--- In crohns_n_colitis@yahoogroups.com, "mawolve" <lbenzion@m...>
wrote:
> I have had Ulcerative Colitis since I was nine yrs old I am almost
39.
> I have been very sick this past summer and maxed out on my Asacol
and
> Entocort and Prednisone is just not a choice for me as I go nuts
on it
> (litterally it causes me to act like I am bipolar). So the doctors
say
> that due to the colon cancer risks and the fact I don't respond
well
> to alot of meds their hands are tied and they are going to take my
> colon out. They said I will have an ostomy for 3-6 months and then
be
> resectioned. I am also diabetic and on an Insulin pump and have
PTSD
> (Post traumatic stress disoder) as am a severe child abuse
survivor.
> Is there anyone in this group that can try and calm me down about
what
> is about to happen to me. I feel like a freak already.
>
>
> Leslie

That is quite traumatic so I understand how upset you are. It
sounds like you are getting a j-pouch ultimately, which the way I
understand it is good. They will undo the ostomy after awhile and
connect to your pouch so you will basically use the bathroom the
normal way, about 6 times a day without all the pain and problems
you have had. You should be healthier and have a better quality of
life. Will keep u in my thoughts and prayers that you have the
wisdom to make the right decisions and that you get better.