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I've not had coffee since my colectomy, I take it with a heap of cream and sugar when I do. I also enjoy "Irish Coffee" with a shot of whiskey in it. ...

Oscar was a little more oval in shape than round so you cut for that sort of shape. Only change has been Oscar is now a more regular circle shape and ...

Ooo! I can answer that one :) A Loop Ilieostomy is where they bring a loop of intestine to the surface and anchor it in place. Then the loop is cut op...

So that motion to push is called peristalsis, it works like a wave to squeeze matter along our intestines. If you ever do any stoma watching you can s...

We were lucky. We had 3 bathrooms. Granted nobody wanted to use the basement one. Old unfinished basement, lots of spiders and oddly barely enough hea...

Zvi, I over did it once about a month and a half after my Ilieostomy. I ate a huge meal at a leisurely pace at a later hour than normal. Drank plenty ...

Think of spores like they are seeds or eggs. A tough shell protecting what will be C Dif. Yes, plenty of bottles, I switch them out. My little poo bo...

C Dif unfortunately is spread by spores, these are hard to get rid of, they can last 70 to 90 days outside of a body. These can hang out in bathrooms,...

Welp, adventure to see the wonderful Dee at the hospital. Showed her the pic, then she checked out the actual spot. Yes, by that time it had dwindled ...

Ask if they have some ginger ale. I was pouring my vanco into a double shot glass and then pouring a bit of ginger ale in with it at home. Seems to wo...

Maybe, figured I'd man up and arrange a visit to see what the hell is ip. I've read it could be keloid, it could be ischemic ulcers (basically got pin...

I was really not managing enough nutrition or calories before so I have to break my bad habits so far as eating is concerned. Small amounts more often...

Hiya Conor! I had my proctocolectomy about 7 weeks ago. Welcome to the forum.

The one time I shared a room my first room mate was terrible. She was pregnant and kind of a prima donna. Made it clear I was not wanted. I'd start re...

I'm pretty much not a big visitors sort. Asked that they not come by daily and call ahead to see how I was feeling about company. I even chased my swe...

Here I am in a pink long sleeve shirt. I always wind up rolling those sleeves up to mid forearm for some reason... If you see where my hand is resting...

I know my one blockage with Oscar was by being greedy. Ate too much of a good thing too fast and too careless. I had been active in the sun and had no...

I don't tend to think I've got much of an accent, but it would be a southern varient closely related to a Kentucky accent. Cincinnati, Ohio has a wond...

I have a set of stacking boxes that lock together. They're arranged into 3 stacks. One has change sets, a zip lock bag holding: a bag for dirty washcl...