I am also 2 months into my coumadin regimen. I absolutely despised the lovinox shots. my arm had this giant bruise on it from them. Since I had a picc line and pretty much no fat in my thigh or hip...
I definitely have been there. I had a blood clot and was so weak from surgery that I lost 28 lbs. I weighed 128 to start with. I looked anorexic. Now I can eat and do whatever! I have abOut a year...
They never really decided chrons or uc. They believed UC though. I've had no chrons symptoms. Which one are you leaning towards? The ileum join or the pouch?...
Right. I've done quite a bit of research on it. I'm going to talk with my gi doc the 12th. I don't really have anything scheduled yet, so hopefully I can wait a good while. I'm starting back at a new...
Ok so I have my check up to get released may 12th. I'm currently pissed off because my dad is really pressuring me to get the reversal surgery. I've dealt with enough trauma and wasted 3 months in a...
Enigma, The docs were severely confused about the UC with no symptoms, as am I lol. Honestly they said I was supposed to be in crippling pain but i wasn't. it was pretty weird. Hope your recovery...
I've had the ileo for like 5 weeks now. Everyday I drink: Probably half a quart of chocolate milk. yumm 2-3 bottles of lipton green tea with citrus. also yum probably 3 cokes. 1 can of minute made...
Haha, thanks for the input! I think the first drink i'm going to have is a screwdriver. I turn 21 in a couple months so i'll hopefully be able to stomach what i used to drink by then ;)...
Ah okay, Thanks for explaining that. I ordered some of thsoe but the ones I got are called adapt barrier rings. They're moldable and do pretty much the same thing. I just hate using the Adapt paste....
summerstorm, when you drink alcohol, what do you typically drink? Anything to avoid or to consume? Also, I've heard a lot about this sure seal stuff, what is it?...
Welcome to the life of having an ostomy. I had my surgery liike... 3 to 4 weeks ago. As for the foods you can eat. My GI instructed me this: if it's BAD for you eat it! If it's healthy, avoid for...
I'm glad to hear my story & the ones from everyone else who posted on here gave you a bit of insight. Don't worry. Surgery kind of sucks at first. You'll be tired and weak and won't want to eat or...
That's a crazy amount of vitamin d! Get some sunlight and drink a ton of milk....
Thank you for sharing blueglass. How are you managing on the cumadin? I'm curious as to what dosage they have you on and how it's working. It's been a tedious pain for them to get me to the right...
It's good to hear that people are doing so well with the ostomy, It improves my mood that much better. I just look at it as something that's going to make life better, not drag ya down. I took my...
And I definitely agree with you about the lot of stuff to buy. I've read on various sites where people make up quick fixes, but hell. Spend the money if it's going to benefit you better in the long...
You do have to turn the bag horizontally, but changing it from vertical really isn't different, I just get the output to the bottom of the bag, pinch it off, and empty in the toilet. Sounds 10 times...
That is sad to hear. Thankful that you made it through. My heart rate was really screwed up when I had mine before and after. It's thumping around 110 now. And my grandfather suffers from advanced...
Ah, That's a tough one, When I got my Ileo, They gave me a list of stuff that i could eat to make it really thick or thin. IDK if you got one of those but i'm sure you could request one from your...
Even though it's not medicine, when I'm running a lot, I eat a crap ton of marshmellows, slows things down pretty good, especially for bag changings. I have the immodium, but i'm kind of scared to...
Wow. I was very thankful that I just had UC. I have heard Chron's flares are horrible. Sorry to hear that you have it. I have a J-Pouch? Installed down there. I can get it taken down in july, but i'm...
So I have been anxiously waiting for this thing for a week. It finally came in today. I was damn excited to see it finally. It is very thin, I was surprised that it wouldn't be bulkier, but it's made...
It is pretty great. I feel retarded better than I did when I went into the hospital. Mainly now, I'm just waiting for the wound where they took it out on my stomach to heal. They used staples and I...
I'm also a College student 20 years old who was hit with a colectomy, and ileostomy out of nowhere. It's a bit of a shock at first, but i'm fine now. I tend to change my bag 3-6 times a day. It gets...
I switch it up & wear mine both ways. I empty horizontally when my bag is 1/3 full. What I do is kind of get the output all to the bottom, pinch it off, and stand to the side of the toilet and let it...
Crazy enough, I find myself here. This website is a ridiculously great source of information. It's helped me a lot in figuring out stuff about my new ileostomy. I never expected this to happen, to...