Hi all For the last month+ I have noticed a very medicinal odor that occurs after wearing my wafer for 1 day or so; it actually causes the outside of the pouch and my clothing in that area to pick up...
Rita, I am in a similar situation. Had a subtotal colectomy with end iliostomy on Oct 19, 2011 and now I am planning on having the follow up surgery to remove the rectal stump. At first the thought...
I have had my iliostomy since October 2011 so am pretty new to this stuff. I have been drinking three 14 oz. servings of herbal tea per day (morning, afternoon, evening) and have an additional 8-12...
Hmmm....interesting. I was told the surgeon would be able to remove the stump from the rear...I will definitely have to find out about this...
Hi again...I am needing to have rectal stump removed and wanted to know how long I might expect to be out of work...with my colectomy I was out of work for a little over three weeks (including the...
Approximately 5 weeks after my surgery I developed a skin rash (all over my body) which was diagnosed by 2 dermatologists as Pityriasis Rosea (even took cultures to be sure) They say it is unknown...
I had a total colectomy (they did leave a small rectal stump that I will get removed later this year) Oct 19 2011 and I must tell you that I went through a few days of crying and sadness b/c no...