lisa- you may be right, i suppose each surgeon has their own preferred way of performing surgery. i also may have felt a bit more pain in that area since my...
Kari, I hope you have a great new year as well...yes, i joined this group about 4 months after my first surgery...it was an emergency and so i had no idea...
I'm going to have testing on Tues and I'm meeting with the surgeon on Thurs to talk about options. At this point I am tired of being incontinent and I need to ...
Hi Lisa My name is mat and have been a member for 3 months,in one of your emails you wrote you stated that you started to use you nrw pouch as soon as it was...
i had a j pouch done about 2 years the first part of surgury was hell the 2nd part was a peice ok cake i recovered very well and fast but about a month after...
Matt, You might be thinking of another Lisa because i had my pouch formed 7 months before the final surgery ( reversal)...I have a friend who had her pouch...
Hi Matt, my son had the operation in step. Colon out, jpouch made and up and running, no iliostomy at all. It was very painful for him and had so much...
Hi, Have you tried any skin barriers to control the itch? I like A&D cream with aloe in it best but there are many others out. Sometimes washing & drying the...
Ernest Jones
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Jan 3, 2006 12:36 am
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Hi barbra Welcome to this list. I am sure if you hear from a dozen people on this list you will hear a dozen different ideas, helps & concerns. This is good...
Ernest Jones
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Jan 3, 2006 12:37 am
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Hi barbra My name is mat ,I joined the group in early Oct,welcome .My j pouch was made 6 weeks ago and at the same time had my eliostomy remove.I am so...
Hi Barbara! I just had my reversal on the 9th and I am so pleased with how everything is going. Take Ernie's advice on the liquids the first few days. I really...
hi mat- on october 18th i had my j-pouch surgery. my surgeon was able to give me the surgery in one step. i did not need a temporary illeostomy. within a...
Hi Liz, Thank you so much for your feed back so quickly. How was the recovery?? Painful?? I am worried about things like that. And how long were u in for. ...
Hey again! Mine was very easy this time, but again, my surgeon does it laproscopically which greatly reduces healing time, post-op pain etc. However, others I...
Barb, You dont have much to worry about. The reversal really is a piece of cake compared to everything else that comes before it. Just take it easy on the...
this goes out to all you girls out there- i am 10 weeks post op and have had my second menstral cycle since the surgery. the first one gave me runny stools and...
Hi all. I have successfully gotten Sam off of the anti-biotics he has been on for over 2 years (Flagyl & Cipro) and have him stabalized and well on pro-biotic...
welcome- i seem to get that too, but i know it is from the constant irritation of the BM's. my skin gets opened and my itching is primarily from the sores...
Hi Kari, I would always get sick, sick, sick when I'd have my period w/ the UC, so for years I have been taking my birth control pills (Yasmin) continuously. I...
New Year Greetings to Everyone ! Onto my problem ! Extreme tiredness - and its bad ! I could actually sleep for England ! I know we suffer from tiredness as...
Hi Gary, Best wishes for you also in this new year. You mention blood tests okay. Have they checked your iron & B12? Low on either of these will make you ...
Ernest Jones
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Jan 4, 2006 11:23 pm
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Hi Kari I have to say that I feel much worse generally when my period is due. Backache, tiredness, running to the toilet more. I've considered goin back to...
Hey Kari, I have to say that as far as UC goes, I am not familiar. I had to have the surgery because of FAP. I cant recommend any birth control either...
thanks romi- you are a help even if you think you arent... i do have that invaluable list. it has been a blessing! was is FAP? there is something that my...
Ernie, My blood tests revealed my thyroid etc were all ok. I believe the tests also catered for diabetes. I am seeing the CHEST CONSULTANT on 7th February, so...
Kari, FAP is Familial Adenomus Polyposis. Its a genetic disease (though I am the first in my family to have it). It was diagnosed after almost a year of...
Gary, I have suffered from extreme tiredness from the day of my surgery till now - 3 years later. Vitamins, b-12's, nothing seems to work, by the time I am...
meancheryljean@...
Jan 6, 2006 9:55 pm
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So, I had the j-pouch contructed on August 9, 2005 and then I was reversed on November 23, 2005. I am having my post-op follow up in a week or so.... But here...
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