No. Small bowel connected to rectum....
Just wanted to give an update. It has been ten years since I had my total colectomy due to colonic inertia . I am still having six BMs per day. Sometimes more or sometimes less. But it isn't with the...
Hi and thank you for your reply. I am on Metoclopramide liquid. It seems to help with the burping and does move the food out a little faster. Since I've been taking it though, one week, my stomach...
Had my total colectomy for colonic inertia in March 2007. The doctors did a test a few weeks ago that shows I now have slow emptying of my stomach....
I had my colectomy in March 2007. I went to the GI doctor and had a colonoscopy done because when they did the fecal test there was blood found in the stool. They didn't find the source of the blood...
Hickchick - I had my surgery for colonic inertia in March 2007 at age 56. I have never regretted my decision. I suffered for approximately 23 years. The doctor connected my small to the rectum. At...
I had a TIA in April 2011. At that time the doctors did a lot of testing and found that I have a hole in my heart and believe a blood clot went through and caused the stroke. They put me on...
I had my colectomy due to colonic inertia in March 2007. I have made plenty of decisions that I regret but having this surgery is not one of them. At least not up to this point. I still have about 6...
I can relate to you. I had long beautiful hair. I don't mean to sound superficial but men would always tell me what drew them to me was my hair. I had my colectomy in March 2007, when I was 56 years...
I'd say the surgery was at a 95% success rate, but my quality of life is like 100% better. I say 95% because I have two minor issues I have to deal with on occasion. My surgery though was due to...
Just giving a 5 year post surgery update. My 5 year date was 3/12/2012. Everything is still going good, except for the couple of issues I posted in prior post. I'd say I am 95% better since surgery....
Born and raised in Redwood City, CA and now making my home in San Jose, CA. In between spent time in Texas, New Jersey, and Frankfurt, Germany....
Absbabs, Welcome to Healingwell. Your surgeon is correct - CI does not improve it only gets worse over the years - at least for me it did. I did gain weight in the last 5 years of my CI and I mean a...
Yesterday I had to go to the dentist for an implant. While there I had mentioned that the cheek on my left side feels like it is raw and has been like that for a few months. He called in an oral...
Hopestar, Happy to hear your staples are removed. Did the surgeon cut you from just below your breast bone to your pelvic region? I had a different surgery unrelated to CI where they had to cut....