i had a home health nurse, sometimes they do carry some of the supplies but maybe not ones you use. I had to order mine through a supply company. Thank god my insurance pays 100% Did you try to...
Well i am not sure if he is at a teaching hospital , but he is by far the best surgeon for this type of proceedure. As for the crohn's i only had it in the large intestine, but I do look forward to...
Hello everyone ! Its been awhile since I have been here. things are going great but I have a question. i have my rectum in tact and has had my entire large intestine removed. Okay here we go.... I am...
HELLO EVERYONE I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR RESPONSES BACK, AND I JUST HAD TO LET YOU ALL KNOW!! AND FOR THE 1ST TIMERS OUT THERE CONTEMPLATING WHAT YOUR LIFE IS GOING TO BE LIKE, ITS ALMOST LIKE BEING...
WELL HELLO EVERYBODY !!! ITS ME DAWN TO GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON HOW THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING FOR ME. FOR STARTERS IT WILL BE 1 YEAR WITH THE BAG ON MAY 8TH , WHAT A DIFFERENCE THAT THIS ALL MAKES....
/community/emoticons/sad.gif I don't know what is going on with me lately but I have been in this stuper lately, I have been on this emotional rollarcoaster lately. I have moments when I am okay...
this one made me chuckle, hmmm, I use the grocery store bags also, its going in the garbage anyways. And right out into the outside pail it goes. [img]/community/emoticons/yeah.gif Bluz[/color]...
Hello everyone, I had such a great time out that night . And to let all the newbies out there know don't worry about a thing. I at first was a little apprehensive about going out at first wondering...
Sorry about that my daughter in law was on for Diabeties, she forgot to log off, I was saying who the Heck is sweetie86, so if everyone wants to know how my night was please check Bluz night out by...
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sfgiantsjo, I'm so sorry to hear what happened to you, what about one of those wrist gaurds do you think that might help? How did you do it? I'm having a bad day too, my fybro has been acting up its...
Geesh, you know to be honest with you all I'm not sure of what you can and can't have I have been staying in the safe zone? I have an iliostomy, And I don't know if you can eat raw anything. I used...
justjenjen,I don't know what body wrapping is for sure and its sounds great, but, I would probably ask the doctor about that one, if your doc says yes please tell how the experience was. I bet its...
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I tried Pentasa but I had to take the capsule and open them up and pour them in applesauce , the problem was that I couldn't dissolve them and they would [the med inside the capsule] come out into my...
Judy that sounds ingenious, I think you have something there,You could become a millionaire, I know I would buy one. Better start planning, you'd make all of us ostomites so happy and well rested,...
Summerstorm, that is soooo cute, did you happen to get a picture of the kitty and your dog. that would be such an adorable piture. There is going to be a big star In Heaven some day with your name on...
Hi Judy, Well the last visit I had with my G.I. doctor was if this medicine doesn't work there is nothing else I can give you, unless I have a flare up and he said something about edocort. so in the...
Hi again its me again ,Question? If I have a hard time disolving pills, such as vitamins , and I don't want to lose any, what is the best I can get that I know will stay in my system longer, so I...
Hi judy, only some people can wear the mini pouches, I did wonder about that, I also have been very ill for a long time too. I have had problems since I was born, and than I was diagnosed with just...
Hi crohned, you know what I really miss, sleeping on my stomache, I have always slept that way, now alls I do is toss and turn through the night, draining my bag, yeah you think they could come out...
/community/emoticons/smile.gif flchurchlady, I think I will start off slow, I'm so afraid of something going wrong, but yet maybe I shouldn't worry so much, I think its because I see the bag and...
summerstorm you mean to tell me you don't lug around generators or powerwashers anymore, what did you do before if you don't mind me asking or was that a joke? And those must be some pretty big water...
Peggy, is it normal to get resections done, and what is that anyways, I'm not to sure about all of the medical terms and what causes them. I do have crohns in my small intestine and is this something...
WowAmey , thats some great advise. Shortly after my surgery, I had my bag pop off,and I had stool drain all the way down my leg, yah I know great image, but ever since then I have been kinda leary...
Thank you for the replies ladies, please all keep them coming. 2. If I were to do a crunch will my wafer pop off? 3. I don't do heavy lifting because I had herniated a disc w/ nerve damage, so I...
Hi Bobbin, Its Bluz I hope things are doing well for you. Haven't heard how things were going. I do want to add I applaud you for you are a wonderful person ,caring and compassionate. You are both...
Okay, what type of workout would be best for us ostomy carriers? I have a pooch and I would like to know the best ways to obtain the woman figure back! besides my legs, thighs, and hinny bone! How...
Welcome schleven, So you have been lurking in the backround . Any who, I'm glad you joinned us all. And I thank you very much for your reply. Well I know I won't be drinkin beer, Stella is gassy...
time girl. At least thats what my sister told me. So yeah I am excited, and the count down begins, 6 days!!!! Bluz ...
flchurchlady, 'lil squirt is cute, and I have to say quite appropriate, almost like the energizer bunny, it keeps going and going and going. . . HaHA Bluz...
Amey,I know this sounds stupid but I have to write, "changed unit" on my calander just to keep track. So if I change it on a Sunday, I have till Wednesday to change it unless I have an emergancy...
Hi Clyde01, Ieat alot of chicken and fish, but I did notice that if I eat roast beef sandwhich it had a real beefy smell to it also. so what I do is use my crock pot, its much easier on the digestive...
Judyk89, Hj I'm not on any matience drugs, I called the drs. office and they said that they don't see wht not and to go have a good time. So far there is no med out there for me, it just passes...
/community/emoticons/tongue.gif xdeex, Well I guess I'll be a pretty cheap date !!!! But I am looking forward to seeing my cousin play next Friday, I can't wait but yet anxious, first time out in a...
Hi shaz032, I will remember to drink plenty of water in between, but won't that give me more of a how shall I say this, Buzz, I don't drink but once in a blue moon, I don't want to be pinging off...
Hi Summerstorm, thanxs for the reply, do you occassionally drink? I'm only once in a blue moon, thats why I posted this because I was not sure. Rather be safe than sorry, you know what I mean? Thank...
/community/emoticons/smile.gif Hi Peggy, I found that if you eat olive oil and angel hair pasta w/ a little salt and pepper the olive oil aids in ulcers in the stomache. See I was taking fish oil at...
/community/emoticons/smile.gif Thanks sfgiantsjo, that really made sense to me and put it into a different perspective, I appreciate that more than you'd ever know. I guess here goes nothing my...
,look forward to talking to you again soon, Bluz ...
Hi Peggy, I think I will go and enjoy myself, but first I will try a few at home first to be on the safe side. I really am looking forward to going out, but yet yikes!!! Sea breezes have cranberry...
Does anybody know if we can drink alchoholic beverages after surgery? Well 6 months after. I was asked to go see my cousins band play and I haven't really went out anywhere, but I would like to go, I...
I really loved this one! I have named mine STELLAAA!!!, after the the great movie from marlon brondo, because she keeps going and going and going. Oh the agony sometimes HaHa. I thought it fit her...
Hi Peggy, its me Bluz, just thought I'd write to let you know that I am doing much better today, I don't have a nurse that I can talk to, but I feel as though that I have been given a good luck type...
Hi judy, I thank you for your reply, I didn't mean to write in bold letters, I wasn't meaning to come across as screaming. I did not know thats what it meant. I now know, I'm not computer savy yet...
PEGGY AND AMEY, I HAD SHARP KNIFE LIKE PAINS, I TOOK MY PAIN MEDS AND IT SEEMED TO HELP AS THE DAY WENT ON. I DIDN'T CALL THE DOCTOR, I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS PHANTOM PAINS, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT...
/community/emoticons/nono.gif THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT I HAD HORRIBLE PAINS IN MY RECTUM,I DID NOT SLEEP WELL AT ALL! IS THIS NORMAL? I COULD NOT GET COMFORTABLE IF MY LIFE DEPENDED ON IT. THIS IS THE...
Did you try a convex? Its a two piece unit, with a charcoal piece and an airvent. Ask the stoma nurse if this may work for you. what do you have to lose? Goodluck, Bluz4Greeny...
H i bobbin, I understand what your concerns are. I am a 42 year old female, that recently went through an iliostomy on May 8th. Its very hard to deal at times. I have many moments of depression, and...