Hi everyone...Hope all is well. I had j pouch surgery last Oct and was reversed this past Feb. I have had about 5 obstructions since then but have been feeling great for the past couple of months....
Hello my dear dear friends! It has been a few months since I've logged on this site. I felt like I was getting depressed reading different entries and needed a little break. I am happy to say that I...
Hi, this is Darlene (Nutz), Lizzie's (Xtreme Misery) friend. I couldn't figure out how to update the total colectomy thread so I thought I would start a new topic with the same heading in hopes that...
I used to eat foods that would thicken my output like rice, bananas and toast. As far as the leg cramps, that can be a sign of low potassium and you may just need a supplement....
Hi Chassity! Glad the NDAID's are working for you. EWWWWWWWW steroids!!!! Try to take it easy so you can recover fully! Darlene...
Yes, it is definitely possible!!...
Hi Chassity, I'm going to say a prayer for you my dear... Feel better and keep us updated!...
Thanks so much for the reply. It's really weird but I haven't gone as much today as I did yesterday! I know I am focusing too much on my every bowel movement but I am a little bit Type A, lol, which...
Hi Marsky, I guess I too was hoping to be pain free, lol. No, seriously, the pain from surgery isn't too awful, it's the pain I get with my bowel movements. I have been eating a bland diet s far so...
Hi all. I have decided to start a new thread for this topic to see if I could get more responses. Today I am 8 days post reversal. I decided to keep a log of my frequency yesterday and realized that...
Gosh Chasity, I'm sorry to hear that. Hope they can figure out what is going on soon! Take care. Darlene...
Thanks for all the replies. Today I am 1 week post op and I am starting to feel a little better. I am not taking much pain medicine. My appetite is getting a little better but I am still sticking to...
hi chassity. thanks for the response. i came home last night after being in the hospital for 5 days. so far, my incisional pain is not nearly as painful as the first surgery where my doctor had...
so i did it and was happy to do it but suffering the aftermath right now. i had my reversal on monday and have been dealing with this G.. awful gas pain since. i started passing my bowels day 2 and...
Hi Cheryl. Wow, thanks for the insight. I am really excited and have been wanting this for so long but I am VERY nervous. I think even more so than the first surgery. I just don't like not knowing...
Thanks Bev and Cheryl! I will update as I am able! Even better news, now my surgery has been bumped to this Monday, February 1st. I know it's only one day different but I cannot wait! Cheryl, how...
Hi everyone! I am so happy to announce that I am having my reversal surgery this upcoming Tuesday, 2/2. I had another flexible sigmoidoscopy today and my surgeon said that my anal opening looked more...
Hi Bookgal! I also had (it does sound nice to say that summerstorm!) UC since 1999 and now have a temporary ileostomy. I have had it since October and am awaiting my reversal next week. I can't tell...
Hi Alaina! First of all, welcome to Healing Well! Sounds like your husband on the road to good health!! I had my jpouch created in October and am awaiting my reversal this upcoming Tuesday! I...
lolololol... my little girls always see me empty mine and ask, "are you changing your poop?" lololol...
NASCARon, girls call purses "bags" these days...therefore, we LOVE to match our "bags" and shoes...get it??? good one summerstorm!!...
Hi Bev! I know how you feel. My reversal has been postponed twice and am hoping it will be sooner than later! March is still a good time of the year because you should feel better by the spring! Best...
Hi everyone! My name is Darlene (Nutz on HW) and I am a friend of Lizzie's. Her and I were just chatting on facebook and she asked me to leave a message for her. Just wanted to give all of her close...
...my pouch leaks and my skin gets broken down:( ...the doorbell rings while i am changing my pouch ...my surgeon continues to postpone my reversal Sorry about my negative attitude but things have...
Hi threre! I feel your pain. When I first got my stoma, my bags (pouches, sorry vette guy but don't want my reply to be confusing!) would also stay on for 3-4 days. I noticed that as time went on...
pain is worse. my husband is taking me to emergency:(...
Best of luck today Vette guy!!!!...
Hi all, I was in the urgent care a couple weeks ago because of bad pains I had running down my right and left legs. Well, I underwent anesthesia yesterday for a sigmoidoscopy and the pains returned,...
thanks vette guy and ohio76. the shivering has stopped but i am still having those awful leg cramps. i think i will start a new topic regarding that... ohio76, i am not sure if he will "dilate" the...
i havebnt stopped shivering. i am freezing and my rectum hurts soooo obad. is this normal? i sat in hot water, ran a blow dryer over my body for 10 min and am wearing a robe and it doesn't seem to...
hi everyone. i just got home from a sigmoidoscopy about an hour ago. still feel very drugged so sorry for trhe typos. i was schedled for my reversal on jan 1th but my surgeon says we may have to push...
hi again, can you remind me how to vote again? i tried to google the doctors but wasn't able to figure it out, lol....
Hi Summerstorm! I will vote again! Thanks for taking the time to put that together, it sounds great:)...
Hi Cathy! How are you??? I have been thinking about you and Dillon so much lately. I am so glad that the time is finally here! I am so excited for Dillon. I will light my special candle for him and...
Thanks again guys. I felt better that night but the pains came back yesterday and today. I am going to look into this further after Christmas. I've been drinking lots, eating bananas and red meat but...
Hi UCfree! That is great news! I am really happy for you and your family! Your daughter will appreciate having a healthy daddy! I had my 1st of 2 surgeries in October and awaiting my reversal in...
Thanks everyone! Summerstorm- why chewable? i am currently taking ferrous sulfate tabs. do they not get absorbed?? I will look into the sublingual B12 if my lab results show that I am low. Shaz- my...
So I started to get a bad pain in my right calf and lower leg last night while in bed. I didn't think much of it and finally fell asleep. This morning the pain had faded and then returned in the...
Hi Peverroad, Welcome to Healing Well! I had part 1 of 2 of my jpouch surgery in October. I currently have an ileostomy bag and will have my reversal in January. While you have the ileostomy bag,...
Hi there, First of all, I am sorry that your daughter has to go through this. I am 31 years old and have suffered with UC for the past decade. My biggest fear is that one of my little girls will...
guess it's only funny to those who have had or have and ileostomy!!!...
I'm pooping as I type this!!! Lololololol!!!!...
I would love an earlier date for my takedown surgery, lol. It is scheduled for January 19th but I was hoping to get it done the day after my 32nd birthday which would be January 4th! I can schedule...
Hi, my takedown is scheduled for January so I don't personally know what to expect. I have been told that my hospital stay will be 3-5 days. I am pretty sure they try to get you to poop immediately....
Thanks so much guys! Back to boring brown today...lol. It was worrisome because it lasted all day! I didn't eat anything too "colorful" today because I have to have a scope in the office on Wednesday...
Hi all, I have been feeling great for the past 2-3 weeks. I am now 9 weeks post j pouch surgery. I went out this weekend and decided to treat myself to fried buffalo wings (spicy) and chicken nachos....
I will pray for you John! I hope that you are discharged soon and are able to complete your surgeries as planned!...
I am awaiting my reversal in January so I can't personally answer your question since I still have my temporary ileostomy. However, I can tell you that my surgeon says the bm range is 5-10xday. I...
I hope all goes well for you John! I will light a candle for a speedy recovery:) Let us know how it goes. I should be having my reversal in January as well!...
I'm 8 weeks post jpouch surgery and I get the sensation to poop daily and mucous comes out most of the time. I was also told this is normal and can last up until my reversal!...