BTW--I did detox from the oxycontin, home with a friend, using pedialyte and lomotil....I hardly remember it, but I could not eat for 6 days.....now I am in pain again.....and they are giving me...
I have had almost the same problems....j pouch, constant bladder problems (even before j pouch), vulvodynia, and a meningioma (that has not had to be removed--yet) Also had a bad motorcycle wreck and...
I also cannot eat anything i want and have constant pain.....I havent been able to work or have sex since the j pouch. I am considering an ileostomy, but, I have no health insurance...I hope it all...
If I had it to do over again (I had toxic megacolon) I would stay with the ileostomy--just felt better, fewer health problems, but, as you can see, not everyone feels that way...btw--if you are in...
I have talked to so many rheumatologists about this, and, most are convinced that removing the colon can cause arthritis---it sure has in me...
I have gained almost 60 lbs since my j pouch (10 yrs ago) , even when I have been in the hospital on all fluids...drs cant explain it. I see alot of cheerleading about j pouches, which is all well...