In the coming weeks CELL PHONE numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive tele-sales calls. If you want to kick this...
Hi Jpouchers, Wonder if this pie might "like" us? Think we will have to try it. Sounds good for no added sugar. Gelatin is "good" for us! Ernie Diabetic...
Ernie Jones
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Dec 3, 2004 12:38 am
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Hello, This is Lisa here...I was supposed to have my j-pouch done on the 7th of December but they have cancelled me. Someone is sick and really needs my OR...
To all my fellow J-pouchers! I am almost 23 and should be loving life! I am still a full-time student after having to take a semester off to get the 3...
Hi there: I understand. It took 4 months for me to adjust to life with a pouch. I had my surgery a year ago. are you taking a fiber supplement. I take...
Hi Patty, I agree with all you said. The same things are working great with my son, Eric. The only thing we are not doing is the fiber. We are also in...
Dear Steph, First, you are not too graphic so do not worry about that, Next, many here have had the Jpouch surgery because of UC & I am sure you will hear...
Ernie Jones
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Dec 5, 2004 5:40 pm
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Hello, I was on here before but mainly just to read. But now I am getting closer to making a decision whether or not to have a jpouch surgery. I had controled...
I'm not sure i undestand this question? Are you getting an ileostomy or jpuch. The reason i ask is because you said the evil colon must go? Before you can even...
?? I had my colectomy and j-pouch done at the same time, with a temporary ileostomy for 2 months so that the j-pouch could heal. After that two months, I had...
I love my jpouch! :D I had some butt-burn problems at first, but once I got that under control, I've been great. I had UC for eleven years too, and I've been...
Hi Evelyn: Wow, we are in the same practice. Love to meet you and Eric. Dr. Armstrong is my surgeon. They are all great from what I hear. Patty Hi Patty, I...
I also had my totalcolectomy and j-pouch done at the same time on Sept. 8 and had my ileostomy for 6 weeks. I have been feeling great and I am so thankful! ...
Dear Group, My expectations for the first year with the J-pouch were very unrealistic. I chose to listen only to the "long-timers" and figured I would adjust...
One thing nobody has mentions that works wonders for me is Marshmallows and peanutbutter Creamy. Not together but Peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches are great...
I am 7 years out and wouldn't have it any other way. J-pouch is great. However I wasn't really sick with UC. I had had UC for over 20 years I was diagnosed...
I'm getting both done. The first surgery will be the colectomy, and the making of the j-pouch, with the temporary ostomy. The second will be the take down...
Geez, the gas and diarrhea is what I already have! I get embarrassed a bit about going to the bathroom somewhere else. The only place I can really feel...
Dear Lori: I love your humor and you are right, but I think I am glad I just rolled though the first year day by day, except for the butt burn. I just now...
Let's hope that January 11 is a great day for colorectal surgery! Yes, I am in Maine, Portland to be exact. What part of Nova Scotia are you from? I found...
Dear Lori: I love your humor and you are right, but I think I am glad I just rolled though the first year day by day, except for the butt burn. I just now...
I had my colon removed, the Jpouch made the same day. I had an iliostomy for 90 days before being hooked back up. A lot depends on the surgeon as to the...
Ernie Jones
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Dec 6, 2004 7:15 pm
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Richard, Don't worry and enjoy Christmas!!! Looking back now I can honestly say that the stress and worrying about the surgery and ostomy and all that before...
Hey Richard, Think positive! You will come through this surgery fine! It is normal to have some fears! We all do! But enjoy the holidays to the fullest,...
Ernie Jones
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Dec 6, 2004 7:45 pm
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Hi Richard, Well I am clear across the country from you but do have a good friend in Portland Maine.. He lives not far from Casco Bay. (He does not have...
Ernie Jones
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Dec 6, 2004 7:45 pm
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Could you explain what laproscopically means? As far as I know I would need two more surgeries to be finished once and for all. As of right now I have an...
My mind is telling me I can continue living like I do now. For about 2-3 months out of the year bleeding stops and function is fine. Other 8 months are lots...
Steph- I am scheduled to have my first surgury Dec. 20. Have you changed your diet to lean meats (chicken), added any fiber, and cut out raw fruits? Are you...
Hi, laproscopically is where the surgeon only make I think 3 small holes to do all his work through a tube. This surgery is usually easier on the patient. ...
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