me to have the surgery sooner than later. I, too, HATE the table...
[i]You're probably right there. It's already bone on bone.....since I've have 5 surgeries. I've had one knee replacement and it really did make a huge difference in the other knee so I guess I do...
[color=purple>Hi] [b]However.....I had a bit of a reaction to my Remicade infusion yesterday - itching, hives, and really bad nausea. That's never happened before. So, they're going to add some...
[i][color=purple>Have] you!!! ...
I see my orthopedist tomorrow afternoon so we'll talk then. I'm really hoping we can make some kind of decision. I'm in alot of pain....I'm getting sharp, shooting pains now. I know that's not too...
I have an appointment with my orthopedic surgeon on Wednesday, the 19th of July. I injured (rather reinjured) my knee on May 28. We did x-rays, an MRI, we even waited until I had two addition...
[i][color=purple>Hi! [b] the sun so I do think it will be okay for you ...
[i]I'm okay. Got an antibiotic started so I should be feeling better soon. [/b]...
[i][color=purple>Hey] [b][i] [i]Well, take care and please keep us posted@@ [/b]...
[i]That's what I've been trying to do ......ease back into life slowly. Even though the trip was great, the body is tired and achy....moving very slowly and I think I'm getting sick with this...
[color=purple>[b]Hey] what to do about this knee. It doesn't hurt when you don't walk on it very much and that's what I did this past week. I did have trouble with the flight(s) home - too long........