Well...2 months have passed and the leakage is consistent...every time I use the restroom. Unfortunately there has been some blood and I've had a few incontinent moments with a hearty sneeze or...
Uggh!!! Sorry for your complications on the front side...mine is an inconvenience comparatively speaking. Indeed the surgery was a life saver for me as well (pathology came back negative for cancer...
Thanks for the link! I went to see my surgeon the same day as my post. He's been doing colorectal surgeries for nearly 20 years. He left my anus and approximately 1cm of rectal tissue...a very small...
I had a total proctocolectomy on 4/13. Due to my 30 years of ulcerative colitis I was not a good candidate for a J-pouch...so I went for the permanent ileostomy. Post surgical complications have been...
Don't be like me! I waited 30 years...I just had my total proctocolectomy last week...NO REGRETS! How do you know when it is time? Are there more bad days than good? Are the flares becoming more...
I am one week into life with my stoma and currently using the 2 piece Coloplast system. I haven't had any flange issues. Post surgery I was on the 2 piece Hollister system with no issues as well. I...
I just had my surgery last Thursday. After 30 years of UC with more bad days than good and medications and therapy no longer working I had enough. I had 30 years to research everything as well as...
Happy to hear no regrets. I'm a 30 year UC person and have surgery scheduled in about 5 weeks (time to get on with living the last half of my life). I'm always interested in hearing the J-pouch...
Hope it all goes well for you! The Entyvio worked awesome for me for about 18 months and then my body figured out a way to defeat yet another biologic. Labs were always good and the only side effect...