I have Chronic Pouchitis and its worlds easier then dealing with UC. Although I do have to go to the bathroom a bit, I can hold it if I need to, i've had not one accident, the cramping is 1/20th of...
Im also surprised they gave you Dilauded. Talking to one of the Dr's, that stuff is about 10x more powerful then Morphine..and not to sound like a junky or anything, but i've received Dilauded twice...
Sue's posts pushed me to do the Jpouch surgery, and it was the best decision I have ever made. So thank you, sue. :)...
After reading this blog - this is probably one of the best documented surgery experiences i've found in years about the surgery. I went through almost every single step of that exactly. Definitely a...
The J-pouch is an option for most people.....
I was exactly like that Humedi before I had surgery. I was scared, I thought the worst - I thought it was going to kill me even. If I would of known life was like this after surgery - the day I found...
Trust me - recovering from the surgery is a lot easier then living with UC in my opinion. Look at these pictures - VIEW IMAGE That was taken when I had full blown UC. I weighed a whopping 118lbs. and...
I have UC and i've actually had 3 blood clots since and a dual PE. I'll be on Coumadin my whole life because it's seriously like...3 days off of coumadin and I get a blood clot....
Although very common - Eat better go to gym more - Things i've done since Jan 1st - Went to gym 5 days a week stopped drinking soda lost 8 lbs - 2% body fat put myself on a great diet. We'll see in a...
I drink 3 liters of water a day and im pretty sure its not enough....
I remember months before my surgery how I vowed I'd never do it because of how scary the thought was. 2 months later I was told I had no choice really..I got all the information I possibly could on...
I had the bag for 2 months, and for a 20 year old, I gotta say I wasn't too happy. It wasn't the fact that it was impractical or annoying, because I gotta say actually, after going through having...
I also had a total colectomy and deal with joint pains(very severe). They can't seem to find if its Arthritis(because after many X-rays, they say the bones are slightly close together and it looks...
Although I work out quite a bit, and I do feel like it helps a bit with overall health and feeling good, its tough to find the energy and put up with the joint pain at times. Just be sure you have a...
I struggled with it for the first year when I was diagnosed - now i've basically accepted it(since the surgery I do have SOME symptoms still). What helped me then was that I had 2 friends I played a...
I had my Jpouch surgery 2 years ago and it was easily the best decision i've ever made. Don't let the forum mislead you. I'm sure for every one of those people, there is another who doesn't post on...
Stay calm! Stressing about going as we all know is what makes you go. Just make sure to go before you board and if the plane isn't full, after the seats fill up switch to a back seat! :D...
I was 18 when I was first Diagnosed(22 now), it does take some getting used to and it does help to stay positive. If you have another person who is really supportive, its worlds of help also....
They put me on Prednisone 2 months after being diagnosed and I have to say it did wonders in the beginning for me. The side effects were a small price to pay(in the beginning) for being able to get...
I went from 165 to 108 in 8 months. Took me about a year and a half after surgery to gain it back....
If I knew what life was going to be like after my j-Pouch surgery, I would of got it the second I found out I had UC....
I basically suffered from Anorexia during my brief full on UC stint. I think it was the mental aspect of eating hurting that pushed me away from meals more and more til I was eating 1 small meal...
I thought the same thing.. I was diagnosed when I was 18, the best years of my life(supposedly), and I had to go through this while in it? It takes a while, and I still have those days when I think...
Expect some initial urgency while you're still getting used to it, possibly hemorrhoids, a little cramping....
Love the body acne and the mood swings. LOOOOVVEEE ITTTT!...
same thing happened to me in recovery. Woke up on the way TO recovery(im guessing right after my surgery) and yelled at the nurse to (ahem) quote unquote, "Make the F**king pain stop!". lol. Not my...
Nurse in an E.R who takes vitals and such....
Yeah, i use to love having the nickname of The Machinist...
yeah. now I can't stop gaining weight. Stupid surgery and actually fixing my problems so I can't eat like a gluttonous sloth anymore......
lol, yeah, I've joked about it too, but when a nurse is demanding it and treating you like crap it wasn't as much fun. :/ But at least when I told my surgeon he went down and yelled at her and had...
I was mistaken for a drug addict. I walked into the E.R going through a huge flare while dehydrated and the woman proceeded to ask me, "What drugs im taking" and when I said, "Just asacol and...