Hi, I had a severe flare-up in Feb./March with my ulcerative colitis and had my colon removed. My rectum was left with possible hopes of a reversal in 6...
If your husband is supportive,and wants to help,let him.My wife has helped me since I had it done last november,and think it helped her as much as it helped...
Reminder from the Calendar of ileostomy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ileostomy/cal Crohn's and Colitis Chat Monday April 7, 2003 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (This event...
Reminder from the Calendar of ileostomy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ileostomy/cal ileostomy and surgery chat Monday April 7, 2003 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm (This...
Hello to you all, To answer the question of the newcomer,I just had my surgery this past november,and I can tell you,I was in the hospital for eight days,and...
Kerry, Thanks so much for sharing your experience and suggestions....the surgeon wants to send him home tomorrow, but he is not eating or drinking well and I...
You have my deepest sympathy with feeling unattractive, every time I look in the mirror at my bag I loathe it, but its not the end of the world, accept you...
I have found that in order to hide my bag better, and for easy access, they make adult onesies. They are just like baby onesies but in adult sizes.. I buy...
Just wanted to say happy birthday to your stoma!!!! I guess mine went
without any celebration of any kind. Maybe because I didn't like Max (my
stoma) so much...
Hi Carolyn, It was like this for about a month in my experience, then the ileostomy output changed consistency. It started off like slimy water, then like ...
... I got my ileostomy on 12-10-2002. I am 35 years old. I have been sick for two and a half years. I was first diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer when I was 33....
Hello, I have just joined this group since my husband has had an ileostomy 5 days ago and is still hospitalized.....the problem is that he is having such a...
Hi Janice, I sometimes get really acidic output if I've not been eating much- do you think this may be the cause? I think perhaps this situation would call for...
Hi Lorraine, This list is for people with an ileostomy, or stoma from the small bowel. This is different from a colostomy. Kerry Group Moderator [Non-text...
Hi, my name is Diana and I am 39 (soon to be 40 in 9 days). I have had Crohn's for 10 years before it got to the point were nothing was working. I have been on...
since my surgery in 1997 have bag on side // feel very unsexily attractive because men get turned off by my appearance of bag on my side//wish i could find ...
Hey all,I have a problem and I need some advice.I have had Crohn's Disease for 13 yrs.And back in 1997 I had an ileostomy surgery done.I have never had this...
Not sure if this would work for others, but it sure makes me feel better. Purchase 'ostomy caps' if they are available with your line of appliance. I use...
Hi Group, Just a quick one... When you reply to a message in the group by e-mail, can you please DELETE the previous message that is copied to your reply under...
I'm thinking of going for a few tanning sessions. Has anyone found this affects the adhesiveness of their bag plate? Kez xxx [Non-text portions of this message...
I to,just had the surgery 4 months ago,and it is a big adjustment,but I agree that it has alot to do with attitude.Like I told another writer,I went to a...
LOL, Darius! I sure hope your hair holds on too! Sounds gorgeous... might better look out for my 17 year old daughter. lol she really has a thing for guys with...
Hi I have an ileostomy and I have to have Vit B12 injections every 3 months now. It started as every week, then every fortnihgt etc. I was told that because...
HI, Kim, the 'hair falling out person' was me. LOL, Not sure if drugs or malnutrition or what caused the hair loss, and at the time, I was too sick to care. I...
Hi All Like Kerry i too had my ileostomy last April. The cause was uc which came in one 5 month long stretch. Looking back now though i did have regular...
Hello all, im 17 in two days and ive had my ileostomy since i was 13. I had a total collectomy and due to a mistake in theatre half of my small bowel removed....
Reminder from the Calendar of ileostomy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ileostomy/cal Crohn's and Colitis Chat Monday March 24, 2003 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (This...
Re. the post op hair loss, mine starting falling out about 12 weeks after the operation. It has returned with a bit of a curl- before it was DEAD straight!...
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