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Oh I wish I'd had a hospital bed when I came home from surgery. Getting out of bed was one of the hardest things for me to do after my colectomy. If ...

Posted by: john68 That's a cracking idea about soaking the nuts, I will eat a few but only one or two. any tips on coconut cos that's the one I really...

Yep, that's about what my diet worked up to, and in a hurry. All the stuff that I use to love that my UC wouldn't let me eat was back on the menu, wi...

Nice job with the video page, I like it!

Posted by: Sasquatch My stoma's 1st birthday just passed. Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Was home from the hospital Friday the 16th, for the rocky tape...

My normal weight pre-surgery was about 180 lbs, I was down in the high 150's when I had surgery. It didn't take me long to put weight back on, I'd sa...

I had issues with Hollister regular wear wafers, the ones with the tape border. I found that the adhesive on the tape was lighting up my skin. I swi...

My stoma's 1st birthday just passed. Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Was home from the hospital Friday the 16th, for the rocky taper off of the dreaded ...

I usually empty about 8 times per day. I try not to go over about 1/3 full. I try to time it while I'm at work, which for the most part works out. I...

Posted by: Zvitusk Changing the subject, I, yesterday, paid an old debt of gratitude. The story goes like this : When I moved from Houston to Louis...

Posted by: Zvitusk Allow me to add my welcome to the others. Tell us about your town. Does it have a good hospital? Do you have to travel to Chicago ...