hmm that's confusing as they said another option was to reverse the ileostomy and create an internal pouch.. which I presumed to be a J-pouch. I must have gotten mixed up somewhere along the line....
Hi there, Just to give you a bit of history before i ask my question, I'm 22 and had surgery 10 years ago to form an ileostomy as a result of a lifetime of Crohn's Disease. Things have been very up...
im new here too but this post caught my eye.. my opinion of the matter would be that anyone who has been strong enough to endure the hardships of needing a 'bag' is entitled to call it whatever they...
Crohns and adhesions and fistulas have got really bad again recently and I just want them to take the affected bits out but the catch 22 is that I've only got about 90cm of small bowel left and THATS...
I'm glad to hear so many of you had successes with your ileostomys! I've had crohn's for 15 years and had a sub-total colectomy in 2001 which left me with an ileostomy. Since then I have had a lot of...
Iv had an ileostomy for 9 years but still have my rectum. over the last year or so i have begun to excrete small amounts of blood from it, at first it was only every few weeks. but now i get the...
Haha no i just assumed as its the main hospital in central london for gastro! I used to be at the Royal Free but moved from there a few years ago, not the nicest of places! Glad you have found...
were you at UCLH NiceCupOfTea???...
i always put an NG tube down for barium or mri or anything where you have to drink large quantities of disgusting stuff coz I just cant make myself do it! id much rather the 30seconds of slight...
debilitated - I understand what you mean, those are my thoughts too. im sure the doctors wouldnt operate again unless its absolutely necessary as they know the risks of long term tpn better than...
I have had an ileostomy for 9 years now and have had quite a number of operations since then to remove inflammed sections of small bowel. During this time I had a temporary jejunostomy for 6months,...