Thanks, Mom feels the same way. She was told someone would come in before discharge. She was told this back Friday morning (he got out of surgery about 7pm...
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Feb 1, 2007 1:37 pm
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Hi. I joined the group a couple weeks ago but haven't posted anything until today. I've learned a lot just reading everyone's notes. The last posting of...
I haven't been feeling well this week so I just got around to reading this thread. Chris, it sounds as if your dad is being treated like a number, not a human...
I wanted to reply to this one and Sue's. Kinda in a hurry at the moment, so if I forget stuff...sorry. =) First of all, THANK YOU for the replies. Your ...
Good grief..... sounds like your hands are full.... praying the nurse can help you today..... i feel awful that your mom and dad are going through this! sue ...
New Ostomates please find and read the ostomates bill of rights on the internet gas is food related, maybe dairy maybe just your gut getting used to having...
I am 41 and was diagnosed with UC in April of 2006 and began to take asacol to try and control it. The 9 pills a day didn't seem to help at all. By the middle...
J-Pouch by all means. My sister suffered for years from the same UC problems you are facing right now. She was on Pred. Imuran, remicade, cyclo & asacol. Her...
I vote for stoma. I was in the same boat as you, at 41 had my ileostomy after 6 years of UC. I wish I would have done it 5 years sooner as life is so much...
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Feb 11, 2007 11:55 am
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I, personally, totally agree with Tim. I had UC for 10 years then had my stoma/ileostomy surgery in 2003. My stoma lets me go anywhere I want to now, and I ...
I have had my Ileostomy now for 25 years. I have it due to bad surger yand Crohn's Disease. I also have SHort bowel syndrome and mal absorbtion. (Only 12 ft of...
I am 49 and had UC for a short time. In October 2006 I had surgery. I was taking everything my Dr.s could think of. Pred. Asacal, Remicade, 6MP. After my last...
My dad is currently having the same type problem. Had has ileostomy put in 1/25/07. Another complication from colon cancer (dx'ed 9/19/06 during colon...
Chris..... two things come to mind.... 1. Zinc deficiency.... have they tested him? When someone is low in zinc, they often 'dump'..... Em did this post...
I have to admit that I don't know anything about the J-pouch but I would definitely recommend the ileostomy/stoma. I had my first one done in 2004 and surgery...
He'd had some major antibiotics just prior to this latest surgery (that resulted in the ileostomy) to treat H. pylori. We tried starting him on acididolphilus...
... hi there i had the same problems when i had my bag and found out that certain foods did not agree with me.so what i did was eliminate them one by one,also...
Hi Chris Don't worry too much about getting weight back on your dad. It will come. As long as he is on fluids, he probably won't gain any at all. Once he...
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Feb 25, 2007 12:07 pm
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http://blog.360.yahoo.com/y_groups_team?p=2719 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I'm actually scheduled for J-pouch surgery in September. I've had my ileostomy for 1.5 years now. Initially I was not going to go for the j-pouch because I'm...
I had a bout of the stomach flu about a week and a half ago, from which I've recovered, except for one problem: since then, my output has been almost pure...
I was having the same problem at night with watery output after the flu. Last Wed. I visited an enterostomal RN for leaking problems. She suggested Citrucel...
Bananas, oatmeal, and creamy peanut butter have always worked for me. Good Luck, Tim ... From: sc_horizon_21 To: ileostomy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March...