We moved to the Nashville area about 2 years ago. Sadly, we have not been able to enjoy all of the excellent attractions! I guess when you live near a place, you just don't experience everything like...
In the 2 years since his surgery, the only foods that have ever caused my husband a problem are popcorn, if eaten in large amounts without drinking enough water, and large amounts of peanuts. He eats...
So glad this could encourage you! The first year after surgery was rough, but year two was much better, and it's still getting better. We just learned not to expect big things overnight, it takes...
They opened him back up 4 days after his surgery, so it was a rough recovery. The sepsis was from the remaining anus and rectum leaking into his abdomen, so they had to stitch that over again. But,...
Hello! It's been a long time since I posted, but I wanted to pop in and give a brief update for anyone considering surgery or recovering from surgery. My husband had surgery July 1, 2011 at 26 years...
My husband had a very large open wound after his surgery- he had sepsis and had to be re-opened and couldn't be closed again due to the infection, so we had to pack the wound for a while. First we...
My husband had his surgery at the University of Virginia. Not sure if that's too far for you to drive, but he had a great surgeon who was able to deal with some prednisone-related complications....
Hello! I am going to have my husband get on here and post a reply this evening since he remembers the exact details more clearly. He was originally diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis and had that DX...
My husband actually wrote a fairly detailed blog post about this very topic! Hopefully, it can help you and ease any worries. It's based on his experiences, and he has flown a few more times since...
For my husband, there have been many pro's. Of course, a lot of them are related to no longer having the disease, but some are bag related. He was sick for 11 years and fairly young (26) when he had...
It happened to my husband after eating red velvet cupcakes!...
Hello! I know there has been discussion on the board about flying with an ostomy, and experiences with TSA. My husband decided to write a blog post on it, since he has taken four flights since his...
My husband Matthew has had some pretty significant depression since the surgery. He struggled with it prior to surgery as well, likely due to 11 years of being very sick, lots of meds, prednisone,...
Hello! I have meant to reply to your posts earlier, but just never had the time until now! My husband is young as well- 27- and we actually live in Middle Tennessee, too, though he had his surgery...
Hello everyone! As our family nears the one year anniversary of my husband's surgery, he is planning on blogging about his entire surgery experience in detail. That surgery thread will officially...
I am sure many of you will be able to relate to the worst and best thing that can happen to a sick person, Prednisone. Here is his take on his years of dependence on that medication. Hope it helps...
Hello! I haven't posted in quite some time. My husband is doing well. We are nearing the one year anniversary of his surgery, and though there were a lot of complications at first, he is loving life...
Oh! Another show for witty, slightly nerdy banter is our favorite, "The IT Crowd". It's a British show we watch on Netflix- VERY funny! It's about two men who work in IT on computers, they get a...
I believe they are currently broadcasting Season 5 on television. Thursday night's new episode was Season 5, episode 13. So, I think you're all caught up!...
I love Leonard! Sheldon keeps tugging on the heartstrings, though. I really appreciate this show because my husband and I can watch it together and enjoy it equally! You can watch some of the newer...
We used our streaming Netflix to it's fullest while my husband recovered from his surgery. He watched TV shows like Cheers, Top Gear (The BBC version!), Lost and Star Trek. Netflix is great because...
Haven't posted in a while, but I have been lurking- I couldn't resist responding here. A few weeks ago, after a Thanksgiving dinner with our church community group, my husband was alarmed when he saw...
Hello! Just a quick update. My husband, Matthew, was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis for 8 years before specialists changed his diagnosis to Crohn's Colitis about 3 years ago. After his colon was...
Hello! Thanks for thinking about me and Matthew! :) After his second surgery on July 5th, to repair a leak in the remaining section of rectum which was left inside and to treat sepsis which had...
Matthew is out of surgery! The surgeon said that inside, where they had stapled off the remainder of the rectum (he kept his rectum) was "leaking" at one corner and causing an infection. They said it...
The CT scan showed an obstruction of some kind in his small intestine. His original surgeon came in and talked to him and said he wants to open the incision back up and look around and see what has...
Matthew is having some complications from his surgery and has been moved to ICU. Last night, he started having pain and vomiting. He had been doing really well prior to this- walking around, eating,...
Good morning! Yesterday (7/3), they actually gave him "regular" food- he had a biscuit for breakfast and some chicken and rice for lunch. They unhooked his fluids in the morning and he began...
Matthew did well today. He didn't get to walking, but it did sit in a chair for a while before getting back into bed. He had "lunch" today- broth, jello, juice. He's been drinking his water and had a...
Hello everyone! My husband, Matthew, had his total abdominal colectomy and semi-permanent ileostomy yesterday (July 1, 2011). He is doing really well today. He is sitting up in a chair, drinking...
Thanks everyone! I should mention- I'm Kirsten (NOT Kristen) and my husband is Matthew. Matthew is doing well- he's pretty sleepy, and we left him in his hospital room around 9pm so he could get some...
Thank you both for the kind words and support. About an hour ago, I got the call from the surgeon that he is out of surgery and in recovery. We're just waiting for him to get checked into his room...
Thanks for all the advice! He has not been hospitalized this year since April, when he decided to have the surgery. At that time, he was worried about a stricture/blockage, which ended up not having...
(I posted over on the ostomy board, but thought I should come over here, too) I have never posted here before, but leading up to today, I have been reading many encouraging posts on this message...
Hello! I have never posted here before, but leading up to today, I have been reading many encouraging posts on this message board. I met my husband in 2002. At that point, he had been diagnosed with...