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Ileosto-what…?

June 17, 2014

| Categories: #jpouch, Crohns, IBD, ileostomy, inflammatory bowel disease, surgery, Ulcerative Colitis

Many of you know that on April 15th of 2014 I had my first of two surgeries for my ulcerative colitis. In this first surgery, my colon was removed, a j-pouch was created and I was given a temporary ileostomy. Some of you know what an ostomy is, but many of you do not know and even fewer of…

I’ve Been Robbed!

June 8, 2014

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| Categories: Crohns, IBD, ileostomy, karate, kata, Ostomy, shotokan, UC, Ulcerative Colitis

On top of feeling exhausted and completely depleted of energy, I have been feeling blue and uninspired lately. I haven’t been on Facebook or Twitter much. Neither have I had much interest in any of my hobbies. Seems like lately all I’ve wanted to do is sleep. Don’t get me wrong! I still have a desire for…

Progress Report

May 25, 2014

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(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…

Happy World IBD Day!

May 18, 2014

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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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