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RE: Flu jab

This in addition to Stella’s comment is incorrect. You cannot get an influenza infection from the flu shot—it is an inactivated virus incapable of inf...

3 years ago
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RE: Jpouch reversal

@rick I’m sure the health of your anal tissue will be considered though I can’t imagine it would be a barrier unless it already impacts your contine...

4 years ago
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RE: Jpouch reversal

Hi Rick, I’ve read your other posts on this topic and seems we’re in a similar situation. Severe UC requiring subtotal colectomy and temporary ileo,...

4 years ago
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RE: Lying on the tummy for a massage - tips on how to do this?

@mimi Forcing things and certainly taking pain meds to lie on your belly is entirely unnecessary. I went back to my massage therapist a few weeks af...

4 years ago
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RE: UC—medication after colectomy

@lynne Thank you for the thoughtful response, Lynne. I’m having symptoms like a mini UC flare with small volume (as you said a couple of Tbs) bloody...

4 years ago
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RE: UC—medication after colectomy

@veganostomy Thanks, Eric. I’m very familiar with that study and its authors ;-) Diversion proctitis is an issue in the majority of patients retai...

4 years ago
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RE: UC—medication after colectomy

Rectal stump with a temporarily ileostomy but will have for a couple of years due to a variety of factors, most of which are not medically related (ti...

4 years ago
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RE: Air leaking from bag

@sjlovestosing Hi Stella, Don't give up the jeans! I wear slim fitting work clothes during the week and often jeans on the weekends (though mostl...

4 years ago
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RE: Aggressive Toweling

@llholiday I always use a barrier ring to protect the granulation tissue I have on the underside of my stoma. I worry about the sharper edge of the ...

4 years ago
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RE: Aggressive Toweling

@dogtalkerer I’m sorry it was lost in translation but my post above was part hyperbole. The whole 1 PC vs 2 PC is funny. It doesn’t really matter wh...

4 years ago
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RE: Aggressive Toweling

@dogtalkerer I get such a tight seal with my product that a thick layer of skin would come off if by some feat the wafer were ripped off. I would ta...

4 years ago
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RE: Ostomy pressure

@dlkfiretruck Thanks, Linda, for the very thoughtful response. Can I ask if they were able to identify these dilations and kinks on MRI? I had an ab...

4 years ago
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RE: Ostomy pressure

@veganostomy Thanks, Eric. I had an SBO a few months back requiring NGT decompression and I’ve had what I’m guessing are partial blockages that feel...

4 years ago
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RE: Ostomy pressure

Both good questions. My skin has been holding Up pretty well though all this. I’ve had a small area of separation at the suture line on the ventral as...

4 years ago
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RE: Ostomy pressure

Thanks for the reply, John68. Yes, output is normal. I’ve had an obstruction before and this is definitely different. Feels like an abdominal wall iss...

4 years ago
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RE: If you were me, would you get your stoma reversed?

Hi Readann, Welcome and sorry to hear about your woes. Not sure how many people will be able to comment on the IRA as it’s not really performed anym...

4 years ago
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4 years ago
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RE: The gift that keeps on giving—rectal stumps

@glenn-giroir I knew how sick I was leading up to surgery, though it was a rather abrupt decline in my case, and I’m doing vastly better than I was ...

4 years ago
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