I took a mild laxative and things started moving last night. The pressure is gone, but I still have some pain and tenderness. Things just feel gingerly in my pelvic area. I have not eaten, and not...
I rarely get constipation, so I am not sure if my sympoms are that or not. -it started with upper gastic pain, which has now abated and my pelvic area is hurting. -I did have a small bm, and am...
thanks so much, that is helpful...
It has been one year since my emergency bowel resection and 7 mos since I had my ostomy takedown. Sometimes, when I cough, or even if I move wrong, i get really strong pulling/stabbing pains in the...
nope..phenergan wore off and the gatorade and bread I had eaten came right up. still waiting on direction from the dr....
Well, made it through the night. I was quite sick early this morning, even throwing up, and i said that when I got my son on the bus I was going to hosp. By that time, I was feeling a little better,...
I am coming up on my 1 yr mark for my emergency surgery last year. Having the surgery seemed to put me into remission (along with meds and supps) so I don't really know what to expect or when to...
Good point on the gas. i will ask her that. She said she has tried the softeners, but it's not helping....
I have a friend who is just where I was exactly one year ago. She has no insurance. (Also no income) She has a Crohn's diagnosis. She is getting more bloated in her abdomen every day and she has not...
My GI dr is quite natural treatment minded, and is fine with it if I decide not to go on any medications, treating my CD only with dietary changes and natural supps. However, I know that I have some...
I have recently had an ostomy takedown, so diahrea is a regular part of my life. Frankly, even before the blockage surgery in September, my "normal" was about 3 episodes of Diahrea a day, so I would...
HiBBT,I am a homeschooling mom of 4 myself! i'm 4 weeks out yesterday. I haven't had any constipation, but I seem to be following a pattern at this point. Mornings are hard for me as my bowels are...
i don't know what IRA is, but I don't have a j-pouch. Drs are not forthcoming with terminology, but as far as I know, it was just a straight hook up of the small/large bowel. I did sort of wonder if...
I am 8 days post takedown. I've had more diahrea today than I have since the surgery. I was not out of the bathroom for more than 10 min all morning after breakfast, and while things have slowed a...
I am home! Day 6 post takedown and my little hovel never looked so good! I woke up this morning crying over everything, and my surgeon, who had planned to send me home later this evening said, "I can...
i'm kind of scared to get the tube out. I bet it's going to hurt......
I had my takedown on Weds afternoon. The surgeon said she saw a few areas that need watching for stricture, but at this point, no active crohns was found. I have an NG tube that is a huge bother....
Wish it was something awesome, but just a few peanuts, some cookies and some water. I'm really not that hungry at the moment, but wanted to eat something. I'm ok with blah diet, as long as I can eat!...
Just ate my last meal. Takedown tomorrow at 12:30. Wish me luck, send me prayers, etc! Anxiety is amping up some.......
I cut the hard tabs off of my wafer....
I get bubbling both with and without leaks--but WITH sounds/feels different....
Thanks for replying with your good outcome/story/advice! As far as I know, not a j-pouch. No one has mentioned that. I don't think I lost too much, just the end of the sm bowel, the end of the colon,...
I was supposed to have this darn thing taken down on Jan 15! THen my surgeon pushed it to Feb 5, because she had a family emergency. Then I switched surgeons and it was supposed to have been...
I really like my ostomy secrets wrap as well. However, I ordered it when I was first post op and my weight was down, so I "outgrew" it pretty quickly as I put weight back on. I still can wear it, but...
I am so confused. My issues were at the TI, in the small bowel. I had a blockage and an abscess there, and all of that was removed in Sept. Since then, I have been pain free! Now my old pain is...
I just went through nearly the same thing in September. I spent 2.5 weeks in and out of the hospital trying to deal with an abscess and a stricture with meds, but they ended up having to operate and...
I was wondering the same thing NiceCupofTea, remembering the peri-bottles from post partum. seems like that'd be about the same and you could possibly warm it to comfort level....
Thinking of you Justin! Hope everything goes smoothly and well for you. My surgery got pushed until the 13th, but I got a better surgeon--or at least one that will talk to me and got me prepared for...
I got to thinking last August about when I really felt WELL. The answer was 9 yrs ago, just before I got pregnant with my daughter, and throughout that pregnancy. I started feeling bad when she was...
How long will the hair loss continue? I had my last shot about 6 weeks ago and it is still coming out in handfulls... :sad:...
I"m not too sure what is causing the blowouts. I do soemtimes lay on the side that has the pouch, but not flat on it. It seems like when it's happened it's not overly full. I had one during the day...
Justin342, I'm schedule for 2/5 for my takedown and am scare shitless too. Pun intended! Too much reading... Even with GOOD outcomes, i'm scared of the pain, and recovery and the diaper wearing and...
No advice, just commiseration. Married a long time, sex was not all that frequent before--but nearly non-existant now. He says he doesn't care, but I do and I don't see how he couldn't care. I'd care...
I'm so sick of the blowouts and the itching!!! GRRRR ANd I'm running low on supplies and can't get anymore before my takedown in a couple weeks. I need maximum wear time, not these random blowouts!...
Reading this thread has scared me to death about having my reversal done next month :(. Feel like crying... Hate having the ostomy, but scared of the recovery....
You weren't on flagyl were you? that can cause weird nasty tongue stuff. Oral thrush is not that big of a deal, babies get it often. If it is truly thrush, there is a one dose pill called Diflucan...
I did not get a flu shot. Another one of those things my dr didn't know, and my internet research gave me conflicting info. I have never gotten it in the past, and my mother had a terrible reaction...
Will you have an ostomy? I had emergency bowel resection, but it was not done lap, it was full open and was pretty hard to recover from, but mainly because of all of my muscles being cut. I have an...
Two of my kids are diagnosed with Flu A. My husband's dr called me in a preventative script for amantadine on NYE because my dr was not in the office and his nurse couldn't help me. I am starting to...
A couple days after my shot, I get a headache behind my right eye. I get these for a couple days and then they quit until the next shot. Mine respond to excedrin....
shibby,my story is very similar! I began to feel a lot more comfortable in my ostomy when I got a support wrap from ostomysecrets.com. There are other brands out there, but that's where I got mine....
I am scheduling my takedown for the 15th. I am tired of my ostomy and doing great healthwise, but I am anxious about the surgery and recovery. From what I understand, the takedown is worse than the...
oooh, I don't know! Like I said, I have not gotten to town yet to see--but I am glad to know exactly what i'm looking for--and what to avoid. I will report back....
THanks, I am doing some of those things already and hoping for some results. I only used the coloplast the one time and then switched back to the Holister. I like the holister systme better...
My local druggist has some, I called the other day. I haven't gotten over there to purchase and try it yet....
Please explain how the BCT works with the skin prep and the fungal powder? In what order, instead of,or????...
thanks, i will look at it now...
My ileostomy was 9/26, I often empty every two hours during the day, but many times that is due to gas making the bag balloon up and show under my clothes. Usually only 1/3 full with fluid. At night,...
Thanks so much I will try ASAP...
I did wonder about a yeast infection, since it looks the same as when my babies would get them in the diaper area. Good call, i'll try that. you think powder over cream? I have been taking OTC zyrtec...