I hope you passed your orange seed without any incident. I have had an ileostomy for almost four years and although I try to avoid it, I will eat nuts in small amounts and I am sure I have swallowed...
After more than 20 years with UC that was never fully in remission my GI dr found cancer during a colonoscopy. Because of this, I had a total proctocolectomy done and now have a permanent ileostomy....
I've had a permanent illeostomy for just over three years and I've had probably 6 or 7 UTIs in that time. There was some collateral damage during my surgery where there was some nerve damage...
I use Sure Seal Ring seals around my ostomy. It does a good job of keeping water from getting in under the wafer...
I've flown several times with my illeostomy and never had any issues....
Weight lifting ostomate here. I've had my ostomy for a year and three months now. I took it easy for the fist year and then started back seriously this January. I am doing pretty much the same...
I had a total procto colectomy with a permanent illeostomy in December of 2015. I started lifting weights again somehwere around April of 2016r but started very slowly. For most of 2016 i stuck to...
I've found that beer can make me a little gassy causing my bag to puff up a little but nothing serious enough to stop me from having a beer or two on occasion. Hard liquor on the other hand I've had...
I had a total proctocolectomy with a permanent ileostomy in December of 2015. I was back to doing 99% of my normal activities by late winter and definitely felt 100% or close to it by the summer....
I agree with everyone who said to keep it simple. Also, take your time and find a pouching system that works for you. After trying a few different ones I found that the Sensura Mio works best for me....
I had an open total colectomy in early December of last year. Within 3 weeks (the time you are talking when your BF would visit) I was comfortable getting out of the house and moving around. I was...
Had a total procto colectomy in December. The butt definitely took the longest to heal. I couldnt sit on anything hard for a good 6-8 weeks. All healed up now though...
Hi. I had a total proctocolectomy on December 3rd. 5 1/2 weeks out and I've been relatively pain free for some time now. The one thing that does still hurt is my butt. Not pain per se but definitely...
I had total proctocolectomy on December 3. Aside from some minor issues with the ileo, the butt pain is the worst part right now. I went to see Star Wars over the weekend and was really uncomfortable...
HMB, Good luck with your decision. Its not an easy one to make. I know since I am in the almost exact situation as you are right now. I am 44 years old and have had UC since 1989. My UC has been very...
Thanks everyone for your responses. I'm going to see my surgeon on Tuesday to discuss my options. One thing he did mention when I had my initial consultation was that there was some possible...
Going through the decision making process right now. I have had UC for over 25 years and was just recently diagnosed with colon cancer and I have to decide on going with a proctocolectomy with a...