tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879466065973431818.post6047898649468889869..comments2023-06-29T05:24:15.747-07:00Comments on Fighting For It.: Healing IncisionsRonni Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582495010765010031noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879466065973431818.post-55762295727323944052022-02-23T22:22:04.543-08:002022-02-23T22:22:04.543-08:00This is my first visit to your web journal! We are...This is my first visit to your web journal! We are a group of volunteers and new activities in the same specialty. Website gave us helpful data to work. <a href="https://rispondipa.it/user/acim7606" rel="nofollow">acim free audio</a>Tech more https://www.blogger.com/profile/08885430879041087600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879466065973431818.post-4760148423703612492012-11-16T19:31:22.381-08:002012-11-16T19:31:22.381-08:00That's great to hear. Tips on eating? Just m...That's great to hear. Tips on eating? Just make sure to only eat little bits at a time at first... you know, space out the food you eat. Make sure to chew everything REALLY thoroughly. If they bring you any solid meat, don't eat very much of it - just a few bites. I say all this because if you eat too much too soon, you will be in pain. Over the next couple of weeks you will be able to gradually eat slightly larger amounts until you are back to normal meals, but you have to be really gentle with food at first while your GI tract slowly wakes up and everything is still so swollen. Just be patient. As far as bag tips, I am considering that for a topic of one of my posts in the near future, so keep your eyes open for it. :-)Ronni Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582495010765010031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879466065973431818.post-55133116577270364622012-11-15T14:56:35.267-08:002012-11-15T14:56:35.267-08:00Life is definitely better than it was right before...Life is definitely better than it was right before surgery because the disease is gone: no more pain, cramping, running to the bathroom, fear of eating, long-term hardcore drugs, side-effects, etc. And I am definitely a lot healthier - everyone who sees me comments on how healthy I look now: color to my face and spark in my eyes. My students say I look happier. I was down to skin-and-bones before, but I feel like I have done nothing but stuff my face with food since surgery, and I gained about fifteen pounds before I started slowing down a bit and stabilized at a really healthy weight for myself. <br /><br />I am a bit more active than I was when I had a bad UC flare, but not a ton.... the ONLY reason for that, though, is that weaning myself off of the prednisone and the pain-killers they had me on after the surgery is leaving me with quite a bit of lethargy from the withdrawal effects. Some days I feel great and am very active; others I feel like I want to stay in bed all day. But I have faith that once I'm completely off of the meds (and approved by my doctor for exercise), that I will be VERY active again, getting back into running, hiking, swimming, weight-lifting, and all the things I love.<br /><br />The second part of your question is a little tougher. I appreciate Stella for what she has done for me, but living with an ileostomy is definitely a little bit of a pain in the butt. Not nearly as bad as UC, but just kind of annoying. Would I still have gone through with it if J-pouch wasn't an option? I would have to say yes because my disease was getting so bad it was slowly killing me. My quality of life is definitely better with an ileostomy than it was with ulcerative colitis. I wouldn't WANT to live with Stella forever, but I definitely could do it if the J-pouch wasn't an option.Ronni Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582495010765010031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879466065973431818.post-80756396400869076912012-11-11T18:04:24.777-08:002012-11-11T18:04:24.777-08:00I appreciate the comment, Randy. That is the exac...I appreciate the comment, Randy. That is the exact reason I take the time to write this blog, so it's comments like yours that warm my heart and make me want to keep writing. :-) Good luck with your surgery!Ronni Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582495010765010031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879466065973431818.post-74300484530451496262012-11-07T18:39:34.036-08:002012-11-07T18:39:34.036-08:00Just got a tip from a fellow poster at HealingWell...Just got a tip from a fellow poster at HealingWell.com about using nail polish remover to get the sticky gunk off my tummy. So of course I had to try it right away, and it worked pretty well! Thanks, i_love_coffee!Ronni Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582495010765010031noreply@blogger.com