to get rid of your scar, try scar care by dr. blaine. i got my appendix removed about 7years ago and i started using scar care about a year ago and my scar i s almost gone.
My partner has watched your videos since she got her ileostomy and I just wanted to let you know how much they helped her learn to live with it. Just wanted to let you know that you have made a difference and through your pain you've been able to able to help others! Thanks Dennis!!
thanks so much for posting these videos. I just had a temporary ileostomy done two weeks ago. thank god mind will only be in for 12 weeks. this was the 6th surgery this year and hopefully the reversal will be the last. thanks again for all of the information! Melisia
@IVONEY2009 Yes, they removed my colon and gave me an ileostomy. Second surgery, they removed my rectum, constructed a J-pouch, and gave me a new diverting loop ileostomy. Then the third surgery was the takedown.
I have other videos chronicling my entire surgery process if you are interested.
Hey, im Claude, im 17, had an illestomy since june this year...im planning on the reversal in july 2010...do u regret having it, or would u say its worth it?? cheers
Hi Claude, I have zero regrets about my J-pouch. I recommend the surgery to many people, but with some conditions. First, it's not without risks or possible complications, so you'll want to take that into consideration. Second, to get a J-pouch working fully takes several months, up to a year, so you need to have patience. Finally, while I find it easier to deal with than an ileostomy, having a J-pouch does not replace your missing colon. The two aren't the same thing.
Ahh thanks so much...i had only suffered from UC for a matter of months, and then i had to have surgery...was all pretty quick, and right in the middle of crucial A levels...im retaking my year which is far from ideal...but thanks for the reasurance...these bags are reli starting to annoy me haha x
Thank you for providing this information. People are scared and nervous about having surgery. You provide comfort in knowing what is to be expected, thank you.
to get rid of your scar, try scar care by dr. blaine. i got my appendix removed about 7years ago and i started using scar care about a year ago and my scar i s almost gone.
23daisyful 6 months ago
My partner has watched your videos since she got her ileostomy and I just wanted to let you know how much they helped her learn to live with it. Just wanted to let you know that you have made a difference and through your pain you've been able to able to help others! Thanks Dennis!!
janettejordan1 7 months ago
after takedown what are the changes in diet? can you eat salad and stuff again? also how about absorption, do you take vitamins?
screaminmeani 10 months ago
thanks so much for posting these videos. I just had a temporary ileostomy done two weeks ago. thank god mind will only be in for 12 weeks. this was the 6th surgery this year and hopefully the reversal will be the last. thanks again for all of the information! Melisia
lilvampirekid 1 year ago
Dennis, did they remove the colon at the same time they gave you the ileostomy? Thank you for all the information! Eva
IVONEY2009 1 year ago
@IVONEY2009 Yes, they removed my colon and gave me an ileostomy. Second surgery, they removed my rectum, constructed a J-pouch, and gave me a new diverting loop ileostomy. Then the third surgery was the takedown.
I have other videos chronicling my entire surgery process if you are interested.
~Dennis
UCVlog 1 year ago
Hey, im Claude, im 17, had an illestomy since june this year...im planning on the reversal in july 2010...do u regret having it, or would u say its worth it?? cheers
ClaudeyBoy 2 years ago
Hi Claude, I have zero regrets about my J-pouch. I recommend the surgery to many people, but with some conditions. First, it's not without risks or possible complications, so you'll want to take that into consideration. Second, to get a J-pouch working fully takes several months, up to a year, so you need to have patience. Finally, while I find it easier to deal with than an ileostomy, having a J-pouch does not replace your missing colon. The two aren't the same thing.
~Dennis
UCVlog 2 years ago
Ahh thanks so much...i had only suffered from UC for a matter of months, and then i had to have surgery...was all pretty quick, and right in the middle of crucial A levels...im retaking my year which is far from ideal...but thanks for the reasurance...these bags are reli starting to annoy me haha x
ClaudeyBoy 2 years ago
Thank you for providing this information. People are scared and nervous about having surgery. You provide comfort in knowing what is to be expected, thank you.
EthnocentricAmerican 2 years ago