Hodaya, I am so sorry you are having to deal with this week after week. I remember so clearly what it was like before my surgery. I would get off work on Friday and have a liquid diet Friday night,...
Hi Lizzie- Glad to hear you are doing some better this morning. I have a bunch of problems with "the roids" as we like to call them in my house. They cause me a lot of discomfort...yuck! Granted I...
Grrrr....Last night was not fun! I am sitting at my desk at work contemplating if anyone would notice if I were to crawl underneath and take a nap. I had to take a phenergan at 2:00 this morning and...
Subperb (I may not have spelled it correctly) means excellent, high quality... Will you be having your surgery in Israel?...
Well, answer to your questions....I had a defecography before surgery, they said and I quote "Your evacuation process is subperb." Just a side note, but I totally wish I could write that on a job...
Hi, I haven't had the chance to get on here because my computer has been in shut down mode and not wanting to connect to the internet. GRRRR... 2b ColonFree- First I have to say Kudos to you, what a...
Hi Everyone! It has been about a year and a half since I have been on here. I had my one year post-op anniversary in Sept. and I have been feeling really good up until now. I haven't lost much weight...
Mom- I know you won't be reading this for a while probably. But my symptoms have been chest pain, shortness of breath, pain in my upper back moving through to my chest, pain radiating in my neck and...
So, I have now opened another new chapter to my health. I have an appt with my cardiologist on Thursday because they are very concerned that I have paracarditis. This is basically when your heart is...
I had my TC the first of Sept. 2007, and I had a Sigmoidoscopy performed last month and I could see my staples as well. It is really weird to see, because they are permanantly there I suppose. JB -...
Thanks for the replies. I didn't know I was having potassium problems until after my surgery while I was still in the hospital. They kept pushing potassium through my IV, I tell you, that stuff...
It' been awhile since I have posted. Tomorrow will be 7 months since my total colectomy. I am doing good. Sad that I am still only going potty once a day, but hey, once is better than none. I am...
Well, I had my sigmoidoscopy on Wed. and it showed my anastomosis healing really well. However he removed 2 ulcers that were the culprit of the bleeding. They are going to do a biopsy on them. He...
Hi everyone- I need some help. I am going in for a colonoscopy on Wed., which to me is really no big deal as far as the procedure is concerned, but I have been experiencing some pretty bad bleeding...
Rick- Sounds like we kind of had the same experience in the hospital, I had the NG tubes for the same reason. So, I find it very exciting that the mexican food didn't do more damage. Everytime...
Clyde01- I love the fact that you bring that up. I am 8 weeks post surgery and I find that beef does not process through as well. We had pulled pork bbq the other night and it smelled almost the same...
Hi everyone- It has been a while since I have been on here. I had my TC back in Sept. and I have started back to work and feeling pretty good. I had a rough time in the hospital (4 seperate NG...
Thanks for the feedback. The cramping hasn't gotten any better today, I almost ended up in the ER last night because I couldn't stand up without extreme pain. This is just affirmation for me that...
I am counting down, just 5 more days to go! This has been one of the worst days as far as abdominal pain and cramping goes. I was wondering and maybe someone can answer, does the cramping stop after...
Thanks Irish- I am in the same boat as you. It is a good thing I am having the surgery soon, my regiment of enemas and laxatives are ceasing to be of any use. Although I went to the hospital and they...
Irish-Mom, I saw you wrote that your surgery is in a couple weeks. When in Sept. is it? Mine is on the 6th, and I am starting this week packing my bags (the hospital is quite a ways away). We will be...
Well Jaclyn, I wasn't really thinking about how long I would be in the bathroom, I was under the assumption it came out about as fast as it was put in. I know that sounds disgusting but I didn't know...
I am about to have my TC on the 6th, and I am starting to grow a little weary. I am scheduled to be off of work for 2 months and will return gradually on half days (thank goodness I have an...
Hey Everyone! I haven't posted in a while, but I have been trying to keep up on how everyone is doing. I am glad that everyone came through there surgeries well. I am close enough to where I am...
So, apparently I have been doing too much reading. How common is dehydration after having a colectomy? I have had problems in the past with dehydration and I also read that you are more prone to...
Resa- The specialist that I was sent too ordered all my test previous to even seeing me based on my Dr notes sent to him by my GI and my General Practitioner. He came in the room and told me that TC...
I have never tried Senna, but if it works...Since the Reglan my General Physician put me on Phenergan then moved me to Compazine. The Phenergan caused the nausea to go away but completely impossible...
Thanks Amey, I guess I am just weary of how it will feel just sitting there in the back of my throat, you would think you would have a gag reflex from that. Oh well, I guess if it is just a step to...
Tyblossom- I have been on Reglan for so long. I was taking it 3x a day for 3-4 years and I never had trouble with any side effect til fairly recently. I quit taking it and found that I would rather...
Irish-Mom, Are they having to put the stents in because of all your abdominal surgeries? My Dr. didn't say anything about that, but now I am curious i have had 6 abdominal surgeries within the last 5...
Irish- I hope things go well with you. It has been a long time coming for me, but I have been told by doctors in two states that I have one of the very best working on me. So, I am becoming more...
Thanks Phyllis and Robin- I went back through after I posted and read, there really is a plethra of helpful information. My apprehension is slowly moving to apprehension/excitement. I am going to be...
Well, I am new to this site and I went to the Dr. yesterday and am scheduled for total colectomy in September. I cannot even begin to explain how nervous I am. I do not have Crohn's or any kind of...