Understanding Colostomy and Ileostomy Surgery

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GACWOCN
Feb 10, 2010 4:23 am
This video will help explain colostomy and ileostomy surgery.  Joy Hooper, RN, CWOCN & Italo Santana explain the surgery in English and Spanish. If you have any questions concerning the information in this video, please contact me or the United Ostomy Association of America (UOAA).



           
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beyondpar
Feb 10, 2010 6:45 pm

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I love it, and the visual is just spectacular for those trying to understand. Love ya, Joy. You should feel very proud of yourself. You are helping so many.

Posted by: ejbetty

Geekyjen,

Thanks for the reply.  I will be seeing my doctor on Friday and mention Entyvio.  I did not remain paralyzed for more than 2 days, but it was terrible and I was so scared.  The doctors just used alot of xanax and other drugs like that to UN paralyze my joints that were being attacked by the remicade.  Turns out I have been diagnosed with LUPUS. It is attacking my nervous system.  I had ulcerative colitis in 1996 and they had to remove my colon.  Had a J pouch for 10 years, until it started failing.  I then got a permanent iliosomy, and I suffer from severe chronic diareha, and I dehydrate frequently.  I recently had a proctectomy, and that is when the new autoimmune disorder, Lupus, appeared.  I have had two hospital stays now because of the blisters and the paralyzing incident.  I will be dealing with this forever now.  I have just been working on acceptance.

I love this website because of wonderful people like you!

 

Betty

gutenberg
Feb 11, 2010 12:01 am
Excellent demonstration, well deserved praise. And here I thought I knew everything about my ileostomy, LIVE and learn, emphasis on live.