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It is a normal procedure. My GI doctor did it to me a few months ago . Thats when I named my stoma NED. (no evidence of disease ). I was knocked out...

Second opinion information Today I went to the information desk of Johns Hopkins Hospital. I asked " if a friend of mine wanted to get a second opinio...

I wish that I could go to Israel for a month or two, but I can't. My wife doesn't get such a vacation. In a few years, when she retires, we will see ...

Awww Shucks!

I am glad that we are having this conversation. I got NED when I lost my rectum to cancer. I am grateful. For the last three years, i don't have t...

I also had a melting problem with a Convetac moldable wafer. What i was looking for was a great seal around stoma that would not leak and itch. measu...

Lordy, lordy, lordy

Dear Kerby and Barbara , Sho' nuf ! Z

When my firstborn turned 40, he complained about being "OVER THE HILL" to me. I told him your choice is to have a happy or sad birthday. I said liste...

I suggest respectfully that you also get in contact with the Crohn Disease people for the purpose of finding out to whom you can send your medical rec...

Dear mommy2, Please take or make the time to study Eric's videos. He has managed to cover so many of the questions and problems that we usually face ...

I'm not feeling "oh woe is me". I'm poorly articulating my Point Of View changes. I am used to being ill. It's just another obstacle in my path that ...

You cannot educate the hospital with one page. All you can do is play the odds and hope that they do no harm. Possible solutions include education of ...

Felicity 's idea of a hospital bag is great. As the sage said, " he who fails to plan, plans to fail". Way back when, I had an intestinal blockage w...

God smiled on you when he sent your nurse to you. Learn as much as you can and then turn about and help others . Pass it on.

Has your WOCN suggested that it might be a fungus? Antifungal powder might be a solution to your itch. If it works, great! Eric's idea of the proces...

If only the hospitals respected us ostomate laymen . I have , in the last 4 months, helped three newbies get situated. And I know that I need trainin...

The phrase "before the end of life" is scary . We all are facing the end of life as we know it . Besides the atheists, most of us believe in an afte...