I had my proctocolectomy on 7/8/10 and now I'm experiencing a great deal of hair loss, that doesn't seem to want to stop. I'm taking B12 sublingual, B complex,...
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songbrd1961@...
songbrd1961
Oct 9, 2010 4:33 pm
I am so sorry this is happening to you. Has the doctor figured out why this is happening? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ... From: "thevioletgarden"...
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dpauls
paulstravel
Oct 9, 2010 7:19 pm
I don't know if this will make you feel better, but within 3 months after my colectomy my hair started falling out big time. I went to my dermatologist and he...
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William Hiel
wahiel
Oct 9, 2010 7:33 pm
I have had my lows w/ all my probs. & I will pray your hair begins to grow back. I experienced the opposite of what usually occurs in my case & my hair grew,...
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Annie
ladychef52
Oct 10, 2010 5:15 pm
I was so glad to see someone else had experienced hair loss. I had my permanet ileostomy with a total colectomy a little over a year ago. I too can confirm...
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KAY
kaywood07...
Oct 18, 2010 4:56 pm
My skin round the stoma gets very sore, any suggestions for how to solve this problem. Thanking you in advance Kay Wood...
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Carol Rivera
carol.rivera
Oct 18, 2010 5:32 pm
My doctor gave me some medicine to put around it when I changed my appliance. As soon as it started getting sore, I changed my appliance. The ostomy nurse...
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William Hiel
wahiel
Oct 18, 2010 5:57 pm
What type of appliance do u use? Cymed has a 1 piece that can give the skin a break if in fact you use a flange type device. I used to use the flage type until...
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the
thevioletgarden
Nov 20, 2010 3:58 am
My heartfelt appreciation and thank you blessings to all who replied. My hair still falling. Wondering how long the hair falling stage usually lasts?? :( ...
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dpauls
paulstravel
Nov 20, 2010 2:44 pm
I lost a lot of hair after my colectomy. The dermatologist had me get some RX Systems shampoo for Fine Hair, and conditioner, and told me to shampoo every...
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Belinda Singer
belinda_n_rosie
Feb 2, 2011 10:44 am
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Belinda Singer
belinda_n_rosie
Feb 6, 2011 8:32 pm
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Belinda Singer
belinda_n_rosie
Feb 7, 2011 12:27 am
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Splats A
splats_alot
Mar 3, 2011 3:21 am
I was married when I had my surgery to create my ileostomy. I've been divorced for awhile, and would love to date again. But I'm afraid with the ileostomy I...
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Sue K.
ma2mje
Mar 3, 2011 12:24 pm
No advice, as Em's bf has an ostomy, too! lol..... but i will tell you that my older daughter, the one without an ostomy, dated a young man with an...
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cyndybradfield@...
trailblazer_...
Mar 16, 2011 5:06 am
Please tell me your divorce had nothing to do with you getting the ostomy. I'm 54 and my hubby of 25 years doesn't have a problem with it. Although he has...
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streamsinthedesert
streamsinthe...
Mar 23, 2011 3:52 pm
Hi. My name is Sara and I am 38 years old. I have had an ileostomy for about 6 years now. Last week when I changed the entire thing I noticed that I had a...
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cyndybradfield@...
trailblazer_...
Mar 23, 2011 3:53 pm
When I was really ill a friend of mine shared with me that his wife had one and he loved her anyway. I will say he was an Eckankar friend and Eckists tend to...
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William Hiel
wahiel
Mar 23, 2011 6:56 pm
See your doc. asap & in the meantime change your appliance system from the flange/ring type to cymeds 1 piece, to give the area a break from the ravages that...
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Pat Connaughan
countrygramma05
Mar 25, 2011 2:58 pm
I was married when I had both of my ostomy surgeries. My late husband was one in a million. He was my primary caregiver. He would go and get supplies if I...
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cyndybradfield@...
trailblazer_...
Mar 25, 2011 6:01 pm
Hi Sara, Before my surgury I had issues with candida yeast, I since had yeast rash under my arms, breast and my stoma bag. I noticed redness under my appliance...
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harold z
harzyl
Apr 5, 2011 2:39 am
Any and all suggestions to relieve the bloating and gas would be appreciated. Thanks. HarZyl [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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harold z
harzyl
Apr 5, 2011 2:46 am
Hello, I am looking for suggestions as to what can someone who has crohn's disease can take during pregnancy that will control the disease while not hurting...
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ostomychic
Apr 7, 2011 2:28 am
Even though you may be very aware of the ileostomy, the right person won't be bothered at all. I'm not sure I would bring it up on a first date, but hopefully...
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harold z
harzyl
Apr 19, 2011 1:44 pm
Hi, Does anyone have any suggestions for getting rid of/preventing gas, bloating and pain due to adhesions which surfaced after an ileostomy? Thanks, Harzyl ...
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cyndybradfield@...
trailblazer_...
Apr 21, 2011 10:10 pm
If you need to heal the skin I found some Aloe vera gel from edgepark that worked well, I would put it on, let it absorb then put a little gauze tape cut the...
