Lesa JT, I can work in that my mind is capable of thinking it through and do itl But I am so physically exhausted all the time that there is not much leftover for things like family, church, styahing...
Has anyone with a colectomy ended up on disability? I know timing is everything, but I can't get my "timing" to work while I'm on the way to work, or there...
I had total colectomy with ileorectal anastamosis, and my first few weeks were very similar to you.l Will not say its better but different. New challenges....
BadBagGirl, In spite of all your challenges, your dill pickle comment made me spit out my decaf. I'm only a month out and only had a colectomy with ileorectal....but have had 2 other types of cancer...
Chassity, All I can say is wow -- you are a tough lady! Sorry youv'e been through so much in such a short time. Hopefully you'll make up for it with many more birthdays celebrated the regular way....
I did try it, but am going ahead with the Elavil -- I don't think there is any particular consistency among anyone with a colectomy. We must all be amazing anomalies. But I don't gain weight easily,...
Vanity rears it's attractive head (ha ha)....does the amitriptyline make you gain weight? If so, I'm not taking it, and will just be Eeyore forever. The pharamacist mentioned it might (and I'm...
I got a bill from the hospital, which probably passed the EOB notice in the Christmas mail -- for now I will wait till a 2nd bill shows up, or adjusted EOB. I really can't face a conversation that...
HisWill, I've had bad effects with Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, Wellbutrin, and now the Cymbalta. Doc's trying Elavil (thanks, Karen, since it's the same type you found works for you). Since I thought the...
Is there a particular antidepressant that works well that is not extended release?...
I have "chemo brain", so I totally get that. But since I have 6 adult children (is that a word?), I have to differentiate between the dog and them. My husbands dog is a sheepdog named Lillie DuFran....
Finallyfree, I was up to 21 pills a day, and am finally down to 6, 2 of which are OTC the cardiologist recommended. I do need to check now that you all have mentioned time release and colon, since I...
Thank you...I have calmed down. It did not help the mail came Christmas Eve, and the billing offices are closed till tomorrow. I am such an OCD nerd about things. Finding this harder than I thought...
Gretchen, apparently I cannot read! Or, perhaps I had my friend who does have an MS diagnosis on my mind. Thank you! I will repost. Prayers for you all....
PSS -- try googling facing our risk of cancer empowered. It's an uplifting, educational support group for breast cancer and the folks are great....
Cymbalta works well for me, and I'm a BC survivor, have a heart stent, have had 2 strokes, a hysterectomy, BSO, and colectomy w/ileorectal anastamosis. That said, Cymbalta keeps me quite stable since...
Rhonda, No -- MSH2 is a microsatellite instability in a corrective gene -- Lynch is also known as HNPCC and increases the risk of stomach/colon cancers up to 85% if you test positive, which I did. I...
Help!! I had a colectomy based on MSH2 HNPCC (Lynch Syndrome) and meeting all family history. Hospital has denied payment requesting correct coding. Does anyone out there have that information?...
Thanks for the folks who answered my before surgery (11/25) questions. It's been a month, and I know I'm a lousy impatient person with things (I've had two kinds of cancer, and 2 strokes). I have had...
Prayers for you all. Annie...
Psygirl6, I have been keeping a food diary, and am heartened to know it's a good tool. I have figured out the docs & dietician are not going to be the heroes of the problems, since too many...
I have been home from my colectomy, which was 11/25, with rectal anastemosis. Had to stay a few extra days for NG tube, since I was not moving anything anywhere. Came home Wednesday last week. Very...
I'm a newbie to this board, although a long timer at Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE). Since Lynch is hereditary, and my dad's family is Old Colony Founder family for the mutation, I'm...