Hey all, I haven't written in awhile. I just recently had surgery, but this time it was a Hysterectomy. I did however end up with another ileus. Blah I spent five days in the hospital with a nasty NG...
Mom23- How are you doing? I hope all went well with your surgery. Give us a shout. Sasha...
Angel, I am so sorry you are going through all of that. Have you spoken to your surgeon? What is Lomotil? I hear eveyone talk about it. I go to the bathroom about 4- 5 times a day. What does your...
Emma- I am sorry you are so sick. I hope you feel better soon. How are you otherwise? I am much better. I have been having a little stomach upset but nothing I can't handle. Robin- I was one of those...
Thanks Angel Baby- I went to the doctor yesterday. I am finally healed, well my incison is. It has been a long two months. I am just glad to have that part of my life behind me. I am thankful for the...
Hey All, I went to the doctor yesterday, he said everything looked good. I have finally healed. I am so thankful for that. Somer, Kathy- My mom recomended Bitter's compound. She said it help with...
Hey Mom23- I will be praying for you too. Just go into it with a positive attitude. Not everyone has complications. God will protect you! Hey Angel Baby- Thanks for the advice on my hair. I went to...
Thanks Kathy, That is good to know. I thought I had some sort of weird thing happening to me. MY hair is longer and I thought maybe I was losing so much of it because of that reason. How long should...
Hey Tweety- Glad you are home. How are you feeling other wise? The bathroom thing will slow down, well mine did. Just make sure you keep yourself hydrated. You have to be careful afterwards to avoid...
Hey All- We went to the beach last week on Friday. I got extremely burnt and now I am peeling so bad. I wasn't able to do anything for Easter. I couldn't hardly move. But other than that, evrything...
Hey Cathy- I took a trip last month with my kids. Thank God for movies in the car. I thought my oldest was going to throw his youngest brother from the car. It wasn't bad on the way back though...
Hi Everyone, How are you all doing? I am doing fine, except for a sore butt. I must of eaten something to harsh for my stomache. Other than that I am doing fine. Mom23- How are you doing? Have you...
Hey Tweety, I know you are excited and yet nervous. I will keep you in my prayers for everything to go well. I was in the hospital the first time for almost 2 weeks, but that was because of the...
Tweety and Mom23,- Make sure you take something to read, your tolietries, gum. Have you read the article about Ieus's? I wish I had chewed gum after my surgery. I don't know how much of the article...
Cathy- I am doing much better. I have been busy with kids and stuff. I have been reading all the post though. I am now able to eat pretty much what I want. I had chili the other night and was just...
Ladies, Ladies Ladies, I think Emma is right and she wasn't trying to offend any of you. We are not trying to keep anyone out of this forum. I too tried everything I could before my surgery. If the...
Mom23, I too had colonic inertia. I had the transit test done twice. My GI doctor told me since I had this going on for such a long time, I needed to see a surgeon. My colon surgeon requested I have...
Hey Tweety, I had a my surgeries within 2 weeks of each other. The first one was on Jan3 and second was on Jan 28 th. I was released from the hospital on Jan 16th for the first surgery. The second...
Hey to everyone else! I have been busy, and still checking in once in awhile. Chris- How are you doing? Are you feeling much better? Cathy- How is it going for you? Are you taking it easy? Blessings,...
Hey Tweety, I too had a hard time after my surgery. I had surgery twice. The first time I had the subtotal colectomy as a lap. The second time I had adhesions and my small intestine was a in a ball...
Cathy- I thought the popcorn would of given me cramps. I love popcorn but I know it is hard to digest. I will probably only eat it once in awhile. How are you feeling? I am doing much better since I...
Hey all, The Wedding was great. I cried of course,happy tears. We had to travel out of town. It wasn't a bad drive though. I thought I would of had to stop more since my surgery. I ate popcorn for...
Hey Everyone, I am doing much better now. I am able to eat just about anything. I still haven't tried Mexican even though it's one of my favorites. I am still having to go to the wound care center. I...
Hey Jewls, I hope the prep goes fine for you. I used Tang with mine. I saw my doctor yesterday,he said I was doing much better. I still have these wounds that are taking their time to heal. I have to...
Hey Jewels, I had to have the second surgery because I developed a small bowel obstruction. First they started me on IV fluids for three days, I had to have a gastrographin enema. It showed that I...
Cathy, I hope your daughter feels better soon. My youngest son has asthma, so I understand where you are. We have to do breathing treatments every night and when he is sick it is more often. He is...
Hey Jewels, I lost alot of weight due to not being able to eat. I developed an Ileus,after my first surgery. I vomited for days. I lost 15 lbs the first time. I recently had surgery again, this time...
Well Hey Everyone, I just got back out of the hospital again last Friday. I started vomiting on the 26 and doubled over in pain. My husband had to take me to the hospital, I was in the ER until 10:00...
Chris- I too was one who had to have the Potassium bags up until the day I was d/c. I am not so sure as to why. I also have been experiencing night sweats since my surgery. I would ask your dr why...
Hey one other question. Is it normal to not have much of a sex drive after the surgery? I had one before, but now I don't. I hope all will return to normal. I might just be scared I will tear open...
Hey Emma- Thanks for the advice for the u know what? I told my husband that after tomorrow I would know when we could resume to our regular activities. I go tomorrow for my follow up appt. I am...
Hey Sandy, I think it is great that you here. God lead me to this site too. I believe he has the power to do anything or change anything. I hope you are at peace about this decision. I was after much...
Hi Chris- Welcome to the group. This is a great group. How many days has your sitz marker test been going? I had to do 5 and 7 days. I had Colonic Inertia, which means slow to no motility of the...
Hey Everyone Yeah ! I am finally out of the hospital. I was d/c on Monday. I can't believe I was in there for 13 days. I was going to blog on Monday but didn't feel well. I am feeling better now. I...
Hey girls, I am back! Well not yet out of the hospital yet. I have an Ileous, that needs waking up. The urgery went well, it was done laproscopic w hand assisted. On Day 2 I developed an Ilieous, and...
Hey I am so ready to have this ng tube removed but I can't yet. Has anyone heard anything from Helen? I hope her surgery goes as well as mine and Lesa's went. I am so ready to go home boo hoo hoo. I...
I am back from surgery. The surgery went well. They removed about 5 1/2 feet of my colon. I was in a lot of pain for the first three days. I started drinking a little fluids around the third day. I...
Hey Lesa- Thanks for the information. I am glad everything went as well as it did. I am ready to have my turn now. I have litterly eaten enough jello,and chicken broth I can handle. I am so glad the...
Thanks Kathy- I appreciate the support from you and everyone else. I am just trying to get everything together today. I have to wash clothes and pack. I am really tired though. How are you feeling...
Hey Todd- Did the doctor say how long she would be in there? Did she have laproscopic or was it open surgery? How long was she tubed? Did she have a subtotal or a total colectomy? I know I have a lot...
Happy New Year Everyone- I just started my 2 day prep and It is going better than I thought it would. The nurse I spoke to at my preop told me to drink the go lytely with Tang.She told me to put the...
Thanks Todd, I am glad the surgery went well. Tell Lesa we have been praying for her, and we hope the pain will subside. Cathy- Thanks for the info about what to take to the hospital. I will bring...
Hey Everybody, I was wondering what all do I need to bring to the hospital? I read that some of you brought the Cottonelle Wipes,is that all? Mary- I sure hope you feel better soon. Cathy-don't get...
Hey Everyone- Only five more days until my surgery. I went on Tuesday for all my preop stuff. I am just ready to get this over with and start feeling better. How is everyone else feeling? I wonder...
Hey everyone, Lesa my thought s and prayers are with you. I am going for my pre op tomorrow. Mysurgery is next Tuesday. I have a real peace about it, being everyone is and has been praying for me....
Thanks everyone for all the great info. I had the sitz mark test and just as I said it would,all those little sitz markers were still in there. I called the doctor and I will still have my surgery on...
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