Just had a couple of abcess's drained surgically. It's freakin painful, especially the repacking. Good news is, it seems I can sit today! Man it's been so long since I could sit normally. I hope it...
Thanks Gail. I just spoke to surgeon and her recommendation is to remove the packing (wick) and have sitzbath for 15-20 min, then repack. It's a bit much for a spouse to do I think, pack and repack...
Had surgery on my left buttock on Friday. They made a 6 inch incision to drain 2 abscess that were extremely painful. Walking, sitting, everything was just so painful. I've been plagued with perianal...
A big concern to me as well. Just had a doc visit yesterday. Back on the Antibiotics again, Flagyl and Cipro. Just dropped them while in Hospital having a colostomy. According to my doc I have tried...
Ben, have you tried decreasing in 5 mg steps? You really need to be careful with roids. Like others have mentioned long term can have adverse effects. Best of luck and welcome. Brian...
Welcome! We were all new at one time, to Crohn's and Healingwell! I'm new here as well, from Canada, but certainly not new to Crohn's. I can say for certainity this is the place for help and support....
Thank you guys so much! Some great help here and I'm sure grateful. A couple of points, showering, and spray bottle crossed my mind, but being a newb I wasn't quite sure;-) The TP roll idea is just...
Loose weight? Wow I can't keep the weight on. 6 feet tall and I weigh 140lbs. Have been having weight loss issues for years. There was a point early in my Crohn's fiasco, I'm pretty sure it was the...
There's a bold tag in the link. Not sure if this will work: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/mu-mrd010809.php Guess I don't have enough posts to post links. Anyhooooo, a copy and paste...
Hey guys, had a colostomy on December 9th 2008. Since I'm a pouch newb I was wondering how everyone changes there pouch? It's a very slow process for me thus far, actually I still need my spouse, a...
If you hold your arse more than your spouses hands. :turn: DD...
I wasn't aware that ostomates named their stomas until I visited this forum. So.... When in Rome... I call mine Stoma Steve;-) Brian...
Did he have a loop colostomy? I'm new to this as well, colostomy on December 9th 2008, but was advised by my ET nurse that due to the type of colostomy (loop) I will have to deal with mucus from time...
Amy you are doing everything you can for your daughter and thats all anyone can ask. It's painful, but love trumps all, and you daughter will be grateful for it. Time is the key, recovery doesn't...
Wishing you the best and praying for a speedy recovery. Hang in there, and please try to stay positive, it's hard but you can do it! Brian...
In my case I needed a colostomy due to the perianal fistulas I suffer from. The consensus is that the colostomy should give my rear a break and thus promote fistula healing. I have a loop, which...
Just had a colostomy surgery in December. Was on steroids months before and upto surgery date. According to my Surgeon, the percentage increase for issues such as MAG posted was a 2-3%. Also had a...