Hoping someone can give me advice... I really feel wiped out all the time. Here are the things that are bothering me. Bathroom trips at night, sometimes 2 sometimes 6. Constantly feel fatigued. Gas...
Thank you all for responding. Tomorrows the big day. I am very nervous but I knew this was coming and I get to see how life will be without colitis and the bag. I will try to write from the hospital...
Long Island NY...
Personally I've never had a bag pop off but I always wore the thin belt as extra security. I have woken up in the middle of the night to a bag so full it sounded like a drum when I tapped on it. But...
Well here I am. After three months with an illeostomy named tweeter I am going in for the reversal. This past Tuesday I went to my surgeon so he could take a look inside. Wow that was an experience....
I was just wondering I had step one on oct. 21st, would it be ok if I had a little wine tonight? Im taking my girlfriend out for a romantic dinner... we havent gone out to dinner since the surgery. I...
Well its been 5 weeks since step 1. I'll give you guys the short version of my surgery experience. Started vomiting a few days after surgery, had the NG tube... FUNNNNN!!! Then I had an allergic...
First I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that has been supportive to me on here. Tomorrow is the day... surgery day... J-Pouch day... d-day... I'm friggin scared. I feel like running for the...
Thats when they remove the illeostomy to allow your small intestines to function normally. No more bag, you use the bathroom normally...
I had UC for 10 years. I have actually been feeling kinda ok but by no means great. In june I was diagnosed with LGD. Got a second opinion and they found more. The risk of developing cancer went way...
Hi Vin, my surgeon at Mt. Sinai is Dr. Heimann. He is an amazing human being. I saw other surgeons and they kinda made me feel like just another patient. But with Dr. Heimann it was the complete...
I would be more than happy to talk to him. I was wondering if anyone was prescribed medication to calm them down the morning of the surgery. I really want to go to the hospital in a relaxed mood....
Thanks for the reply Charlotte, I guess the whole thing scares me. Learning to live with an ostomie, the pain of surgery, reality hitting me once im conscious. I try to tell myself that I have been...
Well, its that time. Next tuesday I will be taking a short ride to Mt. Sinai in NYC to have my large intestine removed. Im a 33 yr old male and I have had colitis for 10 years and in may they found...
As far as milk try Lactaid... works for me, fruit juices can be tough I water down my OJ or buy the reduced acid version of tropicana. Soda and gatorade your better off with out its all sugar. I was...
Been a while since I wrote on here so here's an update. My surgery was supposed to be september 30th but I broke my collarbone on sept. 9th...lol. Life is awesome. Anyway in two weeks I will be...
When the surgery takes place I will be going to Mt. Sinai...
Thank you all for your responses... Tuesday I will see the doctor and have a better idea of what is to take place. I guess right now I feel so lost even though I am educating myself. He told me that...
Yes i looked on there and it was helpful but then you start reading about the things that can go wrong and im afraid i'll never be able to live a "normal" life. This is so unfair....
Well the results from my second colonoscopy came back and they found more dysplasia. Doc wants me to come in monday to start discussing surgery. Im freaking out!!!!!!!!!!!!...
I read somewhere that certain breads can create a buildup of acid in people with bowel issues and when you use the bathroom it irritates the skin. I can say that from my own experience that this is...
Hi everyone, I had my second colonoscopy on monday and the doctor took a lot of biopsies. He removed the polyp that was there and told me that he took deeper samples to make sure that he was...
Thank you again for all your replies... you have been soooo helpful. I went yesterday to see the doctor for my second opinion. From what he can tell from my last colonoscopy it looks as if this might...
Thanks for the replies :)))))) Princesa... I have definitely tried all sorts of treatments for colitis in the past 10 years and for the most part I have felt good enough to live a "normal" life but...
So I thought I was feeling great but when I went to the doctor yesterday he told me that they found low grade dysplasia after doing the colonoscopy. He advised me that removal would be a good idea to...
After a pleasant night I went for my colonoscopy this morning. My results were... moderate colitis to 30cm pseudopolyp @ 20cm... normal beyond 30 cm. My doctor said each year I take the test I get...
Honestly I was feeling so good that I was eating everything in site... going out to eat a lot, drinking beers, just having a good time. I guess it was nice to escape from reality for a little while...
Thank god my girlfriend laughs at my gas because it has been non-stop for days and I havent gone to the bathroom in 3 days. This has been the normal for the past month. I stopped taking asacol in the...