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  1. BowelMeOver

    Free Ostomy Supplies to good home

    I have the following items that I am wishing to donate to anyone here that has a need for them, specifically those members living in the US and Canada, that incur out of pocket expenses when ordering them from the suppliers. For convenience sake, I'd like to send this out as one delivery, but...
  2. BowelMeOver

    Reversal Completed

    And home already after a little more than 48 hours. :eek: The surgery itself lasted 90 minutes, with an hour in recovery. He had lots of pain at the incision site on day one, but hasn't been on any pain meds since yesterday evening. He peed and pooed within 24 hours of surgery, and seemed a...
  3. BowelMeOver

    Stoma vs J Pouch output

    We were just told yesterday, after having the contrast enema and flex scope, that everything looks excellent in there, and we are proceeding with our plans for take down/stoma reversal surgery in mid December. We've really had a great experience with the stoma, except for a few bumps early on...
  4. BowelMeOver

    Surgery Update - 8 weeks later

    It's so hard to believe that we are heading into week 8 since my husband's surgery, but the calender doesn't lie. It may also be hard to believe that we've been having fun while the time flew by, but that's exactly what we've been doing. Never in a million years would I have thought we could...
  5. BowelMeOver

    Ill fitting flange

    Today was the second time my husband and I set out to tackle the changing of the bag. Who'd a thunk some tiny bit of intestine could be so intimidating! Because his stoma still has the bridge in it, we are having to cut out some additional space on each end of the flange hole (the part where...
  6. BowelMeOver

    Staying Positive

    Husband finally had his surgery this past Friday, and one of the first things the surgeon said to me in the waiting room was that the surgery went extremely well....BUT, they didn't get to place the ostomy bag where the Stoma nurse suggested, but not to worry! We can send him home with some iv...
  7. BowelMeOver

    Discontinuing medicines - Pre-Op

    My husband is scheduled for surgery to remove his colon and rectum on Sept 6th. Since May, he has been taking 200mg of Imuran daily and Humira shots biweekly. In meeting with the surgeon to discuss the procedure, we were advised to discontinue the Humira 30 days prior to surgery, and the...
  8. BowelMeOver

    Prescription Needed?

    Even though my husband's surgery isn't until Aug 30th, I have been very proactive in ordering a ton of samples from the main suppliers of ostomy products and have had no trouble so far. I was also interested in ordering some other products, such as support belts and skin barriers, so I called...
  9. BowelMeOver

    Surgical Options

    My husband was diagnosed with pancolitis in March of this year, and, after several hospital visits, a few blood and iron transfusions, and numerous medication combos, he is actually feeling "pretty ok". He still has mild cramping, but has not bled in over a month, has mostly formed stools, and...
  10. BowelMeOver

    Surgical Options

    My husband was diagnosed with pancolitis in March of this year, and, after several hospital visits, a few blood and iron transfusions, and numerous medication combos, he is actually feeling "pretty ok". He still has mild cramping, but has not bled in over a month, has mostly formed stools, and...
  11. BowelMeOver

    Thanks for being here!

    I've been a lurker on this forum since the beginning of March, when we first heard the words Ulcerative Colitis. After every doctors visit, or lab result, I would come here with 1001 questions, and although I never asked them out loud, I left being so much more informed and with the confidence...
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