Needless to say i'm devastated. I am praying that I can get my small intestine healthy (literally just got back from the hospital after two days and 4 units of blood later) so I don't have to have a...
Thank you SO much. Starting this tomorrow....
Hi there, I'm two weeks post op from take down surgery. Experiencing a lot of gas pains and urgency. Is this normal? Also, was not aware of the one inch deep incision left for you to care for...
My take down (3rd surgery) is in 18 days, I am so excited. Quick question though, am i going to be able to control my bowel move ments or am i looking at having accidents for a while?...
my second surgery of my three is today at 3. i am having mixed feelings about it. i am 21 year old female and i am just so ready for all of this to be over. i know the loop ostomy is supposed to be...
Thank your for all your help <3...
I read some where online that people with temporary ostomies cannot wear stoma caps? why is this? I ordered some and I know that i would obviously have to check the out put much more frequently than...
in the next few weeks I will be scheduling my second surgery. I am hoping to do it by the end of december. I have a few questions that I can't seem to get answered or find easily enough on google....
I am planning on ordering these tonight however i dont know what kind of wafter i need. i cant find any decent looking convatect wafters that look good with the convatec stoma cap. if i ordered a...
I've had my ostomy for 12 days (surgery was almost two weeks ago) I am getting more and more comfortable with it each day. I noticed when i replaced my wafter 3 days ago that my stoma appeared thick...
Hey everyone, I was diagnosed with left sided ulcerative colitis two years ago and it progressed to being severe resulting in my having a total colectomy with illeostomy, last thursday. I am aware...
I am my third remicade infusion and have not really noticed a difference. I am in extreme pain and i can barely stand up. I thought the remicade should take effect by the 3 treatment?...
my first two infusions went well but this past week and a half i've noticed i am still going to the bathroom a lot. does that mean the remicade isn't working? stressful... :/...
Thank you everyone for all the support. It's really hard to talk to people about this when they aren't going through it themselves. After being hospitalized for 3 weeks I believe my family and...
Its almost 2am where I'm at and I am just sitting here alone letting everything overwhelm me. First off let me say, I am a new member to this community. Found this forum on Google. In hopes of...