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ok its been a looong week. i had my surgery on Monday the 10th and by Wednesday i had such bad diarrhea and was dehydrated so they had me go get checked and i have a bloody C-Diff infection! in the hospital i went and have been here ever since in stupid infectious disease quarantine! ok...

Weill I'm home. been an interesting few days. I can not keep the nausea at bay, cannot get all my fluids in and have been told to stop my protein intake until I can. I feel like I have a football sized "knot" that constantly grumbles where my stomach used to be. I often wake up with wonderful...

Just wanted to check in and tell y'all that my surgery is scheduled for September 10th. Two weeks of busy prepping and getting ready so that my family doesn't have to do much while I'm recovering. Going to my pre-op appt with the surgeon tomorrow, and then I'm assuming there with be some labs to...

I have not had my surgery yet, its getting close tho. What I was wondering is what most of you got for pain management at home? I have had several other surgeries and with each I didn't feel like I was scribed strong enough, nor enough quantity to adequately manage the pain and I am a little...

Hi everyone. I had my 5th visit with the dietician today and they gave me a revised eating plan that includes drinking a bottle of IsoPure daily after surgery. I know from previous post that I should expect my tastes to change but still.. that stuff is expensive and so I'd like to hear from...

Hi, I have not yet had my surgery, its guesstimated to happen about Augusts end. But I'd like to talk with y'all about skin. I will not be having any reconstructive/plastic surgeries and so my end result is going to be wholly up to me. I have come to terms with the fact that there is going to be...

New! Need to talk with real people Hi My name is Jen. I also have not yet had my surgery. The guesstimated time-frame is somewhere the end of August or the beginning of September. I would love to make some new friends here and get some ideas on what to expect. I have the stacks and piles of...