Thanks for the reply Keith. Just curious - how was your pouchitis diagnosed / classed as chronic versus acute? Was it symptom based or did you have a scopes that indicated persistent inflammation...
Hi All, It's been a while since I last posted anything on this forum (2009 I think). I thought it might be helpful for some people out there with an ostomy considering the J-Pouch surgery to have...
Hi Grad, I had my j-pouch surgery one year ago, and currently I have between 8 and 10 BMs a day; at least two of which are at night. For me there is sometimes slight urgency and often bad gas, but...
Hi All, Since I'm fast approaching the 1 yr anniversary of my J-Pouch (reversal aka ileo-anal pouch) surgery, I thought I'd post an update to let you know my experience thus far, especially for those...
Hi All, I had my j-pouch surgery on Nov 13 08; I got out of the hospital Nov 21 08 so I thought I'd post an update. First off, some background: I’m a 30 yr old guy from Canada. I had 4 yrs of severe...
Check out Mt. Sinai in Toronto. Dr. Cohen, Dr. McCloud and Dr.McCrae are some of the best surgeons in Canada. Dr. Cohen himself pioneered the pelvic pouch procedure in North America in the 80's. Your...
Over the course of 2 yrs I gained 70 lbs with an ostomy (130 lbs to 200 lbs). That's about 25 lbs more than I weighed before colitis. I work out a lot - that increases my appetite and obviously puts...
Yeah, I was really concerned about the swimming initially myself. But I've had the ostomy for 2 yrs now with zero problems in pools, lakes, rivers etc... In fact, I don't even have to wear any...
Hi All, Wow, well it's been a while since I posted anything on HealingWell.com; I hope everybody is doing well. Quick question, does anyone know of an inexpensive supplier of ostomy belts like the...
Hi, I have my ileostomy reversal / J-Pouch surgery coming up in October. I have heard that there is a small chance that during the surgery there may be some issues associated with impotency,...
Oops Randy, I just realized that www.ostomyathlete.com is not your website! Ha! Must be the Monday morning fog that's clouding my brain. I did check out your real website though - you're into some...
Randy, Thanks for your reply! I checked out your website - very inspiring. Good luck in the TransRockies race. Devin...
Hi All, After 4 years of hell with UC, I'm considering getting an ileostomy. UC has robbed me of so many things that I love, I feel I need to break free from this disease once and for all or I'll be...