Leslie, This same thing happened to me also. I went in and had the anastomosis dilated by my gastroenterologist. Then not even a week later the same problem arose. So I went to see my surgeon the...
It has been 17 months since my takedown. I had sutures and an open wound. The wound closed up in about 4-6 weeks but the scar is still very noticeable for awhile. It slowly changes from pink to...
Hey, I am a 17 year old post colectomy patient. I had an ostomy for about three months almost two years ago and then had the reversal surgery. This is more of a lifestyle question than a need for...
I havent had to surgery yet that comes one of the days right before christmas. I did talk to doctor and she said that if i was doing really well, walking around, eating, looking great i could go home...
I had UC for a year before i was diagnosed and then had the disease for two years trying every drug my doctor recommended because i was steriod dependent, i was on prednisone on and off all those two...
no you explained it great! yeah the stiches are showing and my stoma is still shrinking so that could be why the stiches are showing. the pain doesnt really feel like muscle pain because the pain is...
I've had it a little over 3 weeks, and i doubt its something i ate because everything i had to eat today i have eaten before today and had no pain before....
Im having some pain around my stoma which feels like someone is cutting me when i press around it, my stiches are coming loose from my stoma and coming out from inside and where they come out my skin...
Thanks, I was worried i was having a reaction or that a rash was breaking out. So ill try washing the area when i change it to see if that helps the itching. Well thanks for the advice and the input....
It's been about 3 weeks since my surgery. I had a proctocoloctomy with a diverting loop ileostomy and have been doing great with the bag. I usually change the bag every three days or so and I was...
Thanks so much. That really helps to know that yeah it does hurt but if you take your pain meds youll feel better. I'm just worried im gonna wake up, freak out about the pain and think 'what the hell...
I have a little under two weeks till surgery for unresponsive UC. I'm having a total colectomy with a j-pouch and temporary ileostomy. I'm fifteen and before now it hasn't really felt that real but...
I'm a 15 year old girl with UC. I was diagnosed about 1 1/2 years ago and was put right on prednisone. When they tried to wean me off i flared up so they added another drug, mercaptopurine and when...