Okay, so I had blockage or an obstruction the other day. I woke up in the night with excrutiating pains/spasms around or behind my stoma. I got up (even getting up and walking was painful) and drank...
I didn't read the previous comments. But I think that saying you will be totally infertile is a lie! From my search it appears that once the rectum is removed, you still have a 50/50 chance of...
Thanks for the positive word about a J-Pouch. I have ahad a reversible ileostomy for two years. Still scared to take the next step......
Hey there! I am 22 with an ostomy. I had my surgery two years ago...no regrets! UC was the pits and I feel great now with my ostomy. I also was able to get pregnant and have a healthy baby last year...
Hey there! I had my colon removed two years ago. I did not opt for the j-pouch, so I still have an ileostomy. I can't answer the questions of how many bowel movements, since we on't have those once...
I had a healthy, normal pregnancy with a natural delivery after having my ileostomy placed. I got pregnant eight weeks after surgery (SURPRISE! :). I am currently pregnant with baby#2. I still have...
Equestrian Mom said... Did you ever get an answer?I did get to talk with a surgeon who thinks it was indeed a prolapse. They said it might happen again so to try the sugar thing and if that doesn't...
Okay, so, I'm at a dinner with my husband having a great time when at some point I realize the area around my stoma is hurting. I thought maybe it was starting to leak but the banquet was almost over...
No, I was responding to the person that asked this question. She told me that I was too young to understand...even though I'm the one who is married and with an ostomy lol....
Your perspective might be from an old person's view...but it doesn't make it any less weird for a person to have a bag. Believe it or not, it's true!...
I know exactly how she feels if her pain is truly adhesions. My doctor said that this is something that I must simply deal with. If hers says otherwise, though, I would love to know because it hurts...
Hey there! Your burping is likely due to acid reflux. A lot of us with GI issues have some touch of acid reflux. Sometimes just leaving acidic foods out of your diet helps...but you may want to...
Thanks, Everyone! To answer some questions...my OB office is of course against using a midwife, but not because of my ileostomy....they are just against it in general because they have heard "horror...
I am 13 and a half weeks with our first baby...seen an OB a couple of times and everything looks good so far. I am really interested in using a midwife, but msot everyone says it's a bad idea because...
I had my ilieostomy a few months after my husband and I were married...hasn't been a hindrance at all! If you really love someone and are committed to him, the bag won't bother you at all. It doesn't...
I really appreciate the input from everyone. I ordered some Friar's Balsam and also got a cream prescribed for yeast....and I am ordering the Marlen samples....we'll see!...
80sChick said... Hi and I am so sorry you're living like this! I have had issues like this, both from a skin allergy and from a severe fungal infection. You need to figure out what is causing the...
novaslady said... I use the Marlen ostomy bags with Eakin seal and it works wonder for me. Skin infection gone, hope it works for you if you can try the Marlen.I will definitely try those! Ordering...
2 and a half hours from Fort Pierce!...
Thanks for your suggestions...I haven't tried the Balsam thing....I will definitely look it up! I just need something to work because it's very uncomfortable. :(...
Okay, so...my skin is so irritated that it has been seeping for a few weeks now. I have to put cotton or layers of toiletpaper between my skin and the bag to absorb the moisture. It stings and...
That is terrible that they sent you home pretty much cold turkey...my surgeon made sure I knew all I needed to know, especially during those first few weeks. Hope my answers to your questions help......
They left what they called a "cuff" of my colon...how much is that usually?I had ulcerative colitis...feeling so much better now!...
I had my ileostomy on August 30, 2012. Rectum continues to bleed even after trying hydrocortisone suppositories. It is really painful...and frustrating because I thought the bleeding would end after...