Are there any foods out there that can help loosen my output with having to consume too much Fiber or meds?...
Leslie, I was in intence pain directly after surgey only because my surgen had not written orders for pain medication and I had to wait until she would write them. After reciving my pump (morphine) I...
Your problem sounds much like my own. I am two weeks post op from a desending colostomy and love it. I had lived my life thinking that it was completely normal to only poop once every two to three...
Weight gain has always been my problem. I had EXTREM constipation, only going once every two to three weeks. I was so excited about the idea of emptying like "normal" folk and had the idea it may...
I have gained 10 pounds over night...I am not kidding! I am only three weeks post op and my diet has not changing very much and I am still keeping active...Anyone have a clue....Also when can I...
Is it normal to have cramping pain every time the stoma makes gas or produces any output. I am feeling almost like labor pains...what can I take to help???...
Thank both of you for your wisdom. I only knew for about the change in DR about half a day before surgery. My surgens mother passed away and he had to leave. Walking and standing is the only thing I...
I recieved my colostomy last Thursday, long story but the surgen that performed my operation was not the surgen that was supposed to. I had many post op complications with my heart and just as I...
Thank you for your kind words...sky diving...sounds great...
pghfan: Thank you for the advice on extended wear unit. [color=black> [color=black> Allison77 : What can I say other than thank you!!! I still feel that I may not be doing the right thing (surgery)...
I am counting the days until my colostomy...surgey is next Wed. at 7am and I have absoutly no idea what I need. I have no one to talk to regarding this. My doctor said we'd go over it the day before...
Thank you. I wasn' tsure if I needed to wear typical hospital wear or my evreyday clothing to the appt. Also thank you for the information about the belly band, I never though about the GYN....
Okay, so I just sechdualed my surgery (colostomy) for the first week in december. I would like to know some of you alls insights on what I should be doing and what to expect. If I am not asking to...
Thank you for all of your advice. Cecilia: how low is low...I don't mean to sound crude but I am so unsure of everything...are we talking belly button or something different. Also, is it okay to tuck...
Rosemary & SummerStorm: I had all 25 markers still viewable by the final x-ray. They were all bunched together just above the rectum. I had a surgen in Orlando who like Janie (I was reading her...
Thank you all for your kind words. The DR thinks that the colostomy is a good first step becuase he is not 100% sure that it is really the colon that is the root of my evils but he thinks its the...
Hi my name is Traci, I am 22 and a full time student in Florida. I am a proud mom, but a single one. My family is ultra supportive and more helpful than I could ever wish. I have been reading you'als...