Hello There To Our Newest Members and Welcome to Our Group Thanks for joining. Just wanted to welcome you, and tell you a little about us. My name is Sandara...
Hello everyone. My name is Anita. I am 43 years old. I had a total colectomy/ileostomy done in 1981 at the age of 17. I knew nothing. And felt everything! I...
Hi Anita, And Welcome To Our Group Thanks for joining. Just wanted to welcome you, and tell you a little about us. My name is Sandara and I am co-owner with,...
Hi Anita, Welcome to our Group. Ive also had a total colectomy, and I have a permanent Ileostomy. I was interested to see that you have had a BCIR, because...
Hi Anita - welcome to the group. I have a colostomy and urostomy. I also use a SD due to other birth defects I have and I am sure you will hear me talking...
Thank you Sandara for the welcome. I can tell you one thing: that life without a bag on my side is wonderful after having it for 18 years. There are a few...
Welcome Anita,  I am Sandy. I have an ileostomy, too. I have only had mine for about 5 1/2 years and have encountered a number of problems, not just with...
Dear Sandy, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Is your Dr. giving you B-12 shots? I do my own shots here at home. I have also gotten the small diabetic needles...
Hello All! I hope you're all enjoying the holiday season. I'd like to know if anyone here with an ileostomy has experience with gastric bypass or the lap band....
Thank you Dianna and I hope you are enjoying your holiday season, too.  In my opinion I think you need to discuss this issue with your gastro doc.  I...
Thanks Sandy. Your thoughts have been where I've been leaning too. I've done quite a bit of research and am really not comfortable with the surgery for the...
Hi Dianna - Â I have a colostomy and urostomy. I had checked into the gastric bypass and the doctor that does this type of surgery said there would be no way...
Hello Dianna~ It has been my experience with any kind of steroid, that there isn't a whole lot you can do to lose weight from that other than be patient. I...
For fellow ostomates, wouldn't it be great to not have to wear that pouch ever again? That's what I thought and still kind of do with the BCIR now. I went over...
My Dear Friends in All of my Groups, Â Â Â Â If you still remember me, IÂ just wanted to let you know that I am still around although very busy and I don't...
So glad to see you posting again. I have missed you. Sounds like you have been through a lot over the past few months. Take care of yourself. Â Linda & Gibson...
Hello There To Our Newest Member and Welcome to Our Group Thanks for joining. Just wanted to welcome you, and tell you a little about us. My name is Sandara...
Hello everyone, is it worth me apologising again? :-D I dont seem to be able to get myself together as yet. Although this has not that much to do with my...
Hey Sandara- I am so sorry honey. I have bad knees too and know how you feel. The last bout was when I got a cortisone shot which ended up giving me MRSA....
Hi Phy, It is so good to hear from you. I have wondered about you and others for months but have been quite busy here, myself 2008 has not been a good year...
Hello My name is Bev, thank God I found this group, heres a little about me. I have been sick for over a year when the doctors decided that I needed a...
Welcome Bev! Â My name is Linda. I have a Urostomy and Colostomy. It is very hard with the depression and fear when you first start getting back to normal....
Hello Bev Living with an ileostomy DOESN'T have to be bad. I had mine for over 18 years. I was only 17 when I had to have it done. I worked for many years also...
Hi Anita, thank you so much for posting up. Im sorry to hear about your knees. And I am going ahead as soon as possible with my knee replacement and I will let...
Dearest Phyl, of course we remember you sweetie! and Im sorry to hear about you breaking your arm, ((((hugs)))) and hope it gets better very quickly. This...
Dearest Bev, you have sooo definitely come to the right place. I can identify with you in every way. I got my ileostomy almost 9 years ago on the 3/3/2009,...
Hello There To Our Newest Members, welcome to Our Group Thanks for joining. Just wanted to welcome you, and tell you a little about us. My name is Sandara and...
Dearest Lin, and Sandy I dont do this often enough, infact Im not even sure that I have done it at all in the time that I have known you both. But for the ...
((hugs)) back to you Sandara. I love our little group and helping others that are having a hard time. I know how it is to be struggling with the ostomy and I...
If someone could please let me know when your scheduled open chat is for someone in Ohio I would appreciate it. Not sure that I can always be online for it but...
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