Guest guest Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Ken & I went in to Baylor today so he could get the lab work done and his vaccinations. While we were there, we saw a man who had his tx a few months ago (he was going through a small rejection he said.) Anyway, he was wearing one of those back braces – the kind that goes around your waist & has Velcro in the front. He said he tells everyone to get one, that it holds your tummy in place & allows you to walk freely. Said he doesn’t wear it at home, as he needs to build his muscles up after surgery, but he never leaves home without it. Does this sound like a good idea? Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight, Whatever it Takes! Son Ken (32) UC 91 - PSC 99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 well Mike had an umbilical hernia that was repaired at transplant - it was caused from his enlarged spleen and at the end he had alot of fluid build up.................. " Assumption is the mother of all screw ups " > >Reply-To: >To: < > >Subject: RE: ?? for those transplanted >Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:36:41 -0500 > >-----Original Message----- On Behalf Of * * > Mike was told he could do no abdominal exercise for one year - no >lifting for the first year or two - apparantly it is very easy to >develop a hernia - > >I'm thinking this (hernia) may have been one of the reasons the man was >wearing the brace. It certainly would offer support to the tummy area. >I'll ask the tx team next time we go. > >Thanks, >Barb in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 well Mike had an umbilical hernia that was repaired at transplant - it was caused from his enlarged spleen and at the end he had alot of fluid build up.................. " Assumption is the mother of all screw ups " > >Reply-To: >To: < > >Subject: RE: ?? for those transplanted >Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:36:41 -0500 > >-----Original Message----- On Behalf Of * * > Mike was told he could do no abdominal exercise for one year - no >lifting for the first year or two - apparantly it is very easy to >develop a hernia - > >I'm thinking this (hernia) may have been one of the reasons the man was >wearing the brace. It certainly would offer support to the tummy area. >I'll ask the tx team next time we go. > >Thanks, >Barb in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Lonnie thought he had a hernia month or so ago. We went to his hepatologist and he said it looks like, feels like and acts like a hernia. He suggested a CT scan to confirm. A week later, the CT scan showed an abdominal adhesion. (Maureen - I think his was caused by Superhandyman activity level, too.) Since Lonnie had also had a full colon removal, the hepatologist suggested we talked to that group of surgeons instead of the liver surgeons. The appointment was set for six weeks later! We finally got in to see the colon surgeons and were told there was nothing they could do. The couldn't go in laproscopically because they couldn't get through all the scar tissue. He refused to go in surgically so not to produce more scar tissue. The recommendation was to just live with it and take pain killers when it flairs. Last week, Lonnie went in for bloodwork. The results were elevated everything. The transplant coordinator suggested laying off the pain killers and coming in later this week for more bloodwork. It's a viscious cycle! Kathy wife of Lonnie '87 UC/PSC '00 ilio anal pull through with J-pouch reconstruction '04 ltx (we just found out that our new youth pastor's wife has suffered UC, had the colon removal and also suffering chronic pouchitis!) > > Patti is right (hi there, Patti!!!), post-tx herniation is quite common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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