No. Small bowel connected to rectum....
Just wanted to give an update. It has been ten years since I had my total colectomy due to colonic inertia . I am still having six BMs per day. Sometimes more or sometimes less. But it isn't with the...
Hi and thank you for your reply. I am on Metoclopramide liquid. It seems to help with the burping and does move the food out a little faster. Since I've been taking it though, one week, my stomach...
Had my total colectomy for colonic inertia in March 2007. The doctors did a test a few weeks ago that shows I now have slow emptying of my stomach....
I had my colectomy in March 2007. I went to the GI doctor and had a colonoscopy done because when they did the fecal test there was blood found in the stool. They didn't find the source of the blood...
Hickchick - I had my surgery for colonic inertia in March 2007 at age 56. I have never regretted my decision. I suffered for approximately 23 years. The doctor connected my small to the rectum. At...
I had a TIA in April 2011. At that time the doctors did a lot of testing and found that I have a hole in my heart and believe a blood clot went through and caused the stroke. They put me on...
I had my colectomy due to colonic inertia in March 2007. I have made plenty of decisions that I regret but having this surgery is not one of them. At least not up to this point. I still have about 6...
I can relate to you. I had long beautiful hair. I don't mean to sound superficial but men would always tell me what drew them to me was my hair. I had my colectomy in March 2007, when I was 56 years...
I'd say the surgery was at a 95% success rate, but my quality of life is like 100% better. I say 95% because I have two minor issues I have to deal with on occasion. My surgery though was due to...
Just giving a 5 year post surgery update. My 5 year date was 3/12/2012. Everything is still going good, except for the couple of issues I posted in prior post. I'd say I am 95% better since surgery....
Born and raised in Redwood City, CA and now making my home in San Jose, CA. In between spent time in Texas, New Jersey, and Frankfurt, Germany....
Absbabs, Welcome to Healingwell. Your surgeon is correct - CI does not improve it only gets worse over the years - at least for me it did. I did gain weight in the last 5 years of my CI and I mean a...
Yesterday I had to go to the dentist for an implant. While there I had mentioned that the cheek on my left side feels like it is raw and has been like that for a few months. He called in an oral...
Hopestar, Happy to hear your staples are removed. Did the surgeon cut you from just below your breast bone to your pelvic region? I had a different surgery unrelated to CI where they had to cut....
Mommyphotography I said this before but I will say it again. I lost 30 lbs within a week from being released from the hospital. My surgeon said it was probably due to excess body fluid, weight of the...
Hi Steven, I post to the colectomy site. Your partner's symtoms do sound like hemiplegic mygraine. I used to suffer with these debiliating headaches in my late 20's/early 30's (27 to 31). My whole...
Hi, Just want to welcome all the new people. Sarraha - I don't know if the University Medical Center in Newark you are going to is County, but if it isn't have you tried going to the County hospital?...
Hi Mom, I was one year post op on March 12 and my stools are anywhere from loose to watery. My stools are rarely formed, if at all. I do not take meds like Miralax, stool softeners, etc. I have no...
Hi Everyone, Mom - Why did your surgeon only do a partial colectomy and not a complete? My surgeon refused to do a partial stating that people who have a partial colectomy due to CI always come back...
Irish, No, I haven't been tested. Why do you think I should be?...
Hi, Yes, you can get a yeast infection in other parts of your body which is caused by using too much antibiotics at one time. Back in the early 1980's I had a yeast infection that was in my entire...
Hi Everyone, I had my signoidoscopy yesterday. Everything looked good. The anastomosis looked open and clear - no need to dialate the area. No signs of any problems. The doctor did give me some...
Hi Everyone, April - Sorry to hear you are having problems. Is your surgeon going to remove your hemorroids? I am having my sig on 3/14 to check why I get rectum pain. I hope everything turns out...
Hi Everyone, My first surgery in March 2007 was for CI. Then I had two more elective surgeries. The last being in December 2007. I have been loosing my hair and my nails are ugly. They won't grow and...
Hi, Mom - my TC was also due to CI. Directly after surgery I didn't eat much only because I didn't have an appetite. It came back around month 2. Out of the foods I eat nothing causes severe gas....
Hi Everyone, Don't schedulers read the exam they are suppose to schedule a patient for? My surgeon sent an email to the new GI doctor I am seeing requesting that he set me up and perform a...
Hi Everyone, Mom2sophia - my surgeon for the CI did not recommend anything for scars but mine was done lap and my scars have faded nicely. I did have another surgery for something else which did...
Hi Everyone, I went to another doctor on Friday night. He took a lot of blood test and all turned out normal. So I guess my next step is the Dermatologists for my hair and nail problem. I also...
Hi Everyone, Irish - I'm okay. The results of my labs were posted to my HMO's website so I was able to get them this morning. They all turned out okay. I sent my email to my surgeon this morning...
Hi Everyone, No one has been posting so I will take that as a sign that everyone is doing great. I went to the new GI doctor yesterday. I told him about my stools being light yellow to dark green...
Hi Flchurchlady - I might try the Rogain. It can't hurt I guess. Does the vitamins for Hair and Nails come in liquid? I go to a new GI doctor on 2/13. I am going to ask him to runs some blood tests...
Hi Everyone, Thank you all for your advice. This has been going on since March 07. My hair was thick but not now. Lucky it was thick or I'd be bald by now. I was accepting the hair loss pretty well...
Hi Everyone, I had my colectomy 10 months ago almost 11. I have had severe hair loss and getting worse. This morning I found a bald spot half the size of a dime. I had to cut my long hair short but I...
SubColectomyHereICome, Chewing gum after surgery there is no real evidence it works, but my surgeon said if anyone wants to chew after surgery they can do so. It won't do any harm. My stay in the...
Oilenz, I had a total colectomy for CI on March 12, 2007 and I do not regret having the surgery. I had my surgery done lap. Is your wife having her surgery lap or open. At first I was having a BM...
Hi Everyone, Off the subject but Phyllis you said you were getting migraine headaches from medicine they gave you. Was it oral or cream that brought them on. Like I said before I hadn't had one in 25...
Hi Everyone, Mom2Sophie - I don't know. Perhaps these problems show up in everyone who has CI. The colonscopy showed nothing. That test showed all was fine. The Sitzmarker test showed all markers...
Hi Everyone, Phyllis - I'm sorry to hear you are having bleeding problems and pain. I hope whatever it is they find it and clear it up soon. I also feel for you with migraine headaches. I know how...
Hi Everyone, Angie - Welcome to the forum. I had my TC on 3/12/07. Like Phyllis, I was going about 20 times a day at first. Now I am at 5 to 10 depending on what I eat or drink. I did lose weight....
Hi Everyone, Terri - glad they found a med that can help you go. I hope the next test they do on your thyroid shows more clearly what the problem is. Hemmoroids, I know how they are. I had them for a...
Peggy, Shaz, and Summerstorm, Thank you for your replies. I appreciate the information....
I do not have a Stoma, but I did have a TC in March 2007. I was looking on the internet yesterday and came across photos. I wanted to see the supplies you use. Reading your post I wanted to get a...
Hi Everyone, About nursing care - at my HMO everytime I go see a doctor, pharmacist, specialist, or any medical professional my HMO sends me a Survey to fill out. They ask how I was treated and how...
Hi Everyone, I hope everyone is doing fine. This is off the subject but yesterday I had to go to my GYN doctor, a new one, because my doctor of 15 years has decided to expand. He is going into...
Hi Everyone, Irish - I mix the juices together. About 2 to 3 oz of each. I have been having one thing happen the last couple of weeks. When I do have a BM mucus comes out. Is that happening to anyone...
Hi Everyone, Irish mom - Basically I just drink apple/OJ, or OJ/Green Tea, or apple/OJ/Green tea. On rare occasion I mix 2 ounces of prune in with the juice mixtures but I have to be careful how much...
Hi Everyone, April417 - Please stop thinking the way you are. Times do get tough and we all have our low moments, but your thoughts are not the way. What you are thinking is PERMANENT. No turning...
Hi Everyone, Sorry to hear some of you are having problems even after this surgery. For me it was one of the best decisions I made in my life. I had this problem for a total of 22 years. Like I said...
Hi Everyone, Phyllis - good to hear you are down 31 pounds. That's great. WW never worked for me. I tried before the TC. But since my TC I am down 45 pounds with 20 lbs left to go. The first 30 was...