Abscess No. 3 (and various other frustrations)

Last night was another rough night. My husband and I were watching the first X-Men movie when suddenly, I felt nauseated. I ran to the bathroom and vomited. Completely out of the blue. I didn’t really feel bad beforehand. There were no warning signs. It just happened. Peeves was producing good output, so I have no idea why I…

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The Big Blowout

A few days ago I had my first public ostomy leak. I had just changed my appliance the day before (and I was extra careful in making sure it was secure). Apparently Peeves (the stoma) isn’t too keen on sharing his living space with Filch (abscess number one). It was just after lunch. I was very excited and impressed…

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Progress Report

(Sorry for the lack of photos/illustrations in this post. I am currently out of town!) Thursday I had my first ileostomy blowout in public. This is a story for another time. Thursday I also had an appointment with my surgeon for my second followup after surgery. He was happy about how well my abscess wound was healing. He placed…

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Happy World IBD Day!

Tomorrow is World IBD Day! This is my first time celebrating (never knew it existed until a few weeks ago!) and I’m excited to be a part of it. I was first turned on to it by a fellow IBDer I “met” on Twitter named Lorna (for more information, check out her blog here). Lorna, along with several other Twitter…

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