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Re: Dating for ostomates...

joe dow — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:35:08 GMT

hi rachel, sorry 4 the delay. no need to apologize. "were special people" only we know what it's like. your posting 9/30/09 says it all. no offence, but i

Re: open incision wounds, infection/abcess

wymom94 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:34:24 GMT

Thank you, Jerry --Russ is telecommuting now, too (not a full day's work's worth, but enough to keep him on the payroll), but they expected him back on-site

Re: open incision wounds, infection/abcess

wymom94 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:26:48 GMT

Thank you for responding, Kaj. I'm sorry to hear that your wound was even larger & deeper.. I can't even imagine what that would be like, given how

Re: open incision wounds, infection/abcess

Jerry Baker — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:21:35 GMT

Hi Megan & Russ, I had a similar issue when my colostomy was reversed. The area where my stoma was got

Re: open incision wounds, infection/abcess

kajyann — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:20:55 GMT

Hi Meghan I just had to reply to your post. I had something very similar happen to me several years ago. I had just had an portion of bowel cut out and my

open incision wounds, infection/abcess

wymom94 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:48:49 GMT

Has anyone had experience with this? My husband had his ileostomy surgery on Oct 5th, was discharged on Oct 12th. The morning of discharge, when they removed

Hernias

quietartisticfunloving — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:45:16 GMT

Three weeks ago I went to Emergency because of extreme abdominal pain and as a result ended up getting the Hernia which I have had for three years fixed. I had

Re: Dating for ostomates...

Allie Wood — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:20:32 GMT

I am afraid of the dating scene myself Rachel. I have only had my ilieostomy for about a month now...went through hell the first few weeks with it and still

Re: Dating for ostomates...

wymom94 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:06:32 GMT

I think this is the perfect place to vent your feelings related to your ostomy.. don't apologize! My husband is the ostomate in our house, but I think I can

Re: ileostomy surgery recovery question

wymom94 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:57:25 GMT

Thank you for the kind words. Apparently, it's a good thing the rectal stitches separated a bit b/c there's a small abcess or sac of fluid above them on the

Re: ileostomy surgery recovery question

Charlene MCCREIGHT — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:05:35 GMT

I didn't have any of the rectal stitches some out. Hope all goes well.Char Salem, OR On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Minna Talviharju < ... [Non-text

Re: ileostomy surgery recovery question

Minna Talviharju — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:10:44 GMT

when I had my colostomy done and I had stiches in my stomach they hurt coming out God Bless You! He said, "If you will listen carefully to the voice of the

ileostomy surgery recovery question

wymom94 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:19:03 GMT

Did anyone have trouble w/ their rectal stitches pulling apart? Hubby is still inpatient from his Monday morning ileostomy surgery (he had a j-pouch for 13yrs

Re: Ummmm...hello?

Amanda Brown — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:46:47 GMT

I think this group is hit and miss. Very active sometimes, not at all actives others. :) Don't sweat it, it's not you! Amanda ... -- "Be who you are and say

Ummmm...hello?

Rachel — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:42:30 GMT

Can I kill a group or what...