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ByeByeUC
Profile Created
2/26/2011 4:33 PM
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10/8/2019 5:44 PM
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Last 15 Posts

Three year j-pouch anniversary

Congratulations and happy to hear you are doing well. Today marks 9 years since my takedown surgery. I can’t believe it’s been that long! Life UC free has been good! Continued good health to you!...

10/8/2019 2:42 AM

Ulcerative Colitis
Surgery is not always a cure

No, it isn’t necessarily a cure but it can help people live a better life when they are sick and suffering from severe UC that can not be controlled. I don’t know where I’d be right now without...

10/3/2019 5:13 PM

Ulcerative Colitis
9 years already with my J Pouch

thanks! Having a great surgeon is EVERYTHING! I had to travel a bit of a distance to go somewhere I trust. Would never be able to have a surgery like this in my town....

7/14/2019 1:33 PM

Ulcerative Colitis
9 years already with my J Pouch

No, I’ve not had pouchitis. I had some issues with an abscess developing immediately post op from my first step. That was pretty rough as i had to be re hospitalized and have a drain put in. Then...

7/14/2019 7:18 AM

Ulcerative Colitis
9 years already with my J Pouch

glad to hear you’re doing well. My sister has a j pouch too and she’s like you only 1-2x a day. I wish. Lol. But it’s all good going more times a day and not being sick!! Be well....

7/13/2019 8:02 AM

Ulcerative Colitis
9 years already with my J Pouch

It does take some time. You’re still pretty fresh out surgery. It took me several months to feel like myself again. The one thing I had to deal with was a stricture after my takedown surgery. Scar...

7/12/2019 4:07 PM

Ulcerative Colitis
9 years already with my J Pouch

thanks! No, things have been normal for me since the colon removal. Nothing else has popped up. (Knocking wood!!)...

7/11/2019 5:44 AM

Ulcerative Colitis
9 years already with my J Pouch

Thank you! bathroom trips a day are average 4 to 6. Sometimes less than 4, sometimes more than 6. I stopped counting years ago to be honest. It’s not like going to the bathroom with a colon (sick or...

7/10/2019 4:45 PM

Ulcerative Colitis
9 years already with my J Pouch

congratulations on getting through the surgeries. :) No, I’ve never taken any pro biotics but I do enjoy eating yogurt so that certainly doesn’t hurt. No Imodium. I took that when I had my temporary...

7/9/2019 3:19 PM

Ulcerative Colitis
9 years already with my J Pouch

I haven’t posted in a really long time. I just realized today I missed my 9 year anniversary of my J Pouch surgery at the end of June. I can’t believe it’s been that long! Just here to say that it’s...

7/9/2019 11:38 AM

Ulcerative Colitis
Surgery vs Biologicals

I went the Biologic route when everything else failed and didn’t have any luck with that either. I had j pouch surgery 9 years ago this month and it’s been the best decision I could have made. So so...

6/9/2019 6:25 AM

Ulcerative Colitis
Gastro prescribed Prednisone for Swollen Colon

No one likes to take prednisone but if your doc said you’re that inflamed, I would follow his orders and take it to get that inflammation under control....

12/18/2018 4:02 AM

Ulcerative Colitis
Colectomy or new drug?

Surgery is a blessing if you’re one of those people like me who failed every medication. So having been through it all, I will recommend surgery every time for someone who is the right candidate for...

12/18/2018 3:58 AM

Ulcerative Colitis
At what point did you decide to have surgery?

I had zero quality of life left. And when you cannot leave the house without having an accident, it’s time to take a hard look at what options you have left. I chose j pouch surgery because I wanted...

11/19/2018 5:41 PM

Ulcerative Colitis
OK question for those finished with surgeries???

Everyone is different. I know people with j pouches who have watery stool all the time and that’s their normal. Then I know people who have semi formed stool and that’s normal for them. (You’ll never...

9/30/2018 4:29 AM

Ulcerative Colitis



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