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  1. Mimzim

    Successful Surgery Recovery 7 Weeks Out

    :) As a follow-up to a resection I had on September 20th, I wanted to share my success story. I had a little over two feet of my right bowel, appendix (there was a tumor), and lymph nodes removed on September 20th. I was in the hospital for six days and the recovery was painful. I had a great...
  2. Mimzim

    Five Weeks After Rt Hemicolectomy

    Prior to my surgery because of this site I learned what to expect, what could go wrong, and many other related and unrelated things to Crohn's, so I thought I'd share my surgical experience. September 20th: I had surgery to remove a stricture that was close to being obstructed and another that...
  3. Mimzim

    Surgery completed

    Hi! I had a right hemicolectomy yesterday and a little less than 2 feet of my colon was removed. The surgeon doesnt think any of the colon was cancerous. Pathology will tell that for certain though. I had to have a key-hole incision, in addition to the laproscopic incisions, so they could...
  4. Mimzim

    Surgery Friday Questions

    Hi All! My surgery is Friday and I am having a right hemicolectomy. :eek: I have read a lot of what people have written in the forum about this surgery and I am not so frightened. Well, I am so completely anxious about it all, but being a part of this forum is wonderful! I see some people...
  5. Mimzim

    New to forum

    Hi! I was diagnosed with IBD in 2005. At the time, I became very sick with pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and hair loss. My father had Crohns, so my doctor suspected this and put me on Asacol and referred me to a GI specialist. I was sick for more than three months before the Asacol regimen...
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