Hi, I had step 1 in mid december and was for 10 days after, Im using a 2 piece hollister, mostly because its the one they gave me leaving hospital and havnt had any issues or problems with it. I do...
Hi shanbee, good luck! Im the same with a 3 step surgery, going in for step 2 on 7th July, just wondering how your feeling now a month after the pouch creation, Im meant to be going away a month...
Hi all, Im just wondering how long recovery time is after part 2 in creating a j-pouch, Ive an interview on friday for a great summer job that I would love to take but willl be having the surgery in...
Hi Wonderturd, questions are good! my surgery was an emergency one, in that I wasnt given much of a choice and I still had pages of questions for the surgeon before I went through with it. The pain...
Hi sorry to hear about that, sounds pretty nasty, but glad to hear that at least its sorted now. Yeah my surgery was an emergency one too, am going in to see my surgeon tomorrow about arranging a...
blueheron Thanks again for the info/support yeah it has started to harden up again a bit and i am able to eat a little bit, dont quite have any sort of appetite but know i have to eat so make myself...
hello again and happy new year everybody, another question/problem for you, although I'm drinking plenty during the day, over 2 litres a day I dont seem to be urinating during the day, I go during...
Blueheron- thanks, yeah I started remicade when i was in, was home for a week the nback in and surgery a week later when my immune system was strong enough for it. through the muscle layer! ouch,...
hi jumping in on this thread with a question for you guys, im afraid i dont know anything about j pouch's but i had my ileostomy just over 3 weeks ago, was an emergency one not a planned one as I had...
hi im only just 3 weeks out of the surgery but im on immodium, im prescribed for one at a time 4 times a day but they said il see myself how many i need, i usually take 2 now, morning and night, ive...
Yeah i was talking to my nurse earlier and she said ythe same, its steroids, she said its nothing to worry about and its nothing to worry about, didnt mention anything about putting anything on it...
Thanks guys! I'm just happy to be out of the hospital for christmas, was in there for just over 4 weeks but out for Christmas :) yeah I even noticed a difference in the output yesterday and last...
Hi i got home yesterday from the hospital after 10 or 11 days in there after the surgery and I found this site about an hour ago, had been on it with my UC which led to the emergency surgery with a...
hi I had this aswell yesterday on my home from hospital and was terrified I would have to go back in till I found out it was normal. Does anyone know where it comes from though? Without the large...
Yeah i really feel your pain with the enemas. try going away with friends and taking them, the worst is sharing tents when camping... But they do work well so i do find a way to sneak them in....
yeah i get a loss of appetite too, not really sure what to do, usually find the loss of appetite is only there at certain times though, later I'm ok to eat, so just eat a bit as often as I can, and...
college student, in my second of four years in physics and astrophysics, Work occasionally in the conference and accommodation office as general services (setting up rooms,helping conferences,...
I had been taking centrum for months now but had to stop in early september because it was suddenly unavailable here (Ireland) pharmacist said it had been recalled due to labelling issue :( Have had...
hi guys, first post here ever, I've had UC for 4 years now with flare ups for most of the last two years, current one started about a month ago and is fairly bad, about 6 bm's a day all B, D and...