you sure can have the surgery and then have children. many women did it with no problem. i had surgery for colonic inertia 4.5 yrs ago. i was still constipated cuz of pelvic floor dysfunction, so i...
hi, i had the surgery for colonic inertia. colectomy w/ileorectal anastomosis 4.5 years ago. was still constipated and miserable, cuz of my pelvic floor dysfunction, so a year later had a loop...
i do use sureseals now and they are great. but i was wondering if there are stickier wafers, to avoid needing sureseals, cuz they are also expensive. right now i have no choice and i have to use sure...
i can't buy them. it's not in Israel. cavillon in israel is sold only as lollipops and exaggerately expensive. do you know whether all wafers of all companies have the same level of stickiness, or...
oh and my sodium levels are also always good....
ever since my ileo op i crave salt big time! i add A LOT to my food, eat a whole can of pickles in brine all at once and i like to leak plain salt on my finger. i feel thirsty to salt. i'd be glad to...
has anyone tried other companies wafers besides coloplast's hollister's and convatec's? is there a wafer out there that is stickier, with much more glue, than those companies wafers? it's just that...
that's great to hear! would you say they are better than sureseals?...
hi Larasmom, but was the seal good? sorry your skin is sensitive to it :(...
blue, i remember your comlications! i've been following your posts during that time you couldn't get out of bed for 6 mons (it was 6 mons right?) i forgot to ask you why you still need that pillow?...
thank you both very much! blue, i contacted the company is Israel and waiting for them to return to me on the phone. on the link you gave me the price is really cheap in comparison to similar...
there was once a discussion about a good pillow to sit on that helps with the butt wound. i can't find that discussion and i remember there's a specific name to that pillow. can anyone tell what's...
lol UCW :) blue, let us know how it worked pls!...
hi UCW and Larasmom, i was following your discussion and i was curious too to try the stoma seal. i got into their web site and thought i'd try to ask for free samples, but as i live in israel, i...
sorry to hear about the surgery, Sue. why did you have it? glad you're feeling better now and can eat with no pain. that's really good! i've had an ileostomy for 3 yrs now. i do just fine with it....
wow, i had no idea they give steroids during surgeries.. yeah, i def agree, it surely has it's affects. course not like someone who takes it regulary, but still. i'm terrified of steroids (taking...
blue, thanks, yes, i hope all these issues are due to all the meds and trauma the body has been thru. thanks so much for that good point! :) i never had steroids, cuz i don't have IBD, but colonic...
thank you too nicecup, but you guys didn't get my main question. i know it is normal to have the numbness after surgery, but my main question was whether blood flow is less good in an area that is...
thanks you guys!...
thanks a bunch blue! all the itching were gone today after i changed the wafer, but just now i feel it is starting again. very tiny bit, but it's not calm as it was in the morning. i'm used to change...
ok, so i decided to talk to the stoma nurse before trying to reach the surgeon. she calmed me down greatly.. phew. i got no more thoughts about infections and additional surgeries. she said it's very...
i hope you guys have some ideas about what could be wrong with my stoma, or more accurate, around it. just a bit review, 4 yrs ago had my colon removed, except for the rectum and small intestine...
i have no doubt you'll be much happier after this surgery, Dianne /community/emoticons/yeah.gif ...
lolll Derillion. well if everbody can, lets make a contest how many we can do in a minute :D yeah, i'm cool about it too, i just needed to understand how come i can....
lol... yeah. i'm doing it now too, only cuz i can /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif thanks so much for your reply!! guess it's normal /community/emoticons/smile.gif ...
just read some and maybe it's the external sphincter the one i'm activating. i'm guessing the external sphincter can't be removed at all and has to stay. but just guessing....
just read some and maybe it's the external sphincter the one we're activating. i'm guessing the external sphincter can't be removed at all and has to stay....
hey, we had surgery about the same time. mine was Aug 25. that's interesting and i'm gonna ask him that when i see him on Oct 24 for my next check up. i'm FURIOUS for not getting all the info from my...
thanks for your reply, active. idk........ i don't know why i'm getting so upset, but i'm actually feeling all worked up about this and can't shake it. i think i'm really actually in shock... lol :/...
my surgeon and i have agreed on removing my anus and closing it shut. but only today (i'm 1 month post op) i was cuirious whether i'm able to do the squeeze and relax act, just like when i had an...
my surgeon once told me that sometimes little fistulas can heal on their own. but idk. hope it's resolved soon!!...
it's funny, but just today i was getting a bit worried whether the surgeon did remove my anus or not. we agreed on removing the anus and closing it shut. but today i was wondering whether i'm able to...
hi poopzy, sorry to hear about your struggles. i had surgery for colonic inertia, as well, 4 yrs ago. they removed my colon, except for the rectum and attatched my small intestine to the rectum, but...
wow 32 pigs!!!! lol. i never thought of this issue, but since you asked, i googled "stoma protection" and what do you know, look what i found :) http://www.ostomart.co.uk/products/ostoshield/...
hey scary, thanks, gosh i do need you all's promise this will get better, cuz i've been getting so discouraged last few days and impatient. it seems it's not making progress last few days and i get...
i'm 4 weeks post op. i thought by now i'd be able to sit comfotably. last couple days i thought i can and been sitting, but it made my wound hurt again so much. sitting is really still hard and...
i had that exact same pain (below my ribs), but it was just maybe couple times and then never had it anymore. not the same frequency as yours. have no idea what it is. but since it was only couple...
sorry you're having such a hard time. but don't get discouraged. it is normal to still have cramping 3 mons post op. for many ppl it can take up to a year till the intestines settle down and function...
glad you found us :) there's lots of info here! hope all works out for you and reversal is successful!! keep positive :)...
it's normal! the rectum, even tho it's not active, still produces mucous that should come out....
lol Cece, yeah i wish it was also just as perfect as hers :cool:...
i had surgery to remove my rectal stump 3 weeks ago and have these same issues. caughing/sneezing - i support the area that hearts with my hands. as for peeing, musicmaker recommened me of a tool to...
it happens to me a lot, but as oppose to you, mine gets swollen after i eat too much lol, esp if the food was really salty. and it's really odd, cuz for me its exactly the opposite - after fasting my...
B'Derech, hon, no need to apologize. it's ok. and my butt is all healed anyway, so i don't think i'm gonna need it after all :) Dianna, thanks. i'm glad my experience helped you get a bit perpective...
after my colectomy with ileo rectal anstomosis i don't remember i had UTI problems, but when i had the loop ileostomy created a year after my colectomy, i had 7 UTIs within the first year. now i keep...
that's the kind i chekced online and was reffering to it as expensive.. yes, i earn very little working at kupat holim. you know, national institutions don't pay much. hospital nurses suffer the same...
thanks scary and nena! went for follow up today. the surgeon took out 2 external thick nylon stiches, PHEW.... that was a relief!! so now it really hearts less :) he said all the rest are internal...
hi Cheyanne, reading your signature i see you've been thru alot and im sorry for that. i would say its more likely that what you're feeling is related to the tissue arround the stoma snd not the...
gosh Cece, i now remember you telling me about your dad. how aweful for you and right after a huge surgery like that. my heart goes out to you for the rough time you must have had then. it was surely...
wow how scary.... so glad you're ok!!...