UC+ PSC / Liver transplanted awaiting Colectomy...I was diagnosed with UC in 1975; I was 3 years old. 9 years ago I had a liver transplant as a result of PSC, and I’m now awaiting a...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesLiving with Ulcerative Colitis
So Much Variability in IBD - Part 1...When a person has a colectomy, the effect this has on him/her is very individual.... By Marisa Lauren Troy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Surgery Overview...If their disease does not affect the rectum or anus, then having a colectomy is a surgical treatment option.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for later
Getting Out of Your Rut and Into a Groove With IBD...Prior to my partial colectomy in April 2014, I had run my first and only half marathon in November.... By Julie Marie Palumbo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Would like to know, how many Crohn’s patient get the flu shot?...Have had many surgeries including a total colectomy in 2004. Up until I moved from CT to SC my new Dr. pushes the flu shot....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
My IBD Glossary for the Newly Diagnosed...Colectomy: removing part of the large bowel. A total colectomy is removal of entire bowel. Proctocolectomy means that the rectum is included.... By Vern Laine5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Ulcerative Colitis, J-Pouches and Med School Oh My!...Fast forward to my senior year of high school – my life with UC and my J-pouch had been going well – then I experienced my first complication of UC... By Julia Gaspare-Pruchnicki2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
"Nice Cream" Sundae...I started making these "Nice Cream" sundaes in 2014 when I was celebrating my birthday just 8 days before my partial colectomy. ... By Julie Marie PalumboBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Survivor's Guilt...Partially out of empowerment, partially out of boredom from being placed on bedrest after a total colectomy.... By Shawn2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
A Hard Life (Part 1)...Scars from my drain, from my ostomy, from my colectomy.... By Shawn2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Happens When Doctors Minimize: Part 2...For example, my GI and surgeon making my total colectomy out to be as simple as removing wisdom teeth was the worst thing that could have ever happened... By Marisa Lauren Troy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Suffering Is Not Always A Choice...I say this even now, 4 years post colectomy.... By Shawn2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
In Remission: Feeling "Survivor Guilt" When I Hear Others' Struggles...Granted, I have had my fair share of Crohn's-related symptoms, such as joint pain, abscesses, fevers, mouth sores, and a partial colectomy to remove 12... By Julie Marie Palumbo2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
31 Days of Awareness - 31 Things About Marisa...I wish I knew more about: The realities of what life would be like post total colectomy.... By Marisa Lauren Troy7 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Look Good, Feel Good...I used to apply some makeup, even if I was staying in all day (especially after my partial colectomy in 2014) just so that I felt like I had... By Julie Marie Palumbo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
IBD Interview: More Spoons!...I first started getting involved in the IBD community in 2014 after I had a colectomy and lived with a temporary ileostomy.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Prescription Costs...The memory of me waiting to be rolled into surgery for the first time to have my total colectomy. The lights, the people, it was so real.... By Paul Richman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
The Pain of Re-Diagnosis...I knew my body was suffering, I knew something was wrong, but I always assumed it was ulcerative colitis * or as IBD specialists call it post-colectomy... By Shawn2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
My Crohn’s life...I had a C-section followed by a subtotal colectomy with a temporary ileostomy.... By westendgirl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
So Much Variability in IBD - Part 2...patient undergoing a small bowel resection varies greatly from person to person.Aside from some of the above questions I mentioned when talking about a colectomy... By Marisa Lauren Troy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments