That has happened to me a lot! I've only had my ileostomy for about 2 weeks. I was discharged from the hospital with Hollister products and they have this stuff called Adapt Lubricating Deodorant....
Hi Friends- When I think about starting back to work (I am a teacher), I wonder what I will need to have with me to help me deal with emergencies. Do you keep a complete travel type kit with you at...
Thanks for asking, Pat. Things are coming along for me. The last few days I have felt very good! I think that it tempts me to overdo, so I have to be careful. I lifted my little one year old today,...
Hi Pat- I am 17 days post (permanent) ileostomy surgery. I just got my staples taken out Friday. That was 15 days post op, and I had called my surgeon's office because the staples were itching so...
Ashley- I just wanted to say how great I think it is that your reversal went well. I pray that things will just continue to get better and better for you! You sound like a really positive person, and...
I just wanted to share with you that I successfully changed my skin wafer etc for the first time by myself since coming home from the hospital today. I've been home a week. (The other time I changed...
For Pat... I did not have an NG tube either. They were feeding me an iv diet through a central line that they put in and that was not too bad. The drain tube came out before I went home. When it was...
Oh babygirl I want to be there for you sweetie!!! I have only been home 3 days from my surgery and I have so much to tell you. I guess some stuff wouldn't really help right now, but when you come...
Hi - Suebear I actually have a permanent ileostomy. I decided to not deal with worries of pouchitis and I was in so much pain from the UC and tired of running to bathrooms. After they checked the...
I am just home from permanent ileostomy surgery. I have been getting used to things so have been emptying frequently while I figure it all out. Harry I would also say that think about where you want...
Distant memory sounds like a very sweet thing right now, Suebear. Did you go ahead with a pouch after a while? I am thinking about staying with an ileostomy because of the control factor. I fear,...
Dear Friends... I am reading as much as I can on the computer at the end of the hall of my hospital wing trying to wrap my brain around what is probably going to happen next week. Thank you for all...