UC and surgery

Annie76

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Joined : Jul 2007

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Posted 9/19/2007 7:03 PM (GMT -7)

I went for my yearly woman's exam and (I already knew this) but the nurse practitioner found I had a hernia. I will have to have surgery (darn) to correct this and was wondering if any of you have had experience with non-colon surgery during a flare. I would like to wait several months to have this done and maybe then I would be in remission but I don't know how feasible that would be. I turn 50 on Friday and I feel like everything is falling apart!

left-sided colitis diagnosed after 3rd pregnancy 11 years ago: was in remission for 5 years

Current UC Meds: 12 Asacol per day

1 Rowasa enema at night

Other Meds: Lipitor, Multi-vitamin, asadophilus, cinnamon capsules

In a flare since the middle of April

Hopeso

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Joined : Jun 2004

Posts : 231

Posted 9/19/2007 9:56 PM (GMT -7)

Hi Annie,

I did have a surgery during a horrible flare. I had strange cells in my urine, and they put me to sleep in the hospital and the urologist and the guy that puts you to sleep knew I was sick. I was very sick with the uc at that time. They were ok with it, and just went in my bladder, ureters, and kidneys and looked around and took a bunch of biopsies. It didn't take a long time, but maybe a hernia operation would be a short one unless the hernia was really big. I ended up having an ileostomy a year later, but it is so much better this way. I got rid of those horrible meds and got my life back.

Hopeso

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Posted 9/20/2007 4:08 AM (GMT -7)

I had laproscopic surgery while in a flare and also a tonsilectomy while in a flare. I had no problems other then the anesthia constipating me for a few days. After the constipation ended, it stirred things up a bit with my UC with mild bleeding but for the most part it wasn't too bad.

Annie, I'm only 37 and I began falling apart majorly around 2 years ago! So I know the feelin'! :)

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