Hey April, I know the people at home are probably at a loss for what to say. It got to the point for me that I stopped complaining about my pain because I felt the same as your feeling. All I ever...
April, You need to go to doctor after doctor until you can find one that will help you. Tell them you want another opinion. Maybe you can also ask if your allowed to get a referal to a doctor out of...
April, My best friend took that easy way out and all I can think of is with the Internet, how his life would have been so different if he had only known the future. This was back in 1995. I was...
It's written by some doctors down south. They believe in eating a low glycemic diet which is very similar to the South Beach diet. I lost over 120 pounds on it and have kept it off since 1999, but in...
Thanks for the info Amey... Their web site says the following..... Taken at meal-time, alli works by blocking about 25 per cent of the fat in the food a person eats. Because of the way it works, alli...
Hi Robin, I just got the Alli in the mail today. Xenical is the same thing, just double the dose. I took the Xenical two nights in a row and I didn't have to run to the bathroom like people say, but...
Hi Robin, I'll let you know about the Alli. I bought some online and a friend gave me some of her Xenical which is the same thing, but double the dose so I could try it right away. I took one tonight...
Hi Lori, I did lose weight at first, but I found it and then some. I have a goofy story though. I was really over weight as a kid, then had one of the first weight loss surgeries and I ended up...
Hi Robin, (oops posted this in the main ostomies site, will try to remove...but here's my post in the right place :-) Long time since I've posted, but I wanted to let you know that a doctor emailed...
I only have a second to write, but the Senna is actually SennaKot which is over the counter and I started taking one Reglan and one Senna a day and I seem to be ok 2 days of doing that. I'm not sure...
Hey AJ. That's wild about the Reglan being for that. I wonder if it doesn't help with digestion and that's why it works for you. Your probably so backed up and would be worse without it. I read up on...
Wow about the Reglan causing you the twitching problem. I just read up on that so I can be sure to watch out for anything like that. I was told to take it 3x a day, but I might try just once or...
I haven't posted in a while. I had my colectomy on May 4th, 2007 and I'm thrilled with it. I had the surgery in a hospital 6 hours away. My hubby was able to stay with me for 7 days in the hospital...
Hi guys, Shelly I get that way sometimes still if I eat a dense meat. I can only imagine that as the foods going through our small intestine that its rubbing up against sore tissue that's been messed...
Thanks Phyllis for the ideas for the public bathrooms. I'm actually hoping for porta potties this summer at festivals....I used to hate them LOL. Robin I'm finally losing a few pounds. I hope it...
I'm such a goof. I posted and then the forum added another page and so when I would reload the page it didn't look like anyone replied after me...ack! Ok here's an update. I can't believe what it...
Oh one more thing. I don't run to the bathroom or have leakage. I'm sure tha'ts because of the 10" he left. I do need to use the bathroom within like 3-5 min of the feeling to go. Stephanie...
Well I'm out of the hospital and can post. The hospital's wireless didn't work with Vista. I got out yesterday and am in a hotel till Monday afternoon and then get my staples out and drive home to...
Hi Michelle, Mine too will be open. He did say he might start it lapriscopically because I had adhesion surgery with him and he wants to see how that worked. I think he might also try and start it...
I thought that's what was wrong when I tried to reply to Michelle...it was giving me a whole new thread rather than reply..ack /community/emoticons/smile.gif Does anyone who's had this surgery have a...
Hi Shelly-My understanding is that this really isn't a hard surgery for a surgeon to do. He basically just takes out your colon and reattaches everything back. My gi doctor always just referred me to...
Hi Michelle- I'm pretty sure that I read that the gastric pace maker didn't work all that well. You might want to search for studies about it. Also, I'm pretty against having foreign things in my...
Dana-that's interesting that you think your eating disorder might have caused your problem. I had weight loss surgery and then had it reversed and I've wondered if it's either caused by adhesions...
Hi Resa- I find that so interesting about the water. I'm still presurgery (May 4th) but I hate plain water, but when I was preggers with my daughter I craved it and thought it was the weirdest thing....
mwabit -You are soooo funny. I think we need a woman cheer for us being proud of body noises and smells LOL WOOO WOOO WOOO! I can't wait till I can be proud of them too! That's so interesting about...
Hi gogently-thanks for the warm welcome :-) How did your tests turn out? Did you get the results? Did you have this as an open or a lap? I'm having mine open with an epideral for 4 days. I've had a...
I'm so excited that I finally get to post! It's taken me probably about two weeks to go from total colectomy part 1 to here. I've read so much great information like I know you all have and I'm...