P.s. if it IS Crohn's, avoiding a colonoscopy will not make it go away. I'm a case in point for getting to the docs on time as I ignored my UC symptoms for a long time oit of embarrassment and denial...
Hey Jason, I was diagnosed with UC and had an emergency op so am in a bit of a different boat. However since my diagnosis I've met lots of people with both main types of IBD, young and old, male and...
Hi all, I've posted not for me, but for my dad. He has raised cholesterol controlled by lipitor (cholesterol reducers) and he's in his 60s. His dad died from a heart attack due to the same condition....
Thank you all of you for the advice!! :) Glad to hear that people seem happy with their Jpouches. I'm not eligible to have my step 2 for a while yet as my step 1 was done in such an emergency...
Thank you :) Every day I'm feeling better! I'm just hoping my recovery continues as smoothly as it has been doing so far!...
Hopefully it'll be useful :) And if he's around - I didn't mean to name steal, it just seemed an appropriate blog title!! :')...
I've been told 1 in 3 women become infertile post-J pouch surgery - so 33%. It's a scary thought but at 19 I'm just going to go for it. I'm not unhappy with my ostomy but I feel that I want to give a...
Hi all, I had my emergency colectomy/end ileostomy on January 2nd. Obviously it's very early days but I'm pretty sure in my mind that I'd like to go for a J pouch, sooner rather than later. Ideally...
Hi OnlyMe :) I'm 19 and had my emergency colectomy/end ileostomy on Jan 2nd, 2014 after an acute flare up of Ulcerative Colitis. Everyone's different, but I'm getting on really well with my new...
Hi all! :) New to the forum, so nice to meet you all! I'm Ellie, I'm 19 and on January 2nd, 2014 I had an emergency colectomy/end ileostomy only a month after being first diagnosed with UC (Dec 16th)...
Hi all! :) I'm Ellie, I'm 19 and on January 2nd, 2014 I had an emergency colectomy/end ileostomy only a month after being first diagnosed with UC (Dec 16th) and subsequently failing all intensive...