thats exactly what i did. i had stuff picked out and realized it was 41 dollars after shipping, so i figured why not get triple the product for 9 more dollars!...
so i was just going to order some of that stuff too, and wow, any idea whats up with the enormous shipping charge? 15 dollars basic mail to ship some powder?!?!!? im still doing it, but thats crazy....
flushable wipes for when you arent at home. possibly fiber and/or immodium.... thats all i can think of right now... i would say to start using the calmoseptine BEFORE things get bad (they might not...
ohhh, i see now. that makes sense. and yes knock on wood! thats pretty good to go 13yrs without one!...
i just want to make sure i understood this correctly Marsky, your surgeon said there are lifting and weight limits/restrictions for life even after takedown and theres no ileostomy? hmmmm.... i was...
ive been told to wait six weeks, and after that everything should be fine. (i do lift weights, and significant amounts of weight). the only thing they said, which is true with ANY type of heavy...
this is so exciting. less than a week! im confident this will work...prayers will be said though. ive been keeping up reading, but its hard to know what to say. very very happy for you....
im not sure why it would be happening at the times you specify, but before i HAD to have surgery, i was trying remicade, and the first infusion went fine, and the second one seemed to have gone...
ah good luck to you. i had takedown april 13th........ the only thing i would say, is HAVE PATIENCE, and keep your thoughts on long term success.....there is definitely a getting used to period........
i had a temporary, and although there are bags that they say are noisless, i never found them to ACTUALLY be noiseless, and im a male that can wear the baggy shirts......dont let thsi discourage you...
not to mention, if you know or suspect pouchitis, more often than not, you just go a round on antibiotics and it clears it up.....its when people wait and wonder and suffer that it becomes a big...
i hear that....i had to do that with the odor eliminators when i had my ostomy....they had one or two ounce bottles, but only of like one or two brands, so id buy that adn refill it.. and mystique,...
omg, so true, fish does not leave....now imagine eating a filet o fish from mcdonalds! barf! ..... i only did that once, thats for sure!!!!...
mints didnt work for me, andi was using altoids.......i only found that the liquid drop deodorizers worked for me, and even so, i had to use like triple the amount of drops they suggest......i found...
sorry to hear that....i did a tiny bit of research, and sorry if you already have heard of this, but theres a website called myus.com and their standard service costs a 10 dollar sign up fee, and you...
i use wipes that are meant for burn/itch associated with hemmorhoids.....like tucks.........and you can even also leave them folded in "that area" for continued relief........ i havent found this to...
i think this would depend on how much you intend on telling people in your life.........i tried to hide it......only told about 4 people...........and for me personally, while i was comfortable going...
theresas post was great...i cant add much to it except for to tell you my specific experience. i hvae a j-pouch...did the surgery three part....first surgery was emergency adn i was very sick going...
i only used hollister and never had a problem...though it seems like trying to get it in teh same groove worked for the few times that it wouldnt "click" together as well....also, just squeezing...
i wasnt aware that the seeds could get stuck so to speak...i envision a clogged artery with things just building up, lol......like i said though, i never had a problem....and never had a problem with...
evveryone is different as they all say, but the way i see it, the bagel chips should be fine...poppy seeds are too small to cause a problem if you ask me....they will jusst come out whole....(even if...
ahh i know the frustration. when i was in teh hospital for two months, i could ONLY lay on ONE particuar side for over a month...this was prior to surgery, but nonetheless, i know the discomfort.. id...
belts you can get from any medical supplier that sells other ostomy products. as far as i understand though, belts are meant to be used and will only work with convex pouches.....they arent that...
just had takedown....during the six months i had the bag i had three or so nightmares about having a blowout....though i successfully made it the eentire time without one...............i certainly...
hello. sorry you took it that way. and you are right, it wasnt the best choice of words or expression....i absolutely apologize.....sorry. for what its worth i have really bad anxiety isssues and i...
also, how is the odor? im really afraid about this because wiht my ostomy, i had a very strong nearly unbearable odor quite often that i had to put deodorizing products in my bag to control, which...
ughh this freaks me out, as i hve just had my takedown yesterday....im so afraid of leaks, and having to go 15 time a day. sorry if youve explained this elsewhere, but how many times a day do you go?...
i totally hear what you are saying. i will certainly be praying for you. i just cant beleive how much bull crap keeps coming your way....someday you will figure out what works and it will STAY that...
andi, i had a temporary for 6 months and just had takedown yesterday.. i completely feel you on what you talk about....i never got used to it really....it bothered me....jsut rmember it is temporary...
this is good to hear jackie, as i just had my takedown yesterday....and am waiting for the intestines to wake up...i was dreading the idea of going 15-20 times a day at first, but my surgeon doesnt...
ughhh im sorry rosemary. im sorry ive been gone again for so long. if nobody remembers, i had my laptop stolen, so internet access was very hard, but now i have a computer again, and i am in teh...
ive had mine for 6 months, and only my my immediate family, one of my cousins who works at the hospital, 2 female friends, and 3 of my guy friends...........i really dont want people to...
mine is in about a month, so i have a lot of similar questions. this seems hopeful. thanks to all....
ive been curious how drinking a moderate amount of booze affects one with a jpouch........i am able to drink right now with relatively no problem....i make sure i drink a gatorade before hand....at...
well i have survived through some changes, and mines not nearly as bad as it was, though like you said still a little bit.....the system i have, i think i am going to stick with, as the irritation is...
wow that is just insane............i sure hope everything works out as best as it can for you!...
rosemary.......WHAT>>>>>>>>>THE>>>>>>>>F?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!? wow.........that is heartbreaking.....i started really getting upset right before you said you went back to the nice doctor.......that is so...
ahhh yes i hear what you are saying.........and i havent heard anything about mayonnaise...........honestly the food thing i havent figured out yet....well, with MYSELF that is........i know all the...
all blue--that makes perfect sense....i totally know waht you mean about worrying about bathrooms....i even had "good" bathrooms mapped out for my 40 minutes drive to work just in case.......hate gas...
i had a thread talking about burns and ways to better pouch yourself, check it out if you dont end up getting too many responses. theres a ton of responses in there....
i changed yesterday, and there was only a very small part that was still burnt.....though i barely felt it, it was there......nonetheless, that was 6 days of wearing the pouch, so that was...
PS Rosemary, i will certainly read your story......i look forward to it!......well, you know what i mean.... :/...
ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! im back. i missed this place......with my laptop getting stolen, my computer access is limited on teh weekends......AND because of my grandfathers funeral i wasnt at work friday,...
i have to hand it to the females on here with consideration to clothing.........i have image issues with worrying about it being inadvertently exposed, or having a loud gas noise, or the bag puffing...
ah yes, that is making sense.....i wonder if my new setup will involve paste..it all seems so close quarters in the valley......good luck with the change!!!! im actually already anticipating (and...
dan--i agree, and am often able to see the positive aspects or "lessons" in my experiences, though i do still have what i feel is the chemical relation between anxiety and depression...........
dan, im a little confused, i believe i remember you saying that the friars will come off when you pull the wafer off, but now we need alcohol or something with an alcohol base to get it off? i wonder...
thank you allblue for the specifics.......... and rosemary, really? it looks as though its almost covering the stoma? are you still not "feeling the burn" ? lol......so maybe my concerns about not...
yikes! i hope so too! would you happen to know if you can develop an abcess from a burn? im not too keen on all of this quite yet....
ahhh!!!!!! i sure hope i dont have an abcess instead of this "burn" i have!!!!! i guess i wouldnt knwo how to tell the difference? do the wocns have the ability to recognize/diagnose that? haha i...