tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276681134378494358.post8875053441716506999..comments2023-06-20T06:01:34.421-07:00Comments on Your Color Looks Good: J-Pouch Surgery BasicsDr. Jennifer Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12363484676356078837noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276681134378494358.post-31023068963968789662018-05-02T18:52:10.131-07:002018-05-02T18:52:10.131-07:00I think that when you are constantly bleeding out ...I think that when you are constantly bleeding out and in constant pain and when remove your colon it looks like ground hamburger inside it proves surgery was needed.<br />I do not feel anyone has the right to tell you to not have it if you are not able to function. My child was 8 whendiagnosedvwith crohns an 10 when he had his colectomy and jpouch. Although not problem free he is #1alive and #2has a quality of life he would not have had otherwise.<br />It is your body or if a parent your child and only you know what best decision is for particular situation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532853778697209891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276681134378494358.post-62491846336092654462012-12-02T17:24:24.864-08:002012-12-02T17:24:24.864-08:00not to offend anyone,but w/ all the medical advanc...not to offend anyone,but w/ all the medical advances in this field every year,unless u have cancer, i don't believe being dis-emboweled is practical. i have crohn's/colitis,& this is just my personal opinion.i feel as though any risky surgery should never be elective, & should always be a last-ditch effort. imagine a breakthrough drug being developed five years from now...u cannot replace what is not there !what the whathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864829532070370676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276681134378494358.post-43558034098644825112012-11-24T05:14:26.319-08:002012-11-24T05:14:26.319-08:00I am glad I found this story! I will have to have ...I am glad I found this story! I will have to have this surgery soon. It's nice to know that it will get better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471931687906163992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276681134378494358.post-85315131448274319262011-09-12T20:36:25.909-07:002011-09-12T20:36:25.909-07:00I'm so glad you found it too! Your story soun...I'm so glad you found it too! Your story sounds pretty similar to mine. My husband and I want to have children as well and it was devastating to me knowing these surgeries could impact that. For me though, I just couldn't deal with the bad anymore. I couldn't wait to get rid of it! Keeping fingers crossed that we won't have problems, but you never know till you try :-) I think you are doing the right thing by going ahead with the j-pouch. You are absolutely right in that you can always go back to the bag if for some reason things don't work out with the pouch, but I think they will :-) Just keep thinking positively, try to be patient and let us know how your next two surgeries go. Good luck!Dr. Jennifer Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363484676356078837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276681134378494358.post-83970695604378865002011-09-09T21:05:01.333-07:002011-09-09T21:05:01.333-07:00Wow! So glad I cam across your blog. I just had my...Wow! So glad I cam across your blog. I just had my colon removed in May (was severely malnourished, weighed 90lbs at 5'9") and am doing it in 3 stages as well. The second surgery to form the j-pouch is set for this month on the 22nd. It will be laproscopic, so the surgery itself I am not to concerned about (although I know the risks), but lately I've been wondering about the j-pouch and wiether I should go through with it vs just keeping the illeostomy. My husband and i want to have another baby, and the surgeries were an answer to that. My only concern now is how much freedom I have with the ostomy bag and if it will still be that way with the j-pouch. I've come to the desicion that I want to go ahead with the last 2 surgeries, have the j-pouch, give it time to heal and go from there. I figure I can always go back to wearing a bag if need be. Thanks for the encouraging insight. I agree surgery is not the end of the word nor are you weak for having it, in fact I think you have to be quite strong to go through it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com