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  1. LemSat87

    Follow up to discuss ileostomy reversal

    Hi gang, So last year I posted about how I was due to have a resection performed due to having a second perforation happen with my intestine. During the procedure they removed close to 10 feet of small intestine and placed a temporary ileostomy. I spent 9 days in the hospital post surgery...
  2. LemSat87

    Upcoming bowel resection

    Hi everyone, Well it had been a while since I've been on this forum. I had been doing fairly well over the years since my emergency bowel resection in 2013/ostomy reversal in 2014. I went on Remicade back in mid 2018 due to some peri-anal fistulas that didn't want to close, and had been on...
  3. LemSat87

    Cumulative effects of anesthesia?

    Hey everyone, Wondering if anyone else has had concerns about the effect that general anesthesia has on you the more you are put under. I would say since 2012 I have been put under general 8 times (with 1 medically induced coma of over a week) and noticed on my last time that I had a difficult...
  4. LemSat87

    Gallbladder removal to start Remicade treatments

    Hi everyone, So back in June my GI wanted to start me on Remicade to treat my Crohns Disease as I've been having issues this year with a perianal abscess & fistula in that area. Had 3 seton drains put in since February and he along with the colo-rectal surgeon believe the remicade will help to...
  5. LemSat87

    Anal abscess turned into seton placement

    Good evening everyone! So back in February I presented to the ER with a great deal of pain from my right buttock with firmness in that area which made sitting damn near impossible. They performed a CT scan and found a decent sized abscess fairly deep in the anal area. It was a Saturday and...
  6. LemSat87

    Takedown surgery in a few days!

    It has been since 3/18/13 that I have had this ileostomy, and I have counted the days since then to get the reversal done. Well today the doctor gave me the final clearance for my surgery which is scheduled for March 3. I can't wait for this to be over with. I know down the road I might...
  7. LemSat87

    Experiences during coma

    Hey everyone, So I just wanted to get everyones take on a certain experience I had. Last year I was in the hospital after my colon perforated. I had peritonitis and became septic, temp also spiked to 103.9 at it's peak. I was in an induced coma for 5 days....let me tell you I can remember...
  8. LemSat87

    Ileostomy reversal coming up

    So the news that I have waited for since having emergency surgery for a perfed colon has come, the ileostomy that was placed will be reversed. March 3rd is the day! So my questions for those of you that had the surgery before are: Just how long after the surgery did they keep you sedated? How...
  9. LemSat87

    Increase in thirst

    Hello everyone, So I had ileostomy surgery in march 2013 after a colon perf. Ever since then I've been thirsty all the time. There are days I can literally drink a gallon of water and still be thirsty. I know it has to do with the body not being able to absorb liquids through what is left of...
  10. LemSat87

    Ileostomy reversal soon

    Hello everyone, So March 2013 I went to the hospital with severe abdominal pain which didn't come & go like my normal crohns symptoms. They found my colon had perforated and had to do surgery. The last foot of small intestine and the first 2 feet of large were removed. Spent almost a month...
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