NCOT- It must be terrible to have doubts and regrets re: the bag. I did not choose mine; I was injured in a routine hernia surgery. I was perfectly healthy before. Imagine my fear, anger and...
Hi Rosemary, I am sorry to read about your issues. I am sorry that I have been out of touch, but I have been busy with a liver issue that was caused by my situation. I have a great gastro dr at penn...
My dr said ithey feel like something tugging. When I had a small bowel obstruction, it was the worst pain I have ever felt. Mine seem to ache just enough to remind me that they are there. I worry...
Hi all. I am new to this forum as I usually post on the ostomy forum. I have a few questions and I hope someone can help me. I had high lft results since December and my GI surgeon felt it was...
Good luck Rosemary!...
glad you are ok. talk to u soon...
great news! talk to you soon!...
good luck. youll be well soon....
Hi Rosemary, My emails are getting returned again. I just wanted to see how you are doing and we are thinking about you. Any news yet from NY?...
ask my doc at penn. he does removal during surgery....
Hi Rosemary, I hope NY gets your issue resolved. I have a friend who went there and had a temporary ileo done there. Great place. Also, don't worry about peritonitis and sepsis. I had them both twice...
Cathy, I have been flying for over 20 years. I started at 15 and i knew at age 4 that i was born to fly. thank you john denver lol. flying was one of the main reasons i fought to get better. i love...
bluegrass: it depends on your age and type of medical. the reporting is the same but the vision requirements and ekg requirements differ. for a private pilot under 40, it's good for 5 years; 40 and...
Hang in there Rosemary. I might be at Bradley Airport tomorrow. if im doing an overnight and if you are upfor visits, perhaps we can meet. ill try to text u later....
Im doing great, thanks. Im still sore but things are going well....better than i anticipated. i signed up for the disney world half marathon and its good because i gained 10 lbs since ive been home...
The medical applications are very specific and ask for every health problem, specifically gastro, surgeries, etc. Lying on them (in the US) is a felony and grounds for license revovation. It's common...
Collicat, In the US it is not a problem...usually. From what I understand UC can cause some issues, but that depends on meds, etc. The medical standards for pilots here in the US are easier than most...
Good luck, Stephanie. I hope all works out soon for you. Get well so I can say hi at WDW! Rosemary, I know it's hard but hang in there. Don't rule out Penn if you can get back there. I'll text you...
Rosemary, I have a friend who is a surgeon at Boston General. She was instrumental in saving me and getting me to Penn. I'll shoot her a text and facebook message but it takes her a while to get back...
It is the worst thing ever! I had it for 2.5 weeks after my botched hernia surgery. For 4 days I was in a coma, so that didn't bother me, but I remember saying I just want to drink water, and then I...
my great email is still down. how are you? if you are up for it i was gonna call you tonight....
wow you are brave. i have been cleared to eatband drink anything but i am still waiting to try beer or wine. when i was young, there wasntba rave that i didnt goto, but now, i would be a cheap date....
Mine was easy, but I didnt have any illnesses befire. I was injured by my surgeons. The first week was a little toigh, and i would go 4 to 6 times a day. i didnt loose any of my large intestine, so...
I was finally discharged from my GI doc's care yesterday. I still have to get the original hernia which started this fixed, but that can be done much later. Like everyone else with abdominal...
it shoudnt hurt it. i had the paste all over my everytime and it was ok. the extra just came out the bag when it was ready....
Hi Rosemary, My email is down again. How are you? All is well here. I finally started updating my flying resume so I hope to get some interviews soon I think we are coming up the second week of...
Hi Rosemary, My emails are getting returned again. I don't think I will be in MA before I goto Disneyland, but we will be up the next week. I hope to see you at that time. How are you feeling? How is...
Hi Rosemary, i cant email again. it s a pain in the butt, so i will write you on here. how are you feeling? hows your cat? id be crushed if something happened to my cats, especially since my girl...
jackie, stick to the diet. i was stuck in the hosputal for 3 extra days because they gave me the wrong food. i threw it up and had to start all over. i was pissed. when i got home i wanted more than...
they tested me at penn when my bowels woke up. it s very common to catch it in the hospital. i tried emaing you, but it got returned. any news from penn? my wife said if you need to goto penn you are...
thanks! it sbeen a rough time but i have a greater appreciation for life. plus i got to know esoR. hope you are feeling great....
dont worry about adhesions. i had peritonitis 2x and 4 abdominal surgeries including my take down. i figured i would be loaded witj them as did my dr. when he opened me up, there werent as many as...
i had my take down 3 weeks ago last friday. bowels woke up the folowing wed. im pretty much back to normal, going maybe 2x a day. i an eat anything and having salads again is quite strange. i still...
dont worry about being there longet. i went in fri and was to go home on wed, but i threw up a bit after dining screwed up my menu. i had to wait until sat to go but it was for the best. trust your...
Congrats! Wishing you all the best....
I got your email today and it was great talking to you again. I hope Dr Raper can do something for you. I will ask tomorrow about his reviewal procedure. I will email you later...hope it goes through....
hi rosemary, everytime i send you an email, it gets returned. if you are going to be aroud this week, i ll give you a call....
just got the tube out as not much was coming out. no gas yet. the breathing machine expands your lungs to counter the effects of the breathing tube in the OR. my temps have been normal since i...
i thinks the breathing. i was doing it 1x per hour, now every 10 min and my temp dropped to 98.9. good start. now if i can aleep.... goodnight...
ugh. now i got a fever. took an xray of my chest and blood cultures. i just hope my intestines are ok. i have slight bowel noises and my white blood count just came back good. it might be not doing...
still on ng tube. will be off once i hae gas, so whomknows how long itll be. im glad there were fewer adhesioms and he said everything was stuck together. gbladder is out too. if imwas like cement...
well, i got my ileo reversed. my dr was surrised that i had as few adhesions as i did since i had peritonitis twice. now its off to sleep and some good pain meds....
dont worry rj, when i see you in Feb we will fly to southbridge and eat diner food and you'll be fine....
Well I have my end ileo reversal on Friday and I am not freakng out yet. I have to get my gallbladder out too as I have stones. My barium test wad great and my dr tjinks it should be a long but...
Thanks everyone! I can't wait. Of course, now I am worried about the massive amount of adhesions and the potential problems they can cause. I think I just worry to worry. Sigh. Rosemary, my dr said I...
I did all of my pre-op testing today and I have a reversal datenof Jan. 6. I cant wait. it will be about 6 hours as I dont have a loop ileo, but and end, and I will have to have adhesions removed. i...
Hi rosemary, just wanted to let you know that atleast 2of my emails to you got returned. i responded to your email today, but not sure if it went through. i wilk try to resend them. how was your...
Rosemary, My email account is screwed. I tried to send you materials, but no luck. Northampton is a good place. i dont know if you remember my story, but my friend who died was an instructor at...
i know noho well. i would say be wary of flight instructors who do it to build time. there are a few new guys there and i dont know them. john is good from what i hear. he is a career instructor....
i fly out of northampton, too. who is your teacher? we stay in palmer....