Me too! I am having my reversal on the 30th. I can't wait. I am so sick of this bag! I have not had an easy time of it. Still, I am worried about going back to the way things were....
I only have a temp ille. I do pass mucus from time to time. The other day, I passed something like alien rocks. The looked a little like garlic. I had plenty of blood on the tissue but not in the...
Hi everyone. It has been a while since we logged on. David is doing really well. Still fights the same problem of dehydration and getting enough sleep. He has to get up to empty his bag that he...
Happy New Year everyone!!! I let David keep you up to date on his progress but found that I missed chatting with all of you. And also found out he was not keeping you up to date as I thought he was....
My wife found some Metamucil in tablet form. I have been taking it all day. My last bag fill was as thick a tooth paste. It actually looked and smelled like a regular stool. It was so thick, I think...
The ileostomy is doing just fine. Although I have had a couple of accidents already. The worst of them Is when my bag exploded. I do not think I am getting a good seal on it because it always seems...
So, I am out of the hospital, for the second time. Had to go back once for dehydration as my wife mentioned in the other thread. Dehydration coms at you fast and hits hard. Even now, I find it...
Amazing what day on fluids will do for a person. David is on his way home again. He sounds so much better. A friend is bring him home so I have not seen him yet but I can tell he feels 100% better. I...
Back to the hospital. :( David is very weak. I think his is dehydrated. He can't seem to drink enough liquids. He can't seem to eat very much either. Will let you know more later....
I'm home! It only gets one exclamation because I feel like crap. I am dizzy when I stand. My home care nurse told me that it is nothing more than being very dehydrated. My BP was presenting very low...
It has happened! HE IS OUT!!!! The first thing he wanted to do was eat some real food. The next was take a shower. Is energy is low, but that is to be expected. We are looking forward to the little...
Good tidings of GREAT JOY. David is coming home tomorrow! He no longer looks like a Borg (Star Trek creature) with things come out of him every which way. He will still have to have a nurse come and...
I am almost afraid to say it. David may get to come home Thursday or Friday. :) He off the pain pump button. Just a few more lines with fluids. Out put is good and on solid foods. Will have to have...
Great tidings of Joy! Progress. Since the dam broke, things seem to be getting better. The good news first. His stoma is working great. His vitals are getting better. Temp down from 103 to 99, pulse...
We thought they had flushed the colin during the first surgery, but evidentially they didn't. He has been constipated for months. So there was a lot of back up. I'm just glad I didn't have to pick it...
This next segment of our story is just to horrible to be hilarious. It started of course in the middle of the night when David was awoken with extreme, sharp pain. The nurses determined that it must...
Not much progress today. Still fever, blotting, pain, high blood pressure and pulse rate. Stoma has slowed down it's output the same as after the first surgery when liquids were added. Will do a cat...
PS: David called my just after I had finished my daily update. David's doctor said it was okay to go back to the surgery ward where David feels better and feels like he has some control. That is...
Desperately looking for the good in the horrible. David has phenomena in his right lung. With the second surgery, high fever, high blood pressure and all he has had a very high pulse rate, so they...
Well we have made it though another day. It was a hard night. David had been running a fever of 103 degrees. It goes up and then down and he gets the shakes. His blood pressure went down to 94/ ?....
Back to square one. Yesterday after eating his breakfast David threw up again. The doctor was contacted and came to see him. He stated he wanted to take David back for emergency surgery, which he had...
The progress continues. :) Up to solid foods, yummy :) No more "button" :( battle of the bags, burst ahead by a wide margin :( Coping better :) feeling hopeful :)...
Finally some progress. They had David scheduled for a second surgery for saturday but cancelled it because things had started to move. They had put some dye in his stoma to see if there was a...
Possible progress. It has been a tough 2 days (10 days total). They put in a ng tube but David could only stand it for more than about 20 min. Still throwing up on a regular bases, about 2 time a day...
Another bad day. It started with David throwing up a lot. Every time he belched it smelled like opening is ostomy bag. He is very bloated and extended. They wanted it insert a tube down his nose to...
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you all for your support. David seems to not be getting better. Today the doctor put a scope in and looked around. Said everything looks good. No blockage or any problems....
Not much progress yet. Still on sips of liquid and on IV and the button. Just found out he has a slight blatter infection. still not passing much of any thing. Also a mix up on medication. They put...
I am too weak to sat much besides thanks for your support...
Major set back. Got the go ahead to go to solid foods and stop the iv and the button. But 24 hrs later almost zero out put. Threw up, shakes and much pain. Now back to square one. Back on IV, the...
Day three. Still pretty ruff, but has gotten up 2 time to walk and sat up a little today. Also gone from clear liquids to regular liquids. Still using the button and catheter. They say everything is...
Day two. Not such a good day. A lot of pain, feel sick, and can't pee. They keep trying to put a red wood tree size catheter up him. Not a happy camper. But on the good side he did get up and walk....
Hi from his better half. It is done. The surgery when just fine, no complications. He said he has the "button" and is using it. I was surprised how alert he was when I got to his room. He was already...
Thanks all for the encouraging comments. It makes a big difference having so much support. My wife will be posting an update on how I am doing tomorrow when she gets home to feed the animals. I look...
Well, the time is finally upon me. I still have some trepidation, but for the most part, I am looking forward to it. I have been in such pain over the last couple of weeks, and even at this moment, I...
It is comforting to know that I am just being paranoid and silly. I meet with the ostomy nurse tomorrow so I can get all the jitters out of the way. I am trying to come up with a good list of...
My ileostomy will be on the 27th of November. I am sure I have plenty of misconceptions. I, too, envision the water bottle style bag. Glad to know that is not the case. I also picture a lot of hassle...
I would like to offer a special and heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributes to this, and boards like it. I am thirty-seven years old and I suffer from IBS, I think... My doctors are no longer...