Summerstorm, its not really spots its more like a purplish red circle around my stoma. LittleE, yeah these strips are annoying and now where I pulled them off its hurting. Im guessing because its...
Thanks Pibbin! I was starting to get worried about them not falling off. I cant really sleep on my stomach yet because it still hurts a little. My scar isnt too bad. Its only about 4 inches long. Im...
I cant really sleep the way I used to..I used to sleep on my stomach with one leg out and the other straight but with my stoma Im afraid to sleep on my stomach. Can I?..Ah yet another question lol...
I thought that was you who told me that I could cut it smaller..Sorry about all the questions =( I just went to Walmart and walked back to the sporting goods and then back to my car and my back was...
Katrina...
Questions keep popping up in my head.. My stoma is irregularly shaped kinda like an oval and I read on here that when Im cutting the wafer, I can cut it a little smaller than my stoma. So today I cut...
lol I know..it kinda grossed me out thinking about where that water would go. And yeah..the poo didnt feel too good running down my stomach /community/emoticons/shakehead.gif I had a one-piece...
Cecila, I changed my wafer and bag yesterday and i tried taking a shower without it..cant do it lol. I get too freaked out. It looked like water was going in the hole, like when you lift up on the...
haha thats tooo funny..colonites /community/emoticons/turn.gif Summerstorm, the reason I clean it out everytime is 1. it helps with the smell since i havent bought any deodorants yet and 2. I hate...
I just dont really like the feeling of it being against my body so i usually just leave it out of my pants. When it gets like 1/3 full and i tuck it in my pants you can see it bc it bulges out and...
haha Bratcat thats funny! Luckily I havent had any leaks or anything like that happen to me but mines still new ..knock on wood =)...
The noise is quieting down a little..went out with mom and my aunt shopping today. It felt soooo good to get out of the house lol Ive been stuck here occasionally going out with Dereck (my lovely...
Awe im sorry to hear that flchurchlady! Im glad it cleared up though. Thats REALLY good advice about how to pick "safe" foods. Yesterday i tried beef jerky and mild chicken wings and they came out...
So my ostomy is stilll new to me and im still trying to figure out what the good/bad foods are..apparently i cant drink milk or eat anything with milk in it bc yesterday i got maybe 4 hrs of sleep...
HEEEEEY /community/emoticons/tongue.gif So a little difference in my surgery..they hooked me back up so poo is coming outta my stoma and my booty that way when i come in next time all they have to do...
a 7 now but i have a pump and im really trying not ue it too much. the more i use it the longer i think ill be in here Thank you all so much for your prayers [img]/community/emoticons/smile.gif...
too tired o write much..just wanted to let you know everythings going okay so far. goodnight...
GOOOOOD MORNING /community/emoticons/smile.gif In about an hour Ill be on my way to the O.R. Last night they told me it would be at 8am and then one of the residents came in and said it would be...
flchurchlady, my surgerys tomorrow at 8am..i hoping theyll stop my IV long enough for me to take a shower in the morning bc itll be my last for a little while im guessing. You made me LOL when you...
They're going to put in a central line under my collar bone..i tried to argue with him but hes evil =( i havent seen him smile yet lol just drank my first cup of miralax at 5 and starting my 2nd cup...
Well, im officially at the hospital awaiting lovely tomorrow.. One of the surgeons came in to see me and i asked him about the port he talked about putting in when i came in to schedule my surgery...
2 more days /community/emoticons/smile.gif Cecilia and Ohio thank you for remembering me in your prayers im 17 now btw haha /community/emoticons/yeah.gif So ill have to change my screenname to...
2 more days /community/emoticons/yeah.gif thank you all for your replies. i know this surgery will heal me and im trying to think about all the positive things and occupy myself to keep my mind off...
I know what you mean. Having UC has made me SO deydrated and the last scope I had in October, they had to poke me 8 times before they finally got the needle in! Talk about frustrating!! and painful....
Hey! My ileostomy surgery is scheduled for Wednesday and i think its normal to say im TERRIFIED Im 17 and havent been through much until I got UC. Im getting a temp. ostomy. I was wondering if anyone...
Ah im sorry to hear that! But hey keep your head up! Youve been through so much and your so strong..a really good role model for teens like me =) I hope your feeling better....
My mom always asks me why I wear so many layers of clothes lol I dont know why but I ALWAYS wear a tank top under everything so that part Im used to. My mom and I ordered samples of Hollister and...
Thanks Walking /community/emoticons/smile.gif My family is suprised about how Im taking this I honestly dont see what the big deal is lol Im not scared. Im EXCITED well a little scared but thats only...
Hey! I get my ileostomy surgery in 30 days and counting /community/emoticons/yeah.gif Can you tell me what to expect when I wake up? I know they arent doing it laproscoprically (sp?) so theyre...
wow thats wierd. its like you got inside my mind and wrote it down. lol i keep a lot of my feelings from my mom and dad. they like to blame it on themselves and i know its making them miserable which...
Whoohoo 30 more days!! Although Im really excited to finally be UC free Ive never in my life had surgery so i dont know what to expect but hearing from all of you is really helping so thank you so...
lol true true I am SO thankful for this site. I love how i can get on here and talk to real people who are going through the same thing i am. Thank you all for being so supportive and answering my...
Hello all. Thank you so much for your replies =) summerstorm,i had to get a colonscopy last month and i was SO deydrated. They gave me potassium and i almost cried bc it hurt so bad. The nurses said...
Hey mom9mom How'd it go =) Hope everythings well for you....
Wow thanks bennie. When i had my first colonscopy I got reallly sick right after i woke up i spiked a fever but was freezing cold and shaking so the doctor thought he might have perforated my bowel...
Yeah keep us updated =) I hope everything goes well for you. When i got my gallbladder test it said it was only working 9% but then when i asked the surgeon if she could just take it out the same...
Thanks mom9mom =) Im going to ask them if I can just keep it in until I go back to get my reverse surgery that way they can just use that instead of poking me again. I got my scope last Tuesday i...
Deffinately stress and anxiety..they kind of trigger my flares I think =( And ive noticed that if i eat lots of junk food like starburst and dumb little things with lots of sugar it KILLS my stomach...
Mom said the doctor only said that because she said I would be pooping my brains out for a while lol But the way I took it she meant my life would be horrible for the first couple of months after...
Hey yall! I vistited my surgeon, met her for the first time today and scheduled my ileostomy surgery for November 19. She wants me at the hospital on the 18th so they can take extra blood bc she said...
Hey landcruiser =) Im taking a methotrexate shot once a week-25mg. Its the highest dose they'll let you have but unfortunately for me my disease was so severe nothings working the way it should. I...
thanks =] my eye doctor gave me these eye drops that have an oil or something in it bc i do have dry eye so its kinda funny you recommended that. How much is Roc?...
My doctor always checks my liver/kidney functions when she takes blood. Maybe yours does too you just dont know it =)...
Hey bratcat =) Im kinda excited to finally see you on here! Im a senior too so I deff know how hard it is. I think i might have to take chem a THIRD time in college bc i keep missing so much school...
Im 17 and have the eyes of an 80 year old! Ever since I got sick and found out I had UC which was only 7 months ago my eyes just look TIRED..my dad actually just asked me why i had black under my...
I actually have an absess right now. Dentist said Id had to get root canals on all 4 front teeth but he only did one big tooth and the one beside that. Ive had this "Absess" for a few years. No...
I just posted this on the UC forum but only got one reply = Has anyone that had their colon removed also had their gallbladder taken out? I had a CCK HIDA scan done Monday and then Tuesday a scope....
Has anyone that had their colon removed also had their gallbladder taken out? I had a CCK HIDA scan done Monday and then Tuesday a scope. The CCK test said my gallbladder only worked 9% and the...
What to eat while prepping for a scope? There are only so many see through liquids out there =/...
good advice about the toilet seat =] i need to get one haha...