Im looking for possible answers/solutions. Starting last friday my bm's slowly picked up. I was going about 6-9 times a day (on a normal basis) but I started to have lower stomach aches and strong...
It's been a while since I've been on HealingWell, I hope everyone is doing well or soon to be well. Before I ask my question I want to apologize if this is a tad off topic (don't know where else to...
Wow it's been a while since I've been on healing well. I hope everyones doing well! I hope I don't offend anyone by posting this in this sub-forum. I have a question that's open to anyone [Although I...
@Chartreux yes i have plans in place, but i wont be going to far that it requires me to rent a place for a while. Going to a community college for 2 years then switching over to VCU. I dont want the...
@Karen, 17. About to graduate in a month. @Chartreux, Thanks i did and i texted my mum what happened "my side of it atleast" she said he was "sorry" but i dont care if he really is or not. Shes...
hey, just updating, still staying with my friend but i went home today to see one of my pugs Lucy. Apparently she has lock jaw or whatever and its getting worse by the day. The vet said everything...
Do you believe a series of unfortunate events could take what was just minor depression and turn it into something else? I feel as if my depression has created itself into a figure. It's happened a...
How did you tell people about your ostomy? My friends wanted to know about how i was doing etc.. and one friend wanted to see it then well.. the word got around and soon everyone knew. My extended...
Hey hope everyone is doing pretty good, and if not hope everything turns out great/worth while. Haven't been around to much latey, but i have a question. Im still having a decent amount of leakages...
I dont do this often publicly as usually just in a journal. But i thought getting it out of my system rather than into a journal oh which that taunts me. But maybe this will help with the amount of...
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Glad i decided to check in. Sorry i havent been on in quite a while hope thanksgiving was good for you, but i thought to check in and see whats been going on. School is going fairly well, a few bumps...
I know when it's most likely to happen, every night rather late 11pm-until i pass out "if im awake which i usually am", i can see it being linked to the surgeries and UC but i dont really feel its...
not on any medication at the moment....
hallo, im Adam 17 this sept 30th, i finally thought it would be a good idea to start posting and looking around in this forum. I have quite a few problems but who doesn't everyone does. my depression...
best of luck with the surgery, Take a pillow or two....
i had it about the same time. sleeping will take a little bit of adjustment, you cant just sleep on you stomach, well you can but only in a certain way that i know of, i used a pillow on my upper...
Best of wishes. I'll be thinking of you both....
Hmm.. ive had the same concern when i had my ostomy in school, to quite it down there isnt really much that i know of that you can do maybe some of the other members might have an idea. i usually...
Ill contact you via email....
yeah my friend does go to the same school with me, that'll be good to start talking to him again, havent seen him most of the summer. here it only goes up to grade 12th. and yup, im'a senior....
Well school was due to start today, got pushed back until tomorrow, so tomorrow will be the first day of the last year of high school. Hmm. homebound paid off. time to get back into the "game" lol....
Thats one thing i dont understand, i can be active as heck and ill be fine but when im trying to relax i just get leakages and have to use the bathroom all the time. i thought it would be the other...
Cathy, im working on trying anti depressants, ive talked to the doctor im seeing and she also thinks it would be a good idea to give it a try. my mom on the other hand well.. she doesnt think im...
I havent been on here in quite a while. But i thought id drop by, i wanted to say thanks to everyone and a big thanks to Collicat. Back when i was going through all of the treatments and surgeries...
I havnt been on for a while sorry about that. But it is what it is. How is everyone? I've been okay. I have to go back in to see a doctor I don't know who I'll see now but yeah.. Last few weeks I've...
any idea what the problem might be then? And I'm guessing if it's not the cream I should maybe go in and see somebody?...
Best topic ever.. Just kidding :P but I go to the bathroom about 11 times a day but only about 3-4 times I actually like go a fair amount the other times it to just clean up like leakages etc.. And...
Life is slowly evolving around me as it always did. Which is good I guess.. Umm I'm catching up on work in school but it wasn't enough, the sols *Standards of Learning* tests start next week. I guess...
Soo it's been a few months idk a how many to be exact but, the stir where my stoma was it like filled but idk if that's how it will looks rest of my time. It's pinkish but feels fairly hard. How is...
The last few days have been the best I've had in a while "mentally". I'm still having pain and loads movement? But I'm in a relationship and going to prom this year. ---side story stuff--- I know...
The day I went back to school it wasnt too hard, the only thing that bothered me was I got tired after a few hours and I used the restroom 5-8 times a day at school. I've been having pain on my...
@suebear All it dose is slow everything down a little right? I can talk to my ostomy nurse "were good friends still since she's treating a friend with an ostomy" and see if she can do anything for...
School got canceled today due to alot of ice on the roads. And I asked about taking immodium but my doctor said it would be too risky and might make recovery longer. I don't know why tho....
Tomorrow is the first day I will attend school with a j-pouch, I'm very happy to be able to go back and see my friends and not be on house arrest "homebound laws kept me from being normal." tomorrow...
Best of luck to her. The surgeries are tough but it's for a better way of living without pain and disease. I'm 16 had my first surgery about a year ago "about" and my only regret was giving up my...
@collicat My theairpist is in washington dc about an hour away, my dad gets back In about. 3-5 days. He works in dc so he sad he'll try to take me....
The last few weeks have been very stressful for me and on top of that the last 2 days I've had really bad stomach pains. On a scale like doctors do I'd have to say 5-6 out of ten. My mom says it's...
i have 4 staples inside me that the doctors put in to hold things? i thought 4 sounded like alot but i guess you gotta staple something gotta staple something lol.. but i was wondering is it possible...
Update- I'm still having cramps but I'm learning to deal with them, but how ever I'm visiting the restroom 9-17 times a day. I asked my doctor about the meds to slow it down a bit but he said no...
Alright so lately I've been having minor leakages at night and it kinda started to cause a rash type thing? I was wondering if having hair removed off my bottom would help because.. Yeah.. I think it...
Sorry I Havnt been on for a while, I've been busy with things and trying to keep life in order. Lately I Havnt been doing too well "mentally" I was doing well and everything but I started having...
Alright so I'm told I can take showers which I do but with out soap in shower I always use it by my sink because I can control where the soap goes instead of a ton of water dragging it down by where...
Ok so today i got back on solid foods, but im taking it easy no pizza or steak just yet lol. My dad and I have been talking to the perosn who says what i should eat, sh said for a few weeks eat...
@Chasblah Haha yeah i should but I can take alot of pain, im just sore because of the hole but too me that doesnt bother me much anymore....
@2b ColonFree Yeah i came intending to go home, but when they said well just watch me more i though oh no lol.. @Collicat Yeah me too, its kinda funny everyone asked why i didnt just do what i had...
Ok so i was coming to expect them to say your sick go home we'll trying sme other time. NO. they went ahead and did the surgery but oh well i was going to have to get it done at some point so yeah....
Ok my last surgery is tmrw but i dont think their going to allow me to get it because i have the following symptom---- Coughing Runny nose headaches vommiting sore throat slight fevers basically i...
So far everthing is going ok, everybody leaves next wensday... i have surgery tuesday and they want to see meh when i wake up. No. lol. They said why not etc and tryed but oh well its my choice who i...