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  1. shazz

    J-pouch date!

    So went out for a cuppa test with a friend this morning. Got back to find a hospital letter waiting for me. I thought it was for my gallbladder surgery but NO its my date for my j-pouch surgery!! It is scheduled for Thursday 2nd August. I need to be at the hospital at 7am!!! No prep so that is...
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    Never ending nausea

    While waiting for my gallbladder to be taken out I am suffering never ending nausea. Am on metaclopramide and cyclizine but they are not working. Have tried drinking peppermint tea and eating liitle but often. It doesn't seem to matter if I eat or not the nausea is constant. Nothing is...
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    Oh my goodness didnt think of that!

    Well. I was sat down feeling like crap, as usual, and I thought check my meds for lactose! Of the 9 different medications I take every day 7 of them contain lactose in some form or another! These include; Prednisolone Citalopram Codeine phosphate Warfarin Cyclizine Metaclopramide Amitriptyline...
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    Lactose intolerant with a stoma unable to swallow!

    Well as the title suggests. I have recently had my colon removed(feb) temporary stoma formed(Ozzie). 2 weeks post op started having problems with swallowing. Originally told it was oral thrush. Had 2 months of treatments for that to no effect. It did eventually right itself bbut not that i could...
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    Update

    Just thouight I would let yall know how its going. I am still in hospital. The rectal stump issue seems to be going better since the introduction od flagyll/metronizadole suppositories. Only 1 episode of bad bleeding in 24 hours. Really pleased with that result. the reason for my continued...
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    Ppffffttttttt

    ppffffttttttt Not sure where to put this as it could go in a few categories. Thought I would put it here and if them that knows better can move it if need be. So anyway. Been on the Prednisolone since Friday. After a very shaky start am now on 30mg dose with a 5mg taper each week. So no been...
  7. shazz

    Back on the Pred

    Hi all. I am soon to ggo bback onto the dreaded Prednisolone again. This time I have a stoma and was wwondering if it will affect my salt intake too much. I have to have salt as i no longer have a colon but really don't want to have water retention. I know i wont be able to avoid the water...
  8. shazz

    Silver lining

    I thought I would start this thread. Each day, no matter how crappy its been or how ill I am I try to find one thing that is positive. This has gotten me through some really bad times recently and I thought we could all do with some cheering up. On a bad day recently, when running to the loo a...
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    Bleeding from stump - a lot

    bleeding from stump - a lot So posted on another thread of mine last night that I had to rush to the loo to go from stumpy. It was mostly blood with with a few clots in it. Felt a bit off all night but didn't have to go again. Went for a wee this morning and the blood is now dripping from my...
  10. shazz

    Sweetcorn

    sweetcorn Hi all, Stupidly ate some sweetcorn today. The thing is it doesn't hurt when it comes out my stoma. It hurts going through my intestines before it even gets to my stoma. I have never had a problem with sweetcorn before, even when quite ill. Just found it strange that it would hurt...
  11. shazz

    Where to go from here

    Hi all. Not had a very good day again today. Surprise surprise! Had a lot of pain and discomfort all across my abdomen and it hurts like heck to stand up from sitting. Phoned my gp surgery to see if i could get someone out to see me. Really didn't feel like a 15 minute bus ride to the docs. The...
  12. shazz

    Budesonide/entocort

    budesonide/entocort I am slightly confused! Yes I know nothing new there then! :wink: I have always been told I had UC. There was some doubt when i had an mri last August as it showed inflammation and scarring in my terminal ileum. Since my sub total'ccolectomy aand temp stoma I have beebeen...
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    My son

    My youngest son, Alex, had always been a bit sickly, I suppose you could call it. He has had excema since birth, a persistant cough that has been put down to asthma but inhales don't make any difference, he has temperatures about once a month and sore throats more often. We just went to get my...
  14. shazz

    Weird eye thing still going on

    weird eye thing still going on Hi all. I have recently had a head mri scan as i went to see my gp with he following symptoms in my right eye. Blurry vision, flashes of light, sharp pains, sensitivity to light, pain upon looking upwards. It had been going on for about 3 weeks but couldn't get...
  15. shazz

    Not sure what it is! update

    not sure what it is! update It is definitely an ulcer. I changed my bag the other night in the shower as usual and even my hubby noticed it. It is about 5mm big and white. Am still hoping that its just medication induced though. Have been able to eat more food recently which is good, mostly...
  16. shazz

    Not sure what it is!

    not sure what it is! Hello my lovely fellow ostomy friends. I have come to pick your vast brains of some knowledge! While changing Ozzie today I noticed 2 small white outlined, not completely filled in, circles on the outside of him. These were towards the top a bit away from his spout. Just...
  17. shazz

    Guess where I am!

    guess where I am! Hello all my lovelies. have not been on here for a few days. Got my bag sorted at last. Got a convex one with a belt. So much better. So, got up this morning and nearly passed out. Had chest pain and could not catch my breath. Another nice ride in an ambulance and here I am...
  18. shazz

    Leaks leaks and then some more leaks

    Have been using the coloplast bag with the mouldable seals. It was going very well until yesterday and last night. My stitches have pulled away form the top right of my stoma which has caused it to droop downwards. The output now comes out straight downwards. This is causing me no end of...
  19. shazz

    Flare in rectal stump!

    flare in rectal stump! Hi all. As some of you might know i recently underwent surgery to remove my colon and give me an ilieostomy. They left a part of my rectum behind so i could have pouch surgery in the future. The problem I now have is that i am flaring in the part they left behind. It...
  20. shazz

    Home Sweet Home

    Hi all my lovlies. I am finally home!! Feels so nice to be in my own bed again. Now I am back on a proper internet device I thought I would give you a full run down of the past 10 days. I went into hospital on Monday 30th january. I went in because I could no longer tolerate solid foods and was...
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