Comments on: My ignorance before surgery http://ucvlog.com/2009/04/23/my-ignorance-before-surgery/ Support for those with inflammatory bowel diseases. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:48:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ucvlog http://ucvlog.com/2009/04/23/my-ignorance-before-surgery/#comment-591 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:49:20 +0000 http://ucvlog.com/?p=842#comment-591 Hi Adam,
That’s rough having so little preparation for surgery. But sometimes it seems its better when people are forced into surgery because then they don’t overthink it. What a shock, though, to learn about how to live with an ileostomy after the fact. Good luck on the next surgery!
Dennis

]]> By: adam http://ucvlog.com/2009/04/23/my-ignorance-before-surgery/#comment-588 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:13:29 +0000 http://ucvlog.com/?p=842#comment-588 I found out about 10 minutes before surgery that I needed surgery. I was in the hopsital for about two weeks prior with my third ever flare-up. Just figured I needed time and Asacol to heal. But I guess my colon was on the verge of perforating, right then and there. The craziest thing is, I didn’t know the ostomy was a temporary thing until AFTER my surgery. So I had gone into it thinking it would be permanent.

Anyway, my takedown is May 20th and I use this Web site to find some tricks of the trade from an experienced J-poucher! Thanks for all your info Dennis. You’re an inspiration. Keep vlogging and I’ll keep watching!

Adam

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