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  1. danman

    Danmans anniversary

    I just want to share with you all. This week is my 20th anniversary of being diagnosed a Crohnie. I may have had symptoms for a number of years before, but it was this week in 1989 that I got given a title. :D I'm going to my brothers wedding at the weekend, so I'll celebrate in style...
  2. danman

    Ostomy Bags, general discussion

    I haven't noticed any threads on this subject, and thought it might help newbies to the ostomy experience. (Me for one!!!) I know some of our regulars have ostomy bags (Pen, Sharon, etc) and they might be able to furnish us with advise on life with our bags. I have a question on the subject...
  3. danman

    Danman, my story

    Hi, my name is Dan, and I am a man, hence my nic, Danman. But at one stage of my life, I wasn’t so sure... more of that later. I suppose every story has to start at the beginning. I was born in 1973 to 2 loving parents. It soon became clear to them that I was to become a constant source of...
  4. danman

    I'm getting surgery, need information

    Hi folks, I've posted this in another thread, but I've had no responses. I thought I'd try my luck with a thread of it's own. I'm scheduled to go in for surgery (colostomy) in about 3 weeks time. My consultant is doing this in a roundabout way, so I won't have to wait for a surgeons...
  5. danman

    General medical costs

    Hi all, forgive me for being naive/stupid, but I've been reading the posts on this site for a while now, and I've noticed a trend with some of Our American Crohnies. I'm Irish, and just like the British health system and generally throughout Europe, we get free medical care (It's not really...
  6. danman

    Male infertility

    Hi, I'm new here, so I apologise if a thread of this nature already exists. I've been a Crohns sufferer for 19 years, and for the last 10 years, I've suffered from perianal fistulas. They become abscesses on the skin. I've gotten used to these over the years, and they aren't my complaint. My...
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