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    Post Op Photos of the Stoma (Revision of Colostomy)

    These I took last night, you can see the stitches around the outside of the Stoma and the wound off to the side .. you will note the reddish looking stoma, this is what a healthy stoma looks like.. granted it is post op, but i will be posting progress photos here to show the healing progression...
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    Prolapsed Stoma, back to the OR we go.

    Why the surgery smiley is smileing is beyond me, but here goes.. So now my Stoma is proplapsed, I used sugar, and it helps but once I stand up the thing comes right back out, and so sitting allows it to come out too. I had my monthly followup with the surgeon and he said that I need an...
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    Noisy Stoma

    :sign0085: what do I do about the flappy rippy sound my stoma makes? Is it gas? It used to be silent but now it is loud.. is it something im eating or not eating? Ok, I do have a pepsi or a coke now and then, could it be the carbonated water? but then that wouldnt make sense either becasue...
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    Some Vitamins and Nutrients just don't mix

    I can't believe I spent the past 20 minutes or so going through the kitchen and looking at the nutrition info on all the cereal boxes and some of the canned goods... I found out that Special K cereal contains both Iron and Vitamin E.. Iron causes vitamin E to Oxidize, so they say not to take...
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    Just letting a few things out.

    so here I am about a month and a half since being discharged from the hospital from surgery... Sure, I feel fine with the bag and being on the prednizone yet everytime I look back at my surgery, I can't help but feel sad for scaring my family and friends like that. It was a rough surgery I was...
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    Has anyone tried Nopalea Juice ??

    Just curious, I saw a comercial on TV for it and wondered about it.. It comes from the Cactus, here is the jist of their selling point..
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    Not New to Chron's but adjusting to a new Life

    First I want to appologise for the long post here as I felt it was better to put everything in one spot rather than repeating different parts here an there. Secondly, If my story helps others to avoid going through what I did, than I feel I have done somethinto benefit others in a good way...
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