Joylu, I feel your pain, Ulcerative Colitis for 20 years, also got it from quitting smoking. On all the meds you are taking for the first 3 years, decided to smoke again and symptoms pretty much...
Hoping someone can answer this for me! I had the 1st of the JPouch surgery done on 4/23 and am wearing the illeostomy bag now. I have not had anything to eat or drink that would make the stool appear...
Thank you Sara for sharing your experiences with me. I'm just trying to get as much information as possible from real people who have or are going through it. That's comforting to know!...
ByeByeUC Well that makes sense! I don't mean to be a pain but now that I'm pretty much in tuned to the JPouch procedure how is it living with the bag? Does it smell? Fall off? Can you tell me what...
ByeByeUC, Well I found it! they state they have done over 1700 operations! I think that warrants them knowing what they are doing!! thanks again for the info....
ByeByeUC, Thank you for your info! Dr. Bauer is actually in the same office as the surgeon I was referred to Dr. Chessin. I was told that Dr. Bauer only performs the surgery the old incision way and...
Wow I'm so glad I found you! I think I was told wrong also as at 54 I don't consider myself old at least not yet!! I just happen to come across the BCIR procedure in my research on line. I would...
Oops! I forgot to ask. Has anyone had the BCIR procedure and if so what can you tell me about your experiences. What made you choose this procedure versus the JPouch procedure?...
Thank you SueBear for your feedback. You are right, I was reading on forums where everyone was having nothing but problems with chronic pouchitis. Did you have any problems at all? I'm afraid I will...
The way my doctor explained it to me is the longer you have UC the higher the risk factor becomes of developing colon cancer. I have had UC for just under 20 years now. He states that my risk of...
Wow! I'm so glad I found you guys. I was doing research yesterday on the JPouch surgery as I'm going for a consultation this month. I came across forums and started reading them. All the people on...