wow, we really help eachother out here! glad ur doin ok darlene...i remember coming off the pain meds, i was on 7.5 norco, it wasnt fun and i think i was getting addicted, but now that i am...
oh thanks guys for all the advice!! we went to walmart tonight an had a little presurgery shopping spree, i bought the softes TP i could find, i bought some more equate flushable wipes, (i use these...
i had my loop ileostomy for 2 months now and my reversal is next week but the whole 2 months, about everytime i sit down to empty the bag, i actually have the urge to push like a regular bm and...
so i am really ready for monday!! esp since my stoma has been hurting...it hurts reallly bad any time there is form.. but anyways, i am done with the bag soon, at least i know that if i did end up...
im hoping to find someone who doesnt have insurance or is in a bind and needs some supplies, i just got a fresh shipment of hollister supplies, bags, paste, wafers, and a couple bottles of lub...
well congrats on the speedy recovery! i stay positive most of the time too... my takedown surgery is in a couple weeks, did you have any gas pains people are talking about? i would say the rectal...
nutz, u were saying you have pains on your sternum? i get that too, and it is kinda scary just cause its not anywhere near the surgery site..i get the pain every few days, any one else?...
i dont use an ostomy belt, because up till now, it would have crossed my incision site and hurt so i dont use them, but was curious, what are they for?...
well thanks guys for keepin up with me, i am off the pain pills for now, so this is really me LOL. i posted last night an update u can read it so i dont type it again its titled "sorry its been so...
oh my, my reversal is scheduled in two weeks, i didnt know it would be painful, i know it wont be as bad as it was waking up after the proctocolectomy, that was terrible! hope you are feeling better...
hey guys i cant believe its been so long but i have felt so good since my surg that i havent had the time to get on here, just got back from a road trip which was great with no UC pain! =) everything...
hey i had my part one jpouch surg on sept 11, and yes! my stoma hurts, i told the dr and he said it might just be the muscles that are sore around it, i know wat u mean, sometimes its just perfect...
Ya I think she was just having a bad day, my dr camein this morning and explained it too him and he seemed knds irritated because he said I should be in the iv one more day. But I am back happy...
So the hospital stay is going great till tonight when a nurse "Brenda" showed up, the kinda nurse who you know was forced into this job for money, title or something other than true concern over the...
YaHAHa. Crappy colon gone! It's weird!! I hurt today just cause of gas and sore and stuff but I rolled on my side and my wife rubbed my back and all the gas came out in the bag and I felt immediately...
Sorry bout my first post guys pushin down on the ole button quite bit Friday and saturday was very panful.. I had SO many people come in the waiting room for me, the surg was two hours and recovery...
Wel my eyeskeepvoong crossed and blurry because of the morphine , just let. Guys know or went great, two hours surgery, five hours recovery and only lost s tablespoon and a half of vlood;) gosh this...
I did notice that! Everytime I would eat watermelon, i would see blood, and when I was younger, I just thought it was the watermelon color coming out, little did I know......
You can ask me anything and I will try to answer, I know this forum helped me finally make the decision to have surgery, hopefully I can help out someone too.... Oh and to those who are interested,...
Thanks so much guys, it's so nice to have people behind me who have gone thru it too:) I am not too scared yet either.. Hopefully that will last all the way to the "count backwards" moment;)...
yep we just had the ultrasound today and found out we are having a baby boy in january!! now i have good thoughts for my surgery friday =)...
oh good point! see i am not up on all the ostomy things yet... thanks for the advice, the hospital said the ostomy nurse is on call, i will call tomorrow and see if i can see her friday...
ya i finally talked with the surgeons office and they said its not really necessary for me to see the nurse beforehand, and said the surgeon will put it in the correct place, i will be sure and get a...
Hey I am a very hairy guy too , my part one of two jpouch surgery is Friday. Is hair an issue? Or is it not? I shaves a little section on my abdominal last week just to see how fast it grows back.....
I have a few last questions and I am nervous because the surgeons office hasn't returned my call yet. Anyways my biggest question is sting my preop visit at the hospital they never said anything...
Dr is having me take it to stimulate red blood cells, since I don't accept blood transfusions., it's not that bad now, I'm pretty used to injecting myself :)...
Wow that's great that his surgery went well! I amreally happy for u guys... My surgery is in one week, nex Friday. I am starting to get nervous/freaked out at times but then. Just distract myself.....
So my big box came fedexed from florida today, just in time because today is ten days before my surgery, the day I am supposed to start... Anyways I used the Walmart specialty pharmacy out of...
Gosh I love this site! I would be so lost without you guys, today In the shower I shaved the site where I beleive my stoma will be, i'm a pretty hairy guy, my jpouch surgery is next Friday and I am...
trigirl, whats your story? u dont have a signature with your posts...did u have ur surgery recently?...
man john, us guys have trouble on here, LOL, nobody is answering my post either.. =)...
I know my dr will specify once i get closer, but my surgery part 1 is september 11, and i am working right up to that date, do i need to take the day off work the day before? i know i have to drink...
lol, i am here, i am a guy too, but i am at work, so i will have to ...reply, when i am at home.. but i am scheduled to have part one of 2 in a couple weeks and i have many questions like you.. i am...
thank you very much! we are praying that it all goes smoothly especially since i am pretty healthy, as in not underweight......
ya thanks!! we can definately keep in touch, sorry to hear dillon i so sick, thankfully i am feeling almost ok, i have blood, and D about 10 times per day and it hurts, but only when i am in the...
hi ladies, hope u dont mind me eavesdropping, but this info is really helpful!! my name is isaac, i am getting part 1 of 2 jpouch surgery september 11...i am not too worried about it, but my wife is...
its ok , u can go to www.watchtower.org and read about it if u would like =)...
thanks for all ur support!...
the script ures say blood is sacred, it represents the gift of life, and we should abstain from it, but there are many things drs can do, like hemodilution, they take my blood and put it in a bag...
i agree with you! i am so tired of all the bad effects of the medicine i am on! even worrying about my wife getting pregnant while taking remicade and 6-mp etc...thus my decision...surgery in a...
it was pretty quick actually, for the last few years my dr has asked me if i would consider the surgery, but i said no, cause i didnt think i was that bad and it scared me.. i probably would never...
glaciergirl, its good to know you are enjoying it so soon after surgery, that gives me hope! =) oh and if u guys want, i can keep u updated while i am in the hospital...this website helped me make...
i went to my surgeon yesterday with my wife and my mom, and he agreed i need the surgery, we scheduled it for sept 11 of this year. I dont have any anemia at this time, however, am a jehovahs witness...
yes i live in Coweta, ok, near tulsa, the surgeon is Dr. Craig Johnson with Surgical Associates. ive heard he is the best.....
ya, i just got my labs back earlier and my liver is fine, and no anemia, so hopefully the surgery will be a go...gosh, what a stressful day, we have been waiting all day to find out when we will be...
ok so i just found out i will be here till january, which means my health insur will end january 31..that should be enought time to get both surgerys and recover huh?...
got it! thats great information!! you guys are so helpful!...
peety, where can i find the info about getting government help with cobra??...