I was hospitalized last week saturday about 1:00 am for a very painful obstruction. At first i attempted to let the problem resolve itself with at home treatment of laxatives, hot baths, heating pad...
absolutely no peanut butter, chocolate or pizza for me! sadly, choco and pizza 2 favorite foods but i quickly realized my intestines dont allow it anymore. consequences will be hellish gas pain with...
ok so rather than start new thread i figured i would just update here...today i had to get a 1 inch deep abscess drained just to the left of my anus. GottA LOVE LIDOCAINE!!!this sucker was painful...
great idea and awesome product u have there...one question, you state on your page that u had UC, why not go for the reversal (j pouch)?...
i know how he feels i had a couple night time accidents. ive had a j pouch for only 5 weeks and I am awake typing this because i was in a deep sleep then all of sudden a powerful sensation to go and...
1 out of 4 ppl will get an infection at the closure site..luckily for me mine this didnt happen...
good luck ruissar! 10" long? wow! vertical cut? I had the bikini cut and it was only 4 inches across....
jinglebell, other than what was mentioned, I can't think of any tangible items that would come in handy. I totally recommend someone be there to help you! My wife was the most valuable person in...
sounds like the pain i had from my second surgery-it sucked. thankfully for me I have absolutely no gas pains at all from my reversal. Apart from the horrible butt burn I just got rid of, I'm doing...
ruissarr, No gas pains at all, I have gas but its nothing out of the ordinary. The rectal exam for me was a piece of cake.I jokingly asked my surgeon if he was looking for gold digging around in...
sounds like an ileus. if you are not vomiting or spitting up bile then I think you should be ok....
2 piece durahesive moldable convex barrier with snap on bags from convatec are purely awesome. call and ask for these samples (order numbers below) they dont leak and stay on pretty good -no glue...
Well thanks for all of the wonderful posts. I will try to update and respond to all. Im back home now, got discharged last night. The nurses and doctors were all amazed at how quickly I recovered...
:turn: I had my reversal/reconnect surgery! This was by far the easiest surgery out of the 3, not nearly as painful as the colectomy and the rectum removal. 4 months of wearing the pouch and I kind...
sorry for not responding earlier...was in the hospital a few days longer than expected and I've been busy with church etc. All is well and recovery is going good. My bowel woke up 2 days after...
Hi everyone, I got a call from surgeon today. They have a cancellation on Wed and wanted to know if I wanted to go ahead and complete the second surgery. I said yes because I want to get it over...
did he ever try remicade? anyhow, i'm a strong advocate for colon removal...no sense in suffering....
wow...4 years? man, bringing in the so called experts to interrogate you...sounds like you've got not only a life long battle with your health but it sure looks like you need to continue to fight...
has anyone filed for disability with either the social security administration, or VA (if you are a veteran of course)? My situation is more than just my surgery which normally people can still work...
sounds more like colonic inertia A condition where muscles or nerves in the colon fail to operate normally which prevents fecal matter from progressing normally through the colon. This can lead to...
ill be 32 yrs old in a few months....the surgery feels like I added another 50 years of happiness to my life. I had my colectomy a month ago. I can go shopping again, play with my kids more, laugh...
well, my conspiracy theory with medicine is the obvious...it is all about the $$$. A vicious cycle of tests, results, placebo, production, patent, drugs, demand, supply, insurance, help, healing,...
Before doing this, please speak with your doctor or pharmacist and get the 'ok' first. Time released capsules are designed to BE time released and absorbed along the large intestine. Since we don't...
so u had an emergency colectomy? was ur colon perforated? do you currently work? we need a few more details and someone can help u out. without insurance in this country, at least as it stands now,...
i get the standing up too fast, really bad, dizzy spells too but it is every day regardless of my diet... apparently there is a link to sodium deficiency and dizziness. the weird thing is I don't...
prednisone works against your muscles and causes muscle soreness / joint pain. you retain more water while on prednisone so the more water you retain the more stress on your muscles which in turn...
go for it...just make sure you dont let your 10 yr old little brother do the tatoo. seriously, no big deal. if the artist is clean and wearing gloves & the needles and ink are sterile you will...
yes it is a capsule, capsules will go right through you timed or not because it doesnt stay in your small intestine long enough for your enzymes to break it down. if you must take the capsules then...
It sounds like you may still qualify for many special hiring programs with an ileostomy. In this country when you have severe ulcerative colitis it is a chronic disease which you qualify for a...
wow long thread...
the stomas for ileostomy patients are put slightly above the belt line. don't worry that is normal. colostomy patients have stomas lower....
safest maintenance? not sure...i was always nervous with those "maintenance" drugs...sounds like a drug company's way of saying guaranteed monthly income...
I had some bladder problems too but nothing that serious. The surgeon team shaved my private area when I was sedated and they must have inserted the tube without cleaning it. I quickly found out what...
sure u could work from home. I would say after first week of getting off pain medicine. My employer is very old fashioned and does not believe in work from home. They must think I would be sitting at...
no, i was overweight with UC and had a huge bloated gut. After surgery iit feels like im 20 yrs old again with a good healthy weight of 180 lbs....
opposite for me. sleeping well and more specifically taking a good long nap reduces my anxiety a lot. without a nap i cant function normally and anxiety kicks in overdrive....
hollister, coloplast and convatec are all good... its been said but here you go. 1. dont use the powder. apply when skin is completely dry. 2. make sure you cut the hole to fit nice and snug at the...
hmm...interesting story. my quality of life has certainly improved even with the occassional wafer burning and the image of the poop bag hanging off my stomach that is sometimes frustrating. but here...
so far ive eaten everything on the menu including the foods they say dont eat like raw fruits and vegetables...what i do is juice them with my fancy juicer so no worries of a blockage...
im on the j pouch course, i totally recommend you get the surgery its well worth it. you will need plenty of time off from work. i have been off from work a month now and my surgeon recommends 8...
prednisone works off the adrenal gland. the drug has terrible side effects and each cycle you take can produce a whole new set of side effects. for females the facial hair is rare this is caused by...
more gas...no option of more so i picked same amount...
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i keep seeing all these posts about people with colitis that do not have blood in their stools??? For me, it was inevitable to have a lot of blood and mucous during a flare since the begining. i...
remission for me was virtually symptom free with 3-4 bowel movements a day but never has it been only 1 bm a day. Consider yourself lucky that you dont have blood and that your colitis is far from...
i agree, prednisone is possibly the worst drug ever made by man. It totally screws up your adrenal gland after prolonged use. Remicade has less side effects and works much better at suppressing your...
It takes a few treatments to really feel it start to work. Psychologically for me -3 days after first treatment seemed like a huge improvement....
Hi everyone...wanted to chime in. I have 3 kids and prey every day they don't have the supposedly genetic NOD2 gene. If we ever found out that of one of our children developed an IBD while in their...
no chance for ever joining the military. period, you are now considered unfit for duty. UC is a chronic disease- no matter how moderate or severe they cannot legally accept you. The military needs...
funny thread...5 stars! :tongue:...