Update on Shannon's progress! :) I had surgery #1 on Monday of last week and got to come home the following Monday. I think I would have been allowed to come...
Our ostomy forum, the BAG & BOWEL CLUB is at : http://www.bowelweb.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewforum&f=4&sid=22e6bae1a9e382343a86854b9833b3fb Forum...
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Sep 12, 2004 8:54 am
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In August, we had the Crohn's Zone members meet 2004 (CZ is this group's parent site). Some 15 site members met in the historic city of York, UK for a weekend...
Shannon......I am so glad to hear your surgery went well!! I did have to take pieces of the adhesive part to "fill in" and "build up" in areas nearer to my...
I am new here and surprised to see how quiet everyone is. I hope this is a sign that everyone is happy and doing well with their ileostomies. I am scheduled...
i have an ileostomy for over 5 years now due to severe ulcerative colitis. i have also permanent controlled atrial fibrilation of my heart. i noticed that...
Emily has had her ileostomy since Feb 28. All of a sudden, her bicarb is dropping.... it is now down to 17. Anyone else ever experience this, and if so, what...
Hi Joanne, I hope that the lifestyle change you have will be to have more of a life outside the bathroom. I think having an ileostomy is a challenge for the...
JoAnne, My daughter had her ileostomy placed because of emergency surgery for a mechanical obstruction in her colon... her colon perfed during the surgery and...
Hi am am new here and would like anyone's input about their stoma placement. I am sure where they place it is important. Once it's there your stuck! They made...
As you can see I am full of questions. I want to know all I can before I have the surgery. What type of undergarments are helpful to women with the ileostomy ...
Hi marissalee, I would suggest getting some free samples and trying on a bag to see how it fits under your clothes. You can simulate it filling up by putting a...
There are stoma underwear sites out there, but to be honest I get along just fine with a regular pair of underwear. Buy some with a good cotton content with a...
Our ostomy forum, the BAG & BOWEL CLUB is at : http://www.bowelweb.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewforum&f=4&sid=22e6bae1a9e382343a86854b9833b3fb Forum...
ileostomy@yahoogroups...
Sep 26, 2004 8:55 am
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Hello, I have had my ileostomy for 14 months now. My life is so much better now that I have my ileostomy. I want to wish you all the luck. I will answer any...
Hi Sue, Can you clarify? Over here in the UK, 'bicarb' refers to bicarbonate of soda/ sodium bicarbonate- a baking ingredient or antacid remedy. Hope Emily is...
Kez, it is a value in the blood that refers to the acid/base balance, but other than that, i really don't understand it! sue ... [Non-text portions of this...
Hi all, Sorry for the commercial nature of this, but I have a large wholesale lot of ostomy supplies, and I wonder if anyone on the list might need them. I'm...
Hi, I am creating a birthday calendar for myself. Can you please click on the link below and enter your birthday for me. Don't worry it is quick, and you don't...
I think that would be a question best answered by your Dr. I cant handle Go Litely either when I had my ileostomy done they admited me a day early and put in...
I would like to introduce myself. I have a 12-year-old son who had his large intestine removed at 18 days of life. At this time, he does not have an ileostomy...
Our ostomy forum, the BAG & BOWEL CLUB is at : http://www.bowelweb.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewforum&f=4&sid=22e6bae1a9e382343a86854b9833b3fb Forum...
ileostomy@yahoogroups...
Oct 10, 2004 8:51 am
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Hi, My name is Julie and I am 38yrs. old. I've had an ostomy since I was 4 yrs. old. I wear mostly convatec 2 piece. I have a question. I have been getting...
Hi Julie, I wear Convatec also but I have not noticed anything like you have described. I only get about 5 days wear time. I'm 30 & have had my ileostomy for...
HI, Em's bags have not done that either.... although her wear time is never more than 4 days.... how are you guys getting them to last so long??? WOW! sue ... ...
This really worries me where my stoma will be placed. The GI surgeon had E.O. nurse make a mark on my abd where she thought would be a good place for it. I...
Marissa, Emily is only 9.5 years old, but is also a 'bit rounded due to distention she experiences because of her slow motility. She is also more short...
Hello Marissa I had a pelvic extenteration procedure( radical hysterectomy with removal of bladder, bowel, rectum and vagina) five years ago at the age of 40,...
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