I have a temp ileostomy so my waste is still like water. I am responding in support of you...
the kicker in all this, the doctor told me I probably will be having second and final step of jpouch attachment in 4 more weeks. Xray will have to confirm the Jpouch is healed of course. I also have...
hello all, day 20 past step one surgery, temp ileostomy is not entirely cooperating. I have been put into the ER for dehydration from the temp ileostomy's constant drain on fluids. I had no idea...
I forgot to add that I did not need the 3 step after all. The doctor thought my bodymass index was too high. he did not realize I was a former powerlifter. He told me that when he cut me there was...
i think I may have to start revisiting the anxiety forum as I have been so distraught/upset over this, I have had panic attacks 2-3 times a day the last 4 with a major one just occurring now at 10PM....
not so sickly: I forgot to add something to my UC post. When the doctor cut me, he was amazed at how thick all my internal musculature was and he was able to make the Jpouch. He told me I was such an...
Ostomy does not want to fit, leaks constantly around my surgical cut. Thank god for my home health care company. Their nurses have been out the past 4 days every day for hours trying to help me....
Pan Ulcerative colitis cause d me to loose most of my life. But then my colon turned more sinister, changing like a small tropical depression into a hurricane. 9 years of Remicade and then 9 months...
I am only one week post op, used to be a big guy, heavy weight lifting, etc. I can barely walk around the block right now. I am also interested in this post for info...
twingirl, It was not as easy as the Docs and nurses made it out to be. Waking up from the surgery, none of the pain meds or anti anxiety meds were there as they promised me pre op. They said that...
Just got home from Surgery. 5 days. The stoma had instant output, which allowed me to go on clear liquids right away. Some nurses and CNA's wer great, they literally saved me. Some were not going to...
thank you all, I have read every post. I wish there was a like button like on facebook as all have meant the world to me. I am now packing the car and heading in...
thanks to all, I am loading up the car and heading in. All these posts mean the world to me...
I will be going under in a few more hours so I have had the pleasure of reding your posts and they are an inspiration to me. thanks...
I have tried everthing to fight this. but the specter of cancer has reared its head after 15 years of UC. I am a man who is used to "fighting" everything head on. Well, I can't anymore. I must turn...
I posted on the ostomy site, but I need surgery today as my UC has taken a turn for the worse and cancer threat is real. I am so anxious about waking up with a stoma that I have had a panic attack. I...
Hello all, I am going in for my first surgery in a couple of hours. I am going to do do a Jpouch but first need to do step one. I am freaking out about waking up with the bag. I went to a support...
After Remicade stopped working, I was put on Entyvio and had anxiety issues because of feeling "funny". After the initial 2 week and 4 weeks waiting schedule, these seemed to dissipate and I felt...
that is great. I will be doing my first take down ileostomy on August 26. you had responded to one of my threads on the UC forum and it really helped me....
I just got confirmation of the dysplasia from a second pathology reading from a colorectal pathologist. The surgeon in AZ that I am using has been doing this surgery for 40 years. So I meekly said to...
that is the problem, Matt, the docs always are just trying. It is tough to get a specific answer and there are plenty of non qualified people who will fill you with more advice than you ever want to...
It is funny in that my friends are telling me that this is a positive step that in one year I will look back at this moment as some kind of victory. After all these medications ( massive doses of...
Hello, I joined this forum a year ago but have not been good about posting. I am 49 and if you see me in the street, you think I am still competing in powerlifting. Internally, different story as...
I had to switch to Entyvio after Remicade stopped working after 8 years. The infusion time is faster. I was a little apprehensive during the first treatment as my mind was racing. I had good results...
You guys have all been such an inspiration. I just talked to my GI and they said since I did not have cancer, they wanted to get my kidney stone surgeries out of the way and let me recover. After...
I just found out I have NO cancer. That is one relief...
Bye bye, I will have the cancer results by thurs. Thank you for posting your encouragement. Soy, Most people would never know I had it as I still look like a big strong guy. Yet my students at my...
I will be thinking of you this Monday as I will be going for a quick surgery for removing kidney stones. could we follow up on you to check on your progress? I know emotions must be swirling through...
:confused: :smhair: Hello, this is my first post. I am 48 years old and I am a former competitive powerlifter that has had UC ruin my current life. I have had UC get progressively worse over the last...