Thanks so much! Everything has been so helpful! :)...
I have seen the cards, but had the same thoughts on it. Since anyone can print them out, I don't see how it will make a difference....
Going on my first vacation since my ileostomy. Questions pertaining to the flight. 1. With all the security now; body scans and pat downs, do I need a doctors note? I am not looking forward to going...
Beat Uc, believe me when say i exhausted every onsurgical avenue out there. Was on the specific carbohydrate diet for many years and was doing great, but the uc symptoms came back with a vengeance. I...
Way to go Christine!! So glad you are feeling great! :) and yep, I would have gotten the surgery ten years ago, but i guess the struggles i went through only made me a more caring, strong person....
From what i understood from my doctor is that when they do a j pouch they keep a small amount of the colon, and that is the part that has ulcerative colitis....
Trauble, i cant believe you had to go through all that. Well, i had three surgeries for the vaginal fistula that i had and they all failed horribly. What i learned from that type of fistula is that...
Thanks for the info Stripey. Blueglass, if you are interested in giving it a try contact Ben Curtis from their company. I emailed him and he is supposed to send me samples next week. Summerstorm, I...
Hello everyone! /community/emoticons/smile.gif Wondering if anyone has heard of the product Trio Diamonds Sachets and if you have tried it. It is supposed to help deoderize, solidify, and decrease...
/community/emoticons/wink.gif Thanks everyone for the info!! Just wanted to give an update. Got the stitches taken out two days ago.. doc said everything looks fine. Getting those stitches out was...
Thanks! I feel better now. I was feeling the same way summer. I thought it was some horrible infection....
There is some blood still. It just really stings and sometimes itches. I'm worried because my doc wants to take the stitches out next Thursday. I don't know if he will still take them out even though...
OK, wondering when this butt wound is going to heal up. For those of you who had your backside sewn up, how long did it take to heal? I'm really getting tired of not being able to sit. I've been out...
Hello, I had surgery a week ago to make my ileostomy permanent. I had the remaining of my colon removed and a vaginal fistula repaired. First off I wasn't expecting the doc to sew up all of my butt!...
I have juiced before (with my juicer here at home), but that was back when I had my colon (although my colon was diseased and not working right anyway). I was just curious as to how bad the output...
She is so young.. how awful for her and for the rest of the family. I had UC for thirteen years (started at 16) before I chose to have my colon removed. I did try other methods to try and stay away...
meredithf, I am so sorry you are going through such a hard time in your life. I have been there and know exactly the hopelessness that you are feeling. I was on Remicade and after the 3rd treatment I...
Curious, has anyone tried a seven day juice detox with an ileostomy? I was thinking about giving it a try. Any advice is welcomed. Thanks! :)...
Hey! Hope all is going well! Had my ostomy surgery done on March 1st of this year and I eat whatever I want. Pizza, hot dogs, nuts, popcorn, lettuce.. I'm not afraid to try anything. I had UC...
Blueglass- Love the quote! Made me smile. It's definately a different way of thinking about things. Summerstorm- You crack me up! I also have a five year old who doesn't do such a great job too. He...
Blueheron- I was just thinking.. I wonder if taking probiotics would help decrease how acidic our output is. I think that is the problem I have too. I can also eat anything.. I had corn, salad,...
Thanks! I didn't think that I was supposed to use the skin prep everytime (read somewhere that someone was doing that).. but I guess it's different for everyone. Blueheron- I have the same issue of...
Quick question.. am I supposed to be using skin prep everytime I change my appliance? (only 2 1/2 months out, still kinda new to this) I haven't been and I am lucky to get 3 or 4 days. My skin looks...
Okay.. don't want to be too gross! But, I just had my first salad since my surgery in March. I was wondering, am I getting any nutrition out of this salad.. cause it seems like it is coming out the...
Well said 80's chick! Thanks! :) My poor husband is going to get sick of me asking "Can you see it?" all the time! hehe :)...
Thanks for all the responses! :) My stoma is located right across from my belly button and I wear pants that are below the belly button. I tried layering the tanks and that seemed to help a bit, but...
Hey Everybody!! :) I haven't been on here for awhile. (Surgery March 1st, this year) Been doing awesome! Feeling great and look better than ever! So happy I made the decision to have surgery! I have...
Thanks for all the congrats and inputs! I do like the rings much better than the paste, but the nurse only sent me home with one, so I will have to use the paste until I get my supplies. I went to...
I didn't feel like I was going crazy from the surgery, was definately scared, who wouldn't be? Although, I don't remember any of the first day.. seriously pain drugs work extra well on me :). I had a...
I have changed it myself.. definately doesn't make me an experert... hehe. :) The output is kinda mushy like, sometimes liquid in the morning. What is a "stoma wear mark"? And I just changed the...
Sorry, one more thing you may have some insight into. I changed my bag with the ostomy nurse yesterday before I left the hospital, the wafer was like a perfect fit to my stoma. Now this afternoon I...
Hey Everybody! Yep, I got back home from the hospital yesterday after lunch! Doc came in and told me how I made the right decision because my colon was very very bad. It is really weird how with this...
So, I got to eat solids today! They wanted to see if they could get the stool to get more paste like, right now it is liquidy. But since breakfast this morning I've had more thickened stool already....
Thanks everyone for ur support and prayers. This is painful, but better than yesterday. My husband and I looked at the new part of me. I made him look first and he said it isn't bad, doesn't gross me...
Thank you everyone for such great support and prayers. Reading your posts has brought tears to my eyes, in being reassured once again that I am not alone. On a personal level you are strangers to me,...
So, the big day is tomorrow. I am slightly scared.. who I am I kidding, I am petrified! Definately not looking forward to the prep today. More so, I am not looking forward to waking up from anestheia...
blueglass- I am so happy that you are doing well. Just wondering, what was the hardest thing for you to handle so far.. emotional, physical?Can't say I'm not freaking out right now, as my surgery is...
Well, mine was right at the sphincter. No, the suppositories don't hurt.. they are super thin. I would slowly insert until it was right on the fissure then let it melt there. It helped me a lot and...
fit4ever- I feel your pain, I had a fissure a few months back and the pain is definately excruciating! I describe it as pooping out glass, it's horrible. I tried just about everything, including...
So glad that everything went well! :) I am having my surgery this Tuesday, and it is reassuring to hear that everything went well with you. Pray you have a quick, speedy recovery....
Yeah, cleaning up throw up is definately not fun.. even if it is your kid. It's not too bad when they are really little, but as they get older... ugh. I feel for ya and your little man. Hope he gets...
My one year old son has a very sensitive gag reflex too. If he eats anything that has a different texture that he doesn't like, he will throw up. It isn't a huge issue and only happens every once in...
Blueglass- My prayers are with you today...
Thanks everyone! I think I will be as prepared as I ever could be! Figured since I can't totally prepare myself mentally, I can a least have the necessaties to make my stay a little more like home....
Christine- Glad you are doing well after surgery, prep or no prep :) I know what you mean about the prednisone; I don't have osteoporosis yet, but I was scanned this year and I have thinning of the...
Christine- My surgery is being done by Dr. Page at the methodist hospital in Des Moines, IA. I kinda figured I wouldn't need reading material the day of the surgery :) But I was told that I would be...
Hey harley57, I'm so sorry that you are going through so much. I have UC and am having ileostomy surgery on March 1st. So, I know how it feels to be scared, you are not alone. I to have a RVF, that I...
Thanks everyone for the posts on my surgery date topic (March 1st)! They were very helpful and insightful! Okay, so I was wondering what I need to know about the surgery day. Is there anything that...
Christine- That's so strange that you didn't have to do a prep. Gosh did you get lucky. I unfortunately do have to do the prep, but on a postive note.. it will be my last!! :)...
Thank you so much for the posts. You have no idea how hearing from you all is so helpful to me. It is so wonderful to have a site like this full of caring, compassionate people like yourselves to...