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Jun 1, 2007 9:35 am
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Hi Paula I haven't had my ostomy nearly as long as you have. I got my first one 2 1/2 years ago and my second one a year later. I have always rinsed my bag ...
My Crohn's Disease has flaring a bit for the past 3 weeks so right now I'm averaging around 1600-1800cc a day and it is very watery. I talked to my gastro on...
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Jun 3, 2007 9:36 am
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When I had my surgery in 2004( becasue of severe UC), the doctors told me I would no longer be able to take any timed-released medications and not to take any...
I am interested unless it is some kind of mlm trip - I also prefer organic Judi ... blood ... bother, ... vitamins ... gel ... this ... needed ... down...
HI guys.I wrote a few weeks ago about my concerns with what I thought was the beginings of a blockage. I have just come back from a 2 week trip back home to...
Hi, My surgeon is sending me for an ileoscope on Monday (this is like a colonscopy, but it goes in the stoma). I was told I had to fast all day Sunday (clear...
HI! Everyone just want to share something that I have just found its helped me allot. What is it you ask well its a juice its helped me to heal much faster. I...
Larry, Do you have access to either Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million? Released yesterday and in the magazine racks is a new publication called Healthier You....
I just had a scope last week(a Fiberoptic Flexible Sigmoidoscopy) and I was told the same thing. I thought maybe the nurse didn't relise I had an ileostomy. So...
Hi everyone - I wish I had discovered this group sooner! I had surgery to remove my colon due to Ulcerative Colitis in 2001 with the plan to have a J Pouch...
Does anyone get Social Security Disability? If so, were you rejected the first time? Thanks, ************************************** See what's free at...
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Hi there, I live in Australia and also have never heard of Citrucel. However I did a google search and it looks a lot like Metamucil (??). Be careful with...
Hello! Kimmy I have family that is on Social Security Disability yes you will be rejected
three times probly before you will get Disability. Don't give up or...
Yes i'm on SSD , and no i wasn't rejected at all ,,,,,,, however i did only expect to be on for under 2 years ,,, my Dr told me i would be on Short Term...
I collect disability. I got an ileostomy last April and by October I was receiving payments. My case was even sent to the headquarters in Chicago for...
I haven't applied for disability, but am seriously thinking of it. I know from my doctor, you always get rejected the first time (at least in Kentucky). You...
Has anyone ever heard of developing a cough from UC? I started with a cough in Feb. and have had it ever since. Went to Dr. of Pulmonalogy(?) and he said...
I have had my ileostomy for 30 years that is part of the problem because i
have not had any surgeries in 15 years because Dr. will not touch me. I have
allot...
Hi there Kim, Yes it does get easier! I was also overwhelmed in the beginning - my ileostomy was also meant to be temporary but circumstances changed due to an...
Yes, I did have it done on Monday, and I didn't end up doing the Fleet at all. I finally got a hold of the nurse, and she said as long as I fasted and avoided...
Hi Kim, I too found the ileostomy easier with time. I was not even supposed to have the ileostomy, I was scheduled to the "J pouch" and did not know what was...
I've heard that UC can follow a respiratory infection; and that would be true for me, because I had one heck of a lung infection before my first UC flare up....
Thank you your reply regarding the cough. Glad all went well with your scope. Connie sc_horizon_21 <spookysquall@...> wrote: Yes, I did have it done on...
Hi Sarah, Just curious - How can you have a J Pouch formed with no rectum? Why do I ask? Because I was initially supposed to have a J Pouch when everything...
Hi Kay, Yes, this is true. You still need a tiny bit of the anus to form the J-pouch, as I understand it. The important thing is that the anal muscles have to...
I don't think Sarah meant ALL of her rectum, just the next step to prep for a J Pouch. One of the steps listed in the surgical planner is: "The first surgery...
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