Natalie’s New Blog on Colectomyby
Megan and Mark H.
Natalie with her Partner
Hey Readers, We recently met Natalie who has just had a colectomy...:
“I have recently had a colectomy in March and a reversal just 2 weeks ago tomorrow, following years...
Natalie’s New Blog on Colectomyby
Megan and Mark H.
Natalie with her Partner
Hey Readers, We recently met Natalie who has just had a colectomy...:
I have recently had a colectomy in March and a reversal just 2 weeks ago tomorrow, following years of having ulcerated colitis...
Single incision laparoscopic colectomyby
Dennis
Hey everybody, today’s videos and links discuss the latest in colectomy surgery: single... out these links:
First Single-incision Total Colectomy Performed at Mayo Clinic
Single Incision Laparoscopic...
Colectomy Scars 2 Years Laterby
Dennis
My 2 year J-pouch anniversary has come and gone. This video gives an update on what my scars look like. Soon I will post a more general video taking about this last year with my J-pouch.
If you want to see my previo
Avoid certain sodas after colectomy.by
lcampbe79
So over the weekend I have been craving soda like there’s no tomorrow. For a couple days “The Hubby” and I were spending about $.69 going to the gas station and getting fountain sodas, way cheaper than the grocery store
Descendingby
Renee
The past couple of days I have found myself descending into a valley of negativity.... I am descending into a place I am not comfortable with, but I am not sure I have the energy to stop it. So today...
Descending into the Abyss againby
Francine R.
Ok, what's going on? I am exhausted, but I can't sleep. I'm 2 full lessons behind in my Hebrew homework again, and the end of the semester (and therefore the final exam) is fast approaching. Miss Sofia just said "BABY" very
just diag. with aids
I had surgery in August, partial colectomy for diverticulitis, then developed pnumondia which turned out to be pnumocystic and then was diagnosed with hiv and aids. I had a whatever count of 80 and just found out that my viral load count was 68,600 which I understand is pretty good. these were taken in the hosp...crap
Diaginosed with Crohn's medication not working.
May 2008 colonoscopy found colitis in the ascending, transverse and descending colon. I was prescribed entocort and asacol. My Dr. believed his findings were indicative of Crohn's, due to lack of rectal involvement with skip area in the colon. My medication seemed to work, after a long period...crap
Size Matters
I have 90 and 75 percent blockage in one of my lateral descending branch arteries, but the nuclear imaging showed that the arteries are small making it riskier to put in stents than not. I am asymptomatic after 10.5 minutes on the treadmill even though I have a ST depression of about -3.5mm on V2...crap
Tip of the Moment
Keep at it!
As the holiday season descends upon us (Starbucks has rolled out their holiday cups--we know it's coming), do not let your exercise regiment slip! Most of us thinking of the holidays in tandem with too much food, too much family, a mile-long to-do list and copious amounts of egg...crap
Fall. ing.
Fall descends upon me as expected every year.
Falling every Fall, as expected.
The days grow shorter, nightfall descends upon me earlier every day.
The dark cloud of sadness and depression and loneliness descends upon me earlier every day.
Finding joy in the leaves that fall in splendid color...crap
AIDS Activists Rally at US Capitol for Funding
Hundreds of AIDS activists descended on Capitol Hill Wednesday in an effort to urge Congress to provide more money for the UN Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis. The activists asked lawmakers to include $750 million for the Fund in the supplemental spending bill for the current fiscal year...crap
California: AIDS Advocates Lobby for ADAP Funding
AIDS advocates and people with HIV will descend on Sacramento April 21 to lobby lawmakers to drop a proposed co-payment requirement and support an alternative proposal for funding the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. The effort is organized by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's HIV Advocacy Network, which hopes...crap
New Year Thoughts
Warning: not the most cheerful post! Sorry for the initial introspection.
Am getting to recognise these feelings of intangible sadness and 'gloom' which seem to descend and mirror these sombre dark days of the turning of the year, so noticeable these last two winters. It nevertheless...crap