Nadia’s Ostomy Scar Update
July 27, 2010Earlier this year, I was seeing my dermatologist because my ostomy scar started to form keloids and became hypertrophic. To reduce some of the overgrowth of scar tissue, I began receiving steroid injections in my scar. But that treatment can only be done 3-4 rounds and additional treatment is needed. So, my doctor suggested I use silicone patches to reduce some of the scar tissue growth. I started using them on May 5th, 2010. The treatment is supposed to take approximately 12 weeks. After a few months, I stopped using the silicone scar patch. My scar started showing improvement, but it started to atrophy, so it stopped. Be sure to see my other video on this scar issue.
“A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.” ~Carly Simon
~Nadia
QUESTION: HAVE YOU HAD NON-IBD RELATED SIDE EFFECTS FROM ANYTHING YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED WITH THIS ILLNESS? (I.E. SCAR PROBLEMS, JOINT PAIN, SKIN PROBLEMS, HAIR LOSS ETC.) WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT? SHARE HERE!
