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At the hurry up and wait for the surgeons to settle on a date stage. Hopefully it won't be the day before that they call me for. I'm praying for the 9...

Hi Linda, Canadians do kind of remind me of the old Germans here in Cincinnati, Ohio. Lots of please used from the German "bitte", it's used like excu...

Definitely not going back to work until I am off restrictions fully. The weight limit was a pain in the butt to work around. Can't push the old folks ...

Oh I nearly lost it when I had to do full prep at my first pouchoscopy. Was Suprep, not awful but not great. Cherry Frost Gatorade and no dye cherry l...

Well, Oscar was put in after going in to meet the surgeon on a Wednesday. He asked me to go be admitted for tests, meets me Thursday morning and asks ...

Husband and I have a configuration for the sofa we call the Nest. When we camp we use a futon mattress and memory foam topper to sleep on, no flat air...

Surgery is possibly November 9th, 27th or 30th. Depending on when the two surgeons can be available. So far they are doing the proctocolectomy, removi...

Should add I've been hitting the 7 day mark between changes lately with no noticeable erosion.

I do rinse after emptying. Not enough water to get to the flange most of the time. If I have very thick output and my filter is already shot I do put ...

Here in Cincinnati we have our (in)famous Chilli. I grew up eating this and my moms more traditional chilli.I love the stuff. If your close enough to ...

Yes, I love music. From pygmies singing in the rain forest to a musician recording in a closet. I don't like current country, pre-90's please. Metal i...

I expect a lot of boredom. I don't tend to sleep much in the hospital. I am used to buzzing around like a mad woman at work. Lots of different things ...

I'm definitely going to throw a salt and a pepper grinder in the basket. I remember how I was wishing for them while there, the eggs and sandwiches co...

Oh, Oscar whistles and chirps when I have a bit too much carbonation, sometimes he chuckles. Most of the time he stutters and bubbles away. I definite...

Dona, hopefully my brain will be working well enough to read. When I had my resection 18 years ago I could not even concentrate enough to read. Favori...

That is body paint done by a good friend at an arts festival. That would that hurt as a place for a tattoo... the bony areas are horrible, so are the ...

My husband has been excellent with learning about my Ostomy, listens to me about my preferences in how it is dealt with. I've been lucky with not havi...

Husband has made a media server that is accessible over the net so I can watch any movies we have or listen to any music we have from the hospital. Be...

I'm in the US but have a local international market where I get something similar to squash, a cordial. The nice thing is that you can make it as stro...

Dum Dums are a very local brand of lollipop, lots of flavors. Akron, where they originated, is 232 miles from where I live.Small pops with good flavor...