i had the same surgery five years ago. in the end, it all turned out fine (i had surgical complications most people don't have-surgeon error that led to two more surgeries but unlikely that would...
the worst part in my opinion was the day they changed the dressing. this was probably exacerbated by the fact that i had an open incision they wanted to have heal by secondary intention. the doc let...
these quotas are not new, they have been around for years. it was part of the controlled substances act from the 70s...
i had the same surgery five years ago although for a different reason, colonic inertia. in the end, it all turned out fine (i had surgical complications most people don't have-surgeon error that let...
do to my complications and ileus after each surgery i was still in the hospital at the two week point so i really can't say, i did not have a "normal" recovery. sorry i'm not much help in this regard....
for me it was worth it and i ended up with a surgical error and two more surgeries and 9 months off work (VERY atypical course of events). but now, 5 years on, i'm glad i went through it all. for...
i had an ileus with both of my surgeries, both lasted almost two weeks. yes, it's miserable and it also decreased my motivation to get up and walk (had to unhook ng tube and IV for TPN). just too...
as to your question regarding an ostomy: not necessarily. sounds like she had a colectomy with an ileo-rectal anastomosis, i.e. the end of the small intestine was joined to the rectum....
initially you will need to stick close to the bathroom, or at least i did. your body eventually adapts and other than having a bowel movement 2-3 times/day, things are pretty normal for me. i rarely...
i had the surgery. initially i had a complication that most likely few would face but after getting over that everything is fine and i'm happy i had the surgery. i was miserable before. i don't think...
the complication was a surgical error, the ends of the anastomosis were twisted (which led to a second surgery to correct it) so it's very unlikely that will happen to you. that caused me to not be...
i had this surgery. pain? it hurts but i can't imagine it's going to be much different from your prior surgery, it's essentially the same, they are just removing the rest of your large colon. the...
with all the concerns about possible virus introduction, etc. it is possible your health care system will not allow the use of a USB stick or similar type of device. some health care systems require...
pharmaciststeve has a short discussion about the difficulties pharmacists are dealing with in obtaining controlled substances due to DEA pressures. you can google him mfg. quotas...
this might help: http://www.pharmaciststeve.com/?p=4687 distributors are getting heat from the DEA, no doubt due to past issues in florida some time ago. there is no new law. also remember, there is...
it does not apply only to medicaid patients. the projected shortage of providers is due to the increase of people covered by medicaid/medical due to the ACA. pharmacists have been acting as mid...
prescriptions do not get sent to the DEA, this person is not "flagged" by the DEA. there is something else going on but it's not the DEA. they don't care about one person's prescription....
nexium is a PPI. before PPIs hit the market they used drugs like zantac, etc....
they are not enteric coated, they may have a film coat but that is not an enteric coating....
these tablets can be crushed. in fact, a suspension can be made in a pharmacy by crushing the tablets. i did not find any info that they are enteric coated either on the website of the mfg. or in...
it's really simple. the home health nurse will show you how to connect the line, put tubing in the pump, prime the pump, flush the PICC, turn on the pump (which is preprogrammed and locked so you can...
if these are coming through the mail contact your local postmaster and postal inspector. they will open an investigation. also report to the pharmacy. it's possible the theft is occurring outside the...
docs (including surgeons) having pts on TPN is not viewed in a bad light and everyone knows it's indicative of nothing more than some reason the gut has to rest or pt needs nutrition that cannot be...
you can run TPN through a PICC. many/most folks who have home TPN have a PICC...
CRSA is the largest practice in the area i believe. there are many docs in that practice, maybe a change to another one would be in order. i dealt with dr. spencer a couple times when he was covering...
either colon and rectal surgery associates (several offices around the metro area), ann lowry if you can get in with her. or univ of mn colorectal clinics, bob madoff...
whether or not your particular doc uses global rph was not the issue. the comment that global rph is a "non-medical" site is incorrect, it's been around a long time and is used in clinical settings...
global rph IS a medical site and used quite often as a reference in clinical settings. the 200 mg morphine equivalent number is coming from the recent medical literature regarding treatment of...
The only way is thru janssen's limited access program. If I remember correctly only gi docs can enroll in the program, it takes time for approval. There is a long list of meds that users of cisapride...
do you still have your rectum? many people have their colons or part of colons removed and then are successfully reversed without resorting to the use of depends. even people who have their rectums...
I had this surgery for colonic intertia. It was done laparoscopically so there was no large incision. I also had no temporary ostomy, was re-connected during surgery. Had there not been a surgical...
if your leg is giving out like that you might have someone explore the possibility of a labral tear which will not show on an xray. an ortho doc would be a good start....
the cisapride access program requires the requesting physician to be a gi doc....
any gi doc should know about this: http://propulsid-lap.com/propulsid-lap/pages/index.jsp the meds will be free but you do need follow up every six months according to the guidelines of the access...
oxycontin IS oxycodone in a long acting form, oxycontin also has no other ingredients, just oxycodone Percocet does not contain an NSAID, it contains oxycodone and acetaminophen (Tylenol)...
Mary, I understand how you feel. Once you're done with testing and they determine you'll be helped by surgery it's a big step to take. I think they really would look at removing your entire colon,...
I had my surgery for the same reason you did, miss1984. Initially until your small intestines adapt to the "new" normal, BMs are very frequent and can be somewhat urgent, this changes over time and...
generally if you have colonic intertia they remove the entire colon. they don't know what section is not working so it all needs to come out or you could end up with the same issues. sub-total and...
sonnygarcia, a sitz marker test is the beginning of testing, not the end. there could be other contributing factors to your constipation. these need to be ruled out or you will have your colon...
sonnygarcia, I was under dr sandgren's care for over 10 years. i went to him mainly because he was the gi doc at my clinic. we went through everything but as time went on my inertia became worse and...
Guess I didn't include a name in one of my posts, look up Dr. Madoff at the U of MN....
Dr. Lowry is a colo-rectal surgeon and I was referred by a gastro, Dr. Sandgren at Aspen. Not sure if she takes self-referrals, I know CRSA takes patients just for colonoscopies. It sure would not...
Here is another good choice at the U of MN, has trained many of the CR surgeons in the TC area. Notice on the "selected publications" listed that AC Lowry is a co-author, that is Ann Lowry....
I've seen Dr. Belzer, he was fine. Dr. Ann Lowry is highly thought of in the colo-rectal community, she is an extremely compassionate person as well. She did my surgery. She is at Colon Rectal...