I’m now a Bagger!!
Brooks
Comments
-
Awesome
I've been wondering how things were going with you. So glad to hear that you are starting to do things again. Yesterday it was probably close to 25 times, but it was mainly confined to a period of two hours and that amount of times is unusual, but when I'm going through days like that, I've often thought about getting it re-reversed. So glad you are posting and thanks for the update. Congratulations on the NED too. Live Life!!!
Kim0 -
Welcome to the club........Annabelle41415 said:Awesome
I've been wondering how things were going with you. So glad to hear that you are starting to do things again. Yesterday it was probably close to 25 times, but it was mainly confined to a period of two hours and that amount of times is unusual, but when I'm going through days like that, I've often thought about getting it re-reversed. So glad you are posting and thanks for the update. Congratulations on the NED too. Live Life!!!
Kim
Rather ironic that way back you were six months ahead of me.......steve0 -
Steve, I agree, and now I'mcoloCan said:Welcome to the club........
Rather ironic that way back you were six months ahead of me.......steve
Steve, I agree, and now I'm a bagger too0 -
Congrats Brooks
I know you were really limited before, so go enjoy life now!
Hugs
Maire who loves kitties0 -
Brooks
I'm just so darned happy to see you back and doing well!!!!!
Winter Marie0 -
Great news
It is a brave step to make the decision to go from something that in our minds is 'normal' to a something that is 'abnormal' but clearly it was the right decision and is already having a huge impact on your quality of life. I am soon destined to become a double bagger (urostomy as well) and have to say after having had an ileostomy for a year back in 2004 that part of the process doesn't worry me too much. It quickly becomes so normal and is quite liberating compared to unpredictable bowel habits.
Congrats on the right decision,
steve0 -
so gladsteved said:Great news
It is a brave step to make the decision to go from something that in our minds is 'normal' to a something that is 'abnormal' but clearly it was the right decision and is already having a huge impact on your quality of life. I am soon destined to become a double bagger (urostomy as well) and have to say after having had an ileostomy for a year back in 2004 that part of the process doesn't worry me too much. It quickly becomes so normal and is quite liberating compared to unpredictable bowel habits.
Congrats on the right decision,
steve
to see you my friend i think of you often.im sorry you had to become a bagger but if it works for you thats all that matters.still fighting my stage 4 just in my lungs now but having platelet issues.hope to see more updates from you...Godbless...johnnybegood0 -
Welcome to the club.johnnybegood said:so glad
to see you my friend i think of you often.im sorry you had to become a bagger but if it works for you thats all that matters.still fighting my stage 4 just in my lungs now but having platelet issues.hope to see more updates from you...Godbless...johnnybegood
You'll
Welcome to the club.
You'll adapt to it well. I dont miss all the toilet runs at all. Quality of life is much greater with a bag in my opinion.0 -
Good Decision
Sounds like you made a good decision and that it has dramatically improved your quality of life. Congratulations on being NED; must feel good. Best wishes Art0 -
Happy for you!!
I'm really very happy for you Brooks!! Now go enjoy life again!!
Kathy
ps. Lovin the NED!!!!0 -
Brooks
Brooks,
It is great to hear from you!! So glad you are getting some freedom back!! Enjoy all of it.
Aloha,
Kathleen0 -
congratulations!
Brooks, so glad to hear you have gotten your life back. Best news today! I had to have my reversal reversed also. What a game changer. Until last week I worked in a bank wearing a white shirt. The year before that never could have happened.
Watch your nutrition. I did not know this for a while, but the last 19" or so of your small intestine is responsible for absorbing fat soluble vitamins. Since yours is busy being tied up being a worthless jpouch (or did you have your jpouch removed entirely?) you need to make sure you are not deficient in all the goodies you need to keep a healthy immune system.
best wishes & peace
Rick0
Discussion Boards
- All Discussion Boards
- 6 CSN Information
- 6 Welcome to CSN
- 121.8K Cancer specific
- 2.8K Anal Cancer
- 446 Bladder Cancer
- 309 Bone Cancers
- 1.6K Brain Cancer
- 28.5K Breast Cancer
- 396 Childhood Cancers
- 27.9K Colorectal Cancer
- 4.6K Esophageal Cancer
- 1.2K Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
- 13K Head and Neck Cancer
- 6.3K Kidney Cancer
- 670 Leukemia
- 792 Liver Cancer
- 4.1K Lung Cancer
- 5.1K Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
- 237 Multiple Myeloma
- 7.1K Ovarian Cancer
- 61 Pancreatic Cancer
- 487 Peritoneal Cancer
- 5.5K Prostate Cancer
- 1.2K Rare and Other Cancers
- 537 Sarcoma
- 730 Skin Cancer
- 652 Stomach Cancer
- 191 Testicular Cancer
- 1.5K Thyroid Cancer
- 5.8K Uterine/Endometrial Cancer
- 6.3K Lifestyle Discussion Boards