My name is Joyce. I had acute uc.Had my ileostomy surgery in 1983. I
was 18 then. I am now 40. Hated Prednisone. Made me balloon up so bad.
I have only had one other major problem during the 22 years. I had to
also have 4 ft of my small intestine removed. Somehow it had become
perforated. No problems since. Have had a total of 6 surgeries. Great
pain meds though. No complaints on that. I am married. We have been
together for 16 years, married for 10. I have a step-daughter who is
19 and 2 dogs who are my babies. Spoiled rotten. They are Harley(10
yrs old) and Molly (3 yrs old). Just got my computer 4 months ago.
Have never chatted or met anyone with similar surgeries until this
time. I now chat with a few different people like myself. It is so
nice to know you are all out there.