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MANY THANKS!!! And I wish you all well =)

Oh, I didn't realize that with Crohn's a J-pouch wasn't an option. Having the pouch "dropped" just means when they go back in and reverse the ileostomy, so the J-pouch is functioning. How long have you had your ileostomy? Do you have skin irritation? My skin has been infected since my surgery...

=( I'm sorry you are going through this. The bag will likely only be temporary though. They can build you a J pouch using part of the small intestine. That's what I am having done. I had the entire colon removed and have had a bag for about 6 weeks now. Early November I will have the bag...

You will be able to travel after you recover from surgery. As my surgeon put it, they can't possibly biopsy every single area on your colon. So if dysplasia is found in one spot, there could potentially already be worse areas (i.e. cancer) in other spots. so once dysplasia is found anywhere...

Hello everyone :) I recently (Aug 21st) had a total proctocolectomy. I was diagnosed with UC almost 20 years ago. The past year or two it was so bad that I actually wanted my colon removed. My last colonoscopy showed dysplasia, and with my history, is was a slam dunk. I had NO idea what that...