Heya, My doctor get me in to see him today and yep, staph infection. He said that most staph these days were highly resistant to the newer antibiotics and were responding better to the older...
Hi all and welcome to those of you I've not seen before! Sorry I've been away for a bit (again) but I just closed on my house Friday night and it's been busy since then. @Cathy-Glad to hear you are...
Hey all, I didn't mention this in my last post because I was just assuming that I had the flu or something. However, after spending a very unpleasant night, I thought I would post what is going on to...
Hi all, Sorry I've haven't been around but life's been pretty busy as we are in the process of closing on a house. My recovery is going pretty well although bathroom habits post op are certainly...
@Jewls-Good luck with your surgery. I just completed mine about 2 weeks ago and, like Cathy, have lost about 25 pounds. My wife has went through this as well and our schedules pretty much were as...
Just had to make this quick post before bed. Quote: "You learn quickly not to wipe too vigorously and to dab often instead." AMEN BROTHER! Have learned that in a most profound way during the past...
@Lesa (or anyone else): Quote: "I also take bentyl which is an anti-spasmodic which helps with cramps." I just had my colon removed 11 days ago and have been having some spasms/cramping. I had...
Everthing I wanted to know about life...I learned when I still had a colon. :) Hi all, I underwent surgery on the 9th of Feb and everything went pretty well with a few complications. Coming out of...
Just a few minutes to drop a quick note. I'm being admitted on Feb 8, with a total colectomy scheduled for Feb 9. Wish me luck! Cathy-Good luck on your upcoming procedure. Know that we're all...
Hi all, Sorry I haven't been around in a few days but work's been keeping me busy. @Cathy: Regarding my wife...Her story is this (I will make it as short as I can but....you'll see). about 5 years...
@Cathy: Yeah, I've been the exlax route. My latest experiment was with dulcolax. It works. If I take about 8 a day for 3 days. Tried MgS04 as well. Tried Glyxolax. Tried correctol. Will find out...
@Cathy: Yeah, I've actually had a pretty good run the past three weeks or so, averaging one BM a week or so. My typical cycle is to have a really good movement, then go 10 days or so before having...
Hiya, I just told my doctor that I had been having constipation problems off and on all of my life and that it had grown worse in the last 6-12 months, with me going up to 14 days in between bowel...
Hi all, Had my 5 day xray on the Transit Test this morning. 15/24 rings left in the descending and sigmoid colon, with one WAAAAAY back at the beginning of the ascending colon. My doctor wants me to...
Cam, You need to believe in yourself a little more and give yourself a chance. Any man that would overlook all of the positives about you and walk away just because you have a medical condition...
I am a male and am in the process of having the sub-total colectomy, if that is the one where they remove the entire colon, then reattach to the rectum so you do not have to have a bag. I went...
Started a new topic as part 8 is full. @Emma: Thanks for all the info, I have restarted the transit test today, so next week should have some more accurate results. I guess my wife is just fighting a...
@Emma-While I haven't tried Miralax, I've had two prescript ions for Glycolax, which has the same active ingredient. I think it's just the same thing made by two different manufacturers. And,...
@Emma-Normally I will go 7-10 days in between bowel movements, with the occassionaly stretch out to 14 days. When I had to have my clean out for my BE, my exam was scheduled for a Thursday. On...
Hmmm, I was just sitting here googling Sitz transit study and I found something that said that you should be off laxitives and no enemas for a minimum of 3 days before you begin the marker test. I...
Ok all, I just came back from my 5 day xray of the Sitz marker exam. On day 3, we found 22 out of 24 markers. There may have been more, but that's all our untrained eyes could see (the tech that did...
Kinda the same thing with me. Either they shorted me two or two of them spontaneously combusted, cause they never went out the out door!...
Day 3 Xrays of Sitz markers show 22 rings scattered throughout the colon, with one trapped way back where the small and large intestine come together. *yawn* I'm tired. G'night all....
@Sandy-While my surgery isn't scheduled yet it is a foregone conclusion I believe and I understand just how nervous you are. I too dread the NG tube but even worse than that, I dread the danged...
Hi all, Thanks for the warm welcome. It's good to be able to talk to others and finally get some information. :) @Cathy-I guess I'm just lucky. I found out about a year ago that I had hashimoto's...
Hi all, I can't tell you how happy I am to have found this message board. Finally, I've found other people that have "been there...done that" and can tell me what I can expect over the next several...