I still am experiencing the abdominal cramps...oddly they seem to occur about every 8 weeks or so, sometimes more frequently, sometimes more. No rhyme or reason. I can walk (uncomfortably) when it...
Thanks for the quick replies. If it is pseudo sbo is there anything that can be done? If it's adhesions causing a kink I can't see how more surgery would help, I'd just get more adhesions. A friend...
Hi all, It's been awhile since I've been here. I had a total colectomy for colonic inertia in Jan. 2011. Previously in 2007 I had a subtotal colectomy to treat colon cancer, it was a few months after...
Being a nutritionist I would advise against eating hot dogs for anyone. But especially those of you with Crohn's or UC. Those disease put you at higher risk for cancer of the GI tract and the...
I had a total colectomy for colonic inertia in January 2011. Everything was working well and I felt I had my life back. I was going 6-8 times a day almost like clockwork. I was/am still using...
Thanks Supernova, I'll check it out. The ointment I made last night seems to be helping. I added some additional vitamin A, tea tree oil and lavender oil to the mix this morning. The other thing that...
Hi all, Following my recent subtotal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis surgery, I've developed anal fissures. I'm sure it's because of the frequent BM's and because some are diarrhea. I only "go"...
Regarding my recent surgery I'm doing great. I'm 5/1/2 weeks out from the surgery, I can eat my normal diet, no abdominal pain, swelling or bloating. Lot's of energy and been back to my normal...
Hi Rosemary, She used seprafilm under the incision. She said it could interfere with healing if she used it near the anastomosis. So far, the incision looks great...better than the previous one! She...
Rosemary, Her name is Dr. Madhiluka Varma and she is at University of California San Francisco and is head of the colorectal surgery department. She is wonderful! I was referred to her from a pelvic...
Hi Rosemary, I'm so sorry to hear about your botched surgery. Good luck with the lawsuit, you deserve all you can get for their incompetence. Mayo and Stanford don't seem to be all they are reputed...
Thanks for the reply Jen. Do you know if the slow motility that has developed in your small intestine is related at all to the total colectomy? It's good to know you would do it all again. It's no...
I'm happy to have found a recent thread, I have been looking for one for awhile and have only found old posts. I am finally having my total colectomy for colonic inertia this Tuesday 1/18/11. The...
Hi Leslie, Even with all I've had to deal with since my surgery I do consider myself lucky. If I hadn't had the perforation I probably wouldn't have known I had the cancer until it was to late, as I...
Hi Karen, How is your recovery going so far? Did you have laproscopy or open surgery? I will be traveling from Colorado to California to have surgery, so I'm trying to get an idea of how long I'll...
Christine 1946 - I took Flagyl many years ago and developed a terrible itching all over my thighs. Contacted the doctor was told to discontinue the Flagyl because it was an allergic recation. The...
Hi Gilda, Thanks for the reply. I'm scared about ending up with chronic diarrhea, in essence trading one problem for the opposite one. I also get pain, I've had 11 episode of obstructin from...
I'm a new member although I've been following this thread since January '10. I've suffered from constipation since I was about 18, I'm now 52. In 2007 my sigmoid colon perforated, my small intestine...