Keith, fortunately, being at a university hospital, our doctors are with the medical school. That said, our surgeon is away, and I agree this week is the worst week to be in the hospital with a...
Keith, first thank you for your reply. No, Jeffrey has not been here for 8 weeks, just since Friday. If I need to, I will go to Cleveland because they are the leader in pouch issues. Your right NY is...
Marianne, Jeff's surgeon was Craig Rezsec at Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick. We did see Dr. Ciriello at Fox Chase because initially they thought he might have colon cancer. He was 23. It's been...
Marianne, were you in the hospital the whole 8 weeks?...
Kathy and Marianne, thank you for your input. My son did have a drain put in. It seems that the abscess is in the back of his pelvis, near his tailbone where he has been having significant pain. He...
Has anyone had j-pouch issues? My son had his colon removed in June. The usual issues with that but we survived. He is 23 years old. Got through the Summer and in Sept. Had the drop down surgery. It...
Be careful,for what you wish for! This is a huge and dangerous surgery. Extremely painful and doesn't solve all your issues and creates even more. And make sure you go to a surgeon who does a lot of...
Alice, thank you. No one seems to know what to do with me. I'm going for a cat scan on Monday to see how bad things are. Bt my ENT thinks that after a major dose of steroids that the polyps are...
I am 59 years old and have had severe sinus disease for about 30 years. I also have severe asthma. My allergies are so bad that I get nasal. The nasal polyps are so severe that I have them removed...
Try a hospital with a medical school. I have found that dealing with doctors who teach, publish etc. are much better than regular docs. I used to go to UMDNJ in Newark NJ. My allergies were so crazy...