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Hey Archie...I was thinking earlier, what a nice ❤ Valentines gift to yourself and your family ❣ I'm sure your in great hands and I will be praying ...

Liza...OUCH!!! Good move ordering the stickers! Make sure you put them on. I too enjoy your sense of humor and use of emojis! 😁 keep up the great ...

Hello Again... one thing I forgot to mention🤷‍♀️....I cheated 😊on the yuk stuff drink & took dulcolax before hand🤫...when the pipes 💩were running...

@archieb Hello, and welcome! Your first ever surgery eh! A little fear before hand is very normal! If it feels too much, tell the nurses you see befo...

Kyle89...welcome to VO! Eric has done a fabulous job here! Thank you again Eric! If you don't mind, in order to save me writing a bunch of stuff th...

I think most of us keep our sense of humour intact, or at least give it a good try! My laughter moment in hospital was when the doctor had prescribed...

Liza...oh my! Niether is opening the osto e-z vent when your too sleepy and possibly falling asleep with it open, but, I won't tell you how I heard t...

I've never heard of a moldable wafer. Is this new? Eric...have you checked them out in Canada? Can we get them. LLNORTH...how does it work? Is it soft...

Too funny you all! We referred to the bathroom as the reading room! All four of us were readers but when we found a rental with two bathrooms, becaus...

Glenn, if you still have your rectum, as I do, that feeling may not be a ghost! You will have mucous that is wanting to expell. Go, sit and push a li...

Yes, this can be a problem. If I get too much suction, I place a piece of scotch tape over "part" of the filter. I also use the osto-e z -vents for g...

lg...cancer free... congrats!!! That is a nice list of accomplishments all around! Thank you for sharing your experiences here too. This is another ac...

Oh my gosh!! I needed a good laugh you all!!! Thank you very much. Glen, if your kneeling at home, you could use a gardening pad to protect your kn...

@sjlovestosing Hi Stella. Thank you for your prayers, I rely on them too. Tho I have God before me, beside me and behind me, my faith in him can not ...

Liza...Way to go! I have vowed to keep track of my experiences with this side of the malabsorption thing in order to look back and hopefully see my ...

John and Liza Thank you for your kind words. Tho it is hard to leave home and my little dogs and family, the events of the last few weeks make me v...

Good topic Stella! John- my over active imagination these days painted a pretty funny picture there! lol! @jattzl...I never realized It till now, ...

Hello all....well, it seems I have a date to be admitted to the hospital. I have been told that Feb. 10th is the day! Tho I dread being away from fami...

Good point John! Plus, its been ten years and I'm still learning something new here and there.

Hi Glenn you are doing really well. One thing I was taught in the hospital was to turn the bag not the scissors when cutting, it gives a smoother cut...