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From: Phyllis Nichols

To: adultswithspinabifida@yahoogroups.com ; stomacentralint@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 10:18 PM

Subject: [stomacentralint] RE:Repeat Hernia's/vitamin defeciency

Dear Group,      I know that it has been a long time since I have written to the group and I am doing it now with a plated and screwed radial head in my arm that I broke last week.I am in a temporary splint so just know I am trying not to make any mistakes.      My question is Has anyone other than one person I know had multiple Hernia's around and near their ostomies?      I have had at least 5 and now have another one and am running out of muscle and skin to have them done. What happens if that really does happen?  I have pigskin in now instead of the mesh that I am allergic to or it rejects it on its own and that hasn't worked either. So, if anyone has any ideas or is in the same situation as I am with the hernia's could you let me know. Thanks.       I also heard something I thought might be interesting to   some of you. That if you have had a lot of your intestine removed that you are at high risk of a vitamin12 defeciency.It doesn't always show up in just the vitamin testing they due to your blood all at once, but it does show up if you just have your vitamin B 12 taken alone. If it does come back it is called Pernious(sp) Anemia. It has many signs of it and I have alot of them.Some being balance problems, double or impaired vision,memory problems like dementia, diarrhea, and many others. I am going to be tested and thought I would pass it on to others who may have similar symptoms.      I was watching a Mysterious Mysterys program about this women who had been getting sicker and sicker for over 4 years(about the time I have been trying to figure out what is going on with me) with these symptoms and I thought I was watching my life on the tv.So, just thought I would pass it on.    Phyl