hi all, im lisa and i have crohns, fistullas ans abcess and this is why i got my temp colostomy... but i just saw my surgeon today and i have to go back to...
Hi everyone, Thank you so much for allowing me in the group. My name is Dawn. I have an illeostomy. I also have Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalous and Arnold...
Hi everyone, Thank you for allowing me into the group. I have an illeostomy. I also have Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalous and Arnold Chairi Malformation. I...
Dawn; welcome to the world of having made a transistion(ostomy), how long have you had your ostomy ? I am now approaching my third year and have almost...
Hi CRobin, Thank you for the welcome. I have had my ostomy for many years. I am almost thirty seven years old and I have had my ostomy since I was four. The...
Dawn i have had kidney stones for years due to crohns diease for over 30 yrs..all i'm ever told is don't drink dairy with milk they form faster doing that..and...
Hi Debbie, Thank you very much for all of this information. My Urologist told me that all my kidney stones are formed by infections. He did a twenty four hour...
i have a question regarding insurance i am applying for medicaide because i have no health coverage people tell me to apply also for disability ins does anyone...
Candy, I would suggest that you check uoa.com and locate a local Ostomy Support Group. I am sure that you should be able to obtain some help and advice how...
Claritza, Hi, I am currently on disability and also Medicaid. It takes a while to get the disability. But it can be done. I also have Crohn's and have been ...
Hello, my name is Nancy and I am a 27yr. old swf with Crohn's Disease and a permanent Colostomy. I was diagnosed with Crohn's when I was 15, and since then my...
hi nancy i know how you feel trust me but as long as you have a good support system things seem a lot easier hopefully you get responses from florida i live in...
Hi, I too am from new york i found talking to people in support groups a great help I have made a few friends on yahoo with ostomy's that we can laugh and have...
Hi Nancy, I am relatively new to the group too. My name is Dawn and I am thirty six years old. I have an ileostomy. I have Spina Bifida too. It is nice to...
hi , i have a urostomy and colostomy . i do not know any one who has one (or both) , and i am looking for new friends ,. i have had my osotmy's since age 9 , i...
Hi, Nancy...i am new to the group. my name is tim...49 yr old..have had ileostomy for 10 yrs.(cuz of ulcerative colitis) never had chrone's but can sympathize...
It is so nice to see some new members. I am Jacy, and I have an ileostomy. That is me on the left in the picture. Whitney is on the right. We met face to...
i almost forgot how to post in here, it's been way too long...although i have stayed in touch with one of the members from the days i used to come in here...
hi all, my name is Doug, I used to go by the screen name "mrcdug"......I'm a 40 yr old stay-at home dad, i've had an iliostomy since 1987, and it's good to be...
hey, doug, i'm tim...u seem like a card...cards r good!!!...i had an ileostomy in june, '93 but still may have questions for an old man..lol....just found the...
I "heard" my name mentioned??? Hummmmm... I think I resemble that remark. Moi would never say anything true about Dougie. Ooops... I mean untrue. Hehehe (but...
Hi, I am in the process of writing an ileostomy booklet, due to the fact that I had no assistance from anyone in my area. I would like some feedback, before I...
Diana, I would help you but you don't need to send me the file. I don't have time to read that many pages right now. If you have some questions I could...
Hi All!! Welcome to the new members. Whitney and I are getting ready to go to Minnesota for the United Ostomy Association Youth Rally. I will be leaving on...
Greetings All, I have just joined this group as I am a caregiver for my father-in- law who has recently ( May ) undergone surgery for a Colostomy. He as a...
Hello-- I'm a new caregiver for my father, who at 89, has just had a colostomy. I'm wondering if anyone has some tips for quick and simple cleaning of the...
Greg, Get a small cup and put luke warm water in it and pour it into the bag tail. Then seal up the tail by holding it and swishing it around for a short ...
