I don't have a Rheumy yet, but I will have to look into that. Sometimes my family doc needs a little gentle prodding. Thanks to you all for your responses. The web site you suggested was extremely...
I had my colon removed in March 2006 and had to wait for the pathology report to come back. My surgeon informed me after a couple months that he was happy with the report and he was willing to do the...
I was reading a letter from my GI to my family doctor and he describes me as having spondyloarthropy. Is this the "Crohn's arthritis" that my family doc refers to? I have heard of anklodising...
Well, I haven't posted anything in ages, but I am now getting myself ready for surgery on January 24th. This is the first of the two surgeries, and I will still have the ostomy when I wake up but...
This is a silly question, but what is this no=sting pads or spray that I have read about ? I have never heard of it. Thanks, Dawn...
I have had my ostomy for just over a year now (I call it my buddy!). I am currently having a terrible time with my eyes right now due to the iritis, an extra-intestinal part of the Crohn's. For the...
I also just got my surgery, March 2006. I still have bad days where I feel gross! However I try to compare it to life before the ostomy and that wasn't so hot - definitely not "normal". I am still...
On my mother in laws advice I ordered a mattress pad thing from Sears over the web. She also has an ostomy and sure enough twice I have had a night time leak but this pad saved my mattress and washes...
Denis Here is the info off of the boxes I have, it is a two piece system: Coloplast Assura Extra Skin Barrier/Extended Wear #2832 Coloplast Assura Bags 2822 Hope this help, its what the nurse sent me...
I've has my ostomy since March and in the hospital when the ET nurse came to change my wafer for the first time. The skin was almost purple under the wafer and very itchy. She said I was having a...
My surgeon did my surgery and waited for the pathology to come back to decided if I was a candidate for the j pouch. He called the disease "indeterminate Crohn's colitis" and even though there is a...
I empty my bag about six times a day also. I have found that when I have diahrea it fills with almost clear fluid, maybe greenish or yellow from bile, every hour or so and I have cramps and it comes...
I just had surgery in March where they took my entire colon and left me with an ileostomy. My surgeon has offered to create the "j pouch" and reverse the ileostomy but he wants me to take some time...