Hello :) it's been a while since I've been here. I just popped in for a quick question I had a colonoscopy today and found out I have a small case of pouchitis. This is the first time I've had it...
Its been about 2 years since ive been on here and to be honest im really scared that im back here again :( I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis March of 2008 and by the time I was diagnosed Id...
no i havent went to j-pouch.org yet but i definitely will..i actually never have used that site lol ive always came here :) but, no i havent changed my diet recently and i dont take immodium. I...
at least its not every single night lol but i usually just wear a pad to bed when i eat kinda late..at first i thought it was because i was drinking a bottle of water before i layed down bc im always...
soo, this is kinda hard to talk about bc it just makes me sooo mad to the point that i cried today..but, i had reversal surgery April of 09..and this didnt start until a few months ago but sometimes...
April 19th it'll be a year since my reversal of my ileostomy :yeah: And i was SO fortunate to only have one blockage while I had it. No other problems. They reconnected my small intestines to my...
aw sucks that its so close to your reversal! i was lucky to only have had one blockage. it was the day after i came home from the hospital. i had cocoa wheats that morning and the milk curdled up in...
so i went to the doctor today bc my whole family is sick lol my gma just actually got admitted today for an infection in her lungs : ( but luckily i just have bronchitis/upper resp infection..he gave...
ahh that gives me cold chills thinking about it bc the day i went home or the day before i went home (cant remember) the surg tech came up and stuck his finger in my ileo and it hurt SOOOOO bad..it...
Hey :) lol having an ostomy can be funny sometimes! I remember one day my grandma was helping me change my bag and all the sudden you see it shoot up and hit the sink. She just looked at me and we...
So in April it'll be a year since my reversal and I've been really fortunate not to have had any major problems besides dehydration (but thats my fault) I went out of town this weekend and I was...
Oh my gosh its been forever since ive been on here! Dont know if anyone remembers me but i remember some of you :) Just wanted to drop by and see how everyones doing! Hows life? mine is preeetty...
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Im doing AMAZING =D went swimming in my bikini Tuesday and everyone was looking at my scars =p and i have a big white square from where i went tanning with my bag so its still white and the rest of...
Sorry Bella but according to the Forum and Chat Rules: 11. No posts of an overtly political or religious nature OR posts promoting advocacy of particular personal, medical, legal, religious ,...
I <3 facebook My user name is Katrina Kay =) goes to..well graduated this yr from PSHS /community/emoticons/yeah.gif in WV...
I got my bag Nov.19 and went back to work sometime in Jan..it took me a bit to gain enough energy back to stand for 4 hrs (cashier) But when I got my reversal I had had my bag 5 months and I had...
awe thank you Kaycie =D Everyone tells me that haha you mentioned zofran..that gives me HEADACHES blahh so i stick with phenergren. Just rememebered that and thought id tell ya =) Oh, and I hated my...
I bet you were nauseated from the ice cream bar. I couldnt tolerate any ice cream or dairy but sherbert is a yummy sub for ice cream =) Make sure you chew your food up really good. I know it sucks to...
When I had my bag, which I just got it reversed April 29th so it hasnt been too long ago lol I bought an ostomy belt which clips on the little hole things on the wafer and goes around your waist...
I was SO worried that my principal wouldnt let me walk across the stage for graduation bc I was on homebound from where I had my 2 surgeries. And I prayed like all morning about it bc I was going to...
My surgeon forbid me to eat fruit for awhile bc it can casue a blockage. And on the paper they gave me it said stay away from seafood..which I dont ever listen haha and sure enough I got a blockage...
haha vette guy =p age is just a number right? Its about how you feel inside!...
awe glaciergrl thank you =) I wish you were my teacher haha You would understand unlike some of my teachers blahh but whatever haha May29th Im outta there and off to college =D I wish you luck with...
Thank you bennie =) Im sure Bratcat looked beautiful with her moon face..I got my picture taken with santa at the hospital HAHA and i had moonface! And I love looking at that picture and laughing! I...
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Im going to see my surgeon sometime soon. Shes supposed to call this week and set up a dialation so Ill ask her for any advice =) I was given loritab for pain but I dont take them bc I HATE taking...
I was in the hospital for 8 days total and the funny thing is I dont remember hardly anything from the first 4 days. I was in ICU for those 4 days and I dont remember this but I REALLY wish I...
Its so hard to look at people my age and not be jealous. I missed my senior prom bc of my stupid surgery and I cant help but look at everyones prom pictures =( Its such a bummer. I miss being a...
Hello =) Im 17 too =D I was diagnosed with pancolitis March 18,08 and I tried what seemed like EVERYTHING..I was prednisone dependent (just got off completely in December) I was on 20mg of pred...
Im 10 days outta surgery and every now and then I get butt burn depending on how many times in a row i go..My surgeon told me to get Desitin which is for babies diaper rash but omg!! go buy it..my...
So I finally got the stitch taken..I was freaking out that it would hurt but everyone kept telling me I wouldnt even feel it..well. I felt it lol It stung pretty bad for about 10 seconds but it felt...
Hey! Im doing better today..still hurting a bit but its only been a week so i expect that. And I couldnt figure out why this surgery was harder than the last..but my surgeon said steriods numb the...
at school they sell flavored water and i used to drink it like crazy but never associated it with anything..but then i realized everytime i drank it i had realllly bad D! constantly going while i was...
Please pray for my boyfriend Dereck.. hes been sick with flu-like symptoms for a week or so and PRAY that it isnt the swine flu. Ehh im so scared about that! And pray that swine flu will end and not...
Be patient. I know its hard to deal with bc i was in your shoes. I had UC and for almost a year went undiagnosed. It was SO frustrating bc i was literally RUNNING to the bathroom and the whole time i...
thank you =) i deff will..ive never had stitches but everyone ive talked to that has had them said it wont hurt..idk. Ill update you thursday haha...
i go thursday to get the stitch removed where my stoma used to be..she put one stitch in there just so the scar wouldnt be so big but now it looks like its kinda grown under the skin where its...
So i got home 3 days after my reversal. I couldnt believe they let me leave that early..i wasnt in too much pain. She sent me home with pain meds but im not taking them. Im not hurting where my...
yeah haha im super duper uper luper pooper excited lol before i got my bag, i had D like up to 8 times a day! and i hear that a lot of ppl get constipated when they get the reversal..so thats the...
this seems really wierd to me bc when i had my ileostomy surgery i had to be at the hospital a day early and drank miralax to prep..but when mum called a few days ago to see when we had to be there...
Hey, sorry I didnt get back to everyone sooner..blahh been working my butt off at work and on hw trying to get ahead so i wont have to worry about it when i come back =) smart eh? haha sooo..just to...
My mom orders mine and idk how many extra I have but I have a BUNCH of extra wafers and bags..and i change mine every 2-4 days depending on whether i get a leak under my wafer. I use the 2 piece...
Im freaking excited! Well, I am right now...the nervousness hasnt kicked in quite yet lol Ill miss my little stoma [img]/community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif Just wanted to let everyone know that...
They're the #1 place. I go to CAMC in Charleston but only because my doctor there recommended me to Dr. Fazio who was supposed to be my surgeon, but he has cancer so he couldn't do my surgery...
aww that was SUCH a CUTE story! It amazed me at how things like a 17 yr old being a Christian suprised my nurses! I think having faith and using it to get through the good and bad times is essential...
My nurse took it out after 4 days and i couldnt pee so she told me if i hadnt peed within 8 hrs she had to put it back in..so she put it back in for another day and my surgeon said that it might be...
So I thought id share this little story that happened to me last night.. Me and 4 of my friends went to buffalo wild wings last night bc im addicted to their hot wings! And I looked down and seen...
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Hey Lew, I had temp ileo surgery Nov.19,08 and my surgeon actually told me i could go back to school a week after i was home. She wrote on my excuse that I could come back then lol of course i didnt...