Hoping everything works out for you once and for all Rosemary!!!! I am keeping you in my prayers, and thinking of you each day!!!!~Kyle~ /community/emoticons/wink.gif 2009 - IBS 2010 - Dx Colon...
I feel for both of you. Long story short, digestive issues are a curse!!! Misunderstood, as Ides pointed out, what type of abdominal surgery did you have? Yes, as one with a history of abdominal...
Thanks for the suggestions 10! Yes, it is awful that I have had all these complications when I am only turned 28 years old this year. I think just after all I have been through; I get tired of...
Thanks NutritionNut! Yeah, right now I feel one of the biggest mistakes ever was having my colon removed because I can't get it figured out; however, then I think about all the laxatives I took...
Thanks 10; I am just hoping someone else will chime in here with some suggestions. I have another appt. in 3 weeks about for my gastric pacemaker, so maybe another adjustment will help to get a...
Hi everyone, For quite some-time I was posting on the ostomy forum, but I think it might be more beneficial to start posting on this forum. Here is some history about me; my name is Kyle, and I have...
Glad you got some insight Rosemary! I hope everything works out. I agree with research. I do so much research everyday myself because I feel some doctors do not help me at all; even my wonderful...
Hey Jackie,Rosemary has offered some excellent advice, and I agree with her totally! I first went to a community college before I transferred to an university. A community college is very personable,...
Hi Everyone! I still think about everybody on here quite often. I apologize for not posting that much. My life has been very busy, since I had my gastric pacemaker placement in January. I had...
I am thinking about her! I hope she gets better! Kyle (Frosty is the name of my cat!) /community/emoticons/smile.gif 2009- IBS 2010-Dx with Colon inertia 2/3/11-Left hemicolectomy 6/2/11-Total...
Hi everyone, I gave my update earlier, and I hope everyone takes a look back on it. I feel like the pacemaker is going to help, but I think I still need an adjustment. I am finding a few natural...
Hi everyone, (here is the update I sent Rosemary and others!) I am sorry I haven't gotten back to you all. I have just been doing so much soul searching lately, reading about gastroparesis, and...
Hi everyone, I am sure you are worried to death about me! This recovery is very rough, and I am still in so much pain! I ended up staying in the hospital from Friday, Jan 20th to Thurs., Jan 26th....
Yep, the surgery is tomorrow. Thanks everyone! Leaving after lunch today for the trip up there whenever one gets off of work. Last night, I was just thinking; I sure hope this is the it for me...
Awww, I remember I was worried a couple years ago when I had to my colonoscopy. I was worried if I was going to get any motion. I started drinking that stuff at noon that day. I didn't even start...
Christine, I appreciate all your help! Yeah, still trying to work out things. We are trying to get a plan of action by the end of the day, especially with my family and friends work schedule. I just...
Thanks for the support everyone! I will def. let you know how things are going. I am ready, but nervous at the same time because I know how hard it is to eat anymore without feeling bad, or the extra...
Thanks! Yeah, it is a surgery. As far as I know, I should be in the hospital for at most a couple days. I hope I recover fast. I have another doctor helping in on the surgery plus I meet with the rep...
Hey everyone, Just wanted to say thank you again for your support! I am sure glad that I got my medical card because it has enabled me to get nauseous medicine (doesn't always help though!), and now,...
Hey Pirate, just thinking of you; how did the prep go, colonoscopy? I hope everything went through okay! Kyle 2009 - Dx with IBS 2010- Dx with Colon inertia Feb. 2011 - Left hemicolectomy June 2011 -...
Thanks for all your encouragement everybody. It is funny how some days are better than others with excessive gas and bloating, intestine spasms, but I still suffer from a constant gurgle and bloat on...
Just wanted to mention some of my favorite things to watch, since I do not do much these days. The 2 television series I watch during the day are Friends (I just need 2 more seasons, 3 & 4,...
Hey Pirate! My name is Kyle, I am so sorry that you have been dealing with constipation problems. Yes, like Hodaya said, read the total colectomy threads they contain a great deal of information that...
Hey everyone, Thanks for your support! I was exhausted yesterday and sick Thursday night when we got back home just from the long day traveling up there! Dr. Schaefer seemed like a nice doctor, and I...
As many of you have read, I had my total colectomy back in June for colon inertia. I was complaining about the same things to the doctors since 2009 about trapped air, gas, nausea, reflux,...
Hi Brittany,I hope you are able to get the help you need! Myself, I am 27 years old, and I had problems all my life with bloating, gas, and constipation. Last year, I was was diagnosed with colon...
Hey everyone, I hope everyone is doing well, and I miss you all truly. I have been busy doing craft fairs, and I was suprised I had enough energy to do them at times because I really am having a hard...
Hey Snuggle, I feel like I have extreme gas and bloating everyday, too. It doesn't matter what I eat! I had my surgery for colon inertia back in June, and my small intestine goes in spasms all the...
Hey everyone,It has been awhile! After doing some research myself, I got a call from the U of I Medical Center in Chicago yesterday. I got an appt. with a doctor that specializes in gastroparesis and...
Hey Ali,I haven't responded on here for quite awhile, but I still keep track of everyone! I take MOM every night before I go to bed. Some days it works okay, and other days I still struggle, but I...
Hi everyone, Ali-I read a few of your other posts! Goodness, you have been through a lot. I can't believe they sent you home without having much bowel movements. I still didn't even eat anything...
Thanks everyone for all your kind words! It does become hard to decide what do anymore. I have still thought about Mayo Clinic at times because I just know I am getting to that point where tubes or...
Good luck today Ali! I wish you the best of luck, and I hope your surgery goes well. Hoping for a short stay, and healthy recovery for you!!!!! /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
Hi everyone! It has been a busy week for me full of doctor appointments! Ali-hope your pain is able to get a little bit better, but yes, I would def. contact the doctor about your possible UTI. I...
Oh no Jackie, hope you are able to feel better! Take it easy, and take care of yourself! ~Kyle~ /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
Hi Everyone! Ali-Yea, I have checked on here a few times, and I saw you had several questions. Sorry I never responded. My pre-op pretty much went the same way. I got my lab-work done, the nurse...
Hang in there Jackie, and I just wanted to let you know I am thinking about you! -Kyle- /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
Everyone I agree; antibiotics are horrible!!!! /community/emoticons/mad.gif Janie - I had bronchitis in my early days in college. I worked at an assisted living nursing home, and I loved taking care...
Thanks Hodaya! Some days I can drink a little bit more, but it does upset me that it is hard to drink enough sometimes. If I drink anything, it always has to be a little juice, my roommate and I like...
wow! we really take off with our topics; part 2 was locked this morning to post a reply! Janie - I have taken so many things to keep my stomach and bowels under control over the years; it gets...
Oh Karen, you have been through too much. I can't believe he just rode off your gastric emptying test. I just found another reason why I feel so bad because I have gastroparesis after having that...
Hey Rosemary,Thanks for all your help! I just sent you an e-mail about some worries, and I just sent a short e-mail to that doctor. He even had a whole powerpoint presentation on gastroparesis. Kyle...
Good morning everyone, Welcome CT-yes, you have come to a great site, and the people I have been talking to on this thread have been wonderful because I am sure your friends and family do not...
Does anyone have any experience with any GI docs in St. Louis? I just want to be able to meet a great doctor right from the start. I had a total colectomy this past June. Currently, I am still having...
Ali-Aww, I sure hope we are all feeling well by Christmas, too! Also, I know I want a job very bad, but I just still have too much going on, and I need to get a little bit stronger. My surgeon's...
Just wanted to follow-up with everyone! Nanci-how is your grandmother doing? I hope she is doing a little bit better! Mary-do you come on here anymore? I assume you are going great! Ali-Yeah, I don't...
I agree with some of other suggestions above! I don't have a stoma, but some great snack ideas would be those pita chips, pretzel twists (they have honey-based, other sweet ones), tortilla chips have...
Yeah Ali, hopefully this will be the beginning of a brand new life for you!!! /community/emoticons/blush.gif ...
Thanks for all your support guys! It means the world to mean because I don't know how much more I can take. Even the days when I feel like I haven't done too bad, I am still nausea, bloated, and full...
K,If you read some of my posts on colon inertia, you will see I have complained about lower left abdomen pain or it is more upper for me a lot, too really bad for the past 3 years. I found out on...