Guest guest Posted March 17, 2000 Report Share Posted March 17, 2000 Well, rip a post op toot for me Ann!! :-) fg At 03:09 PM 03/17/2000 -0000, you wrote: > > >well guys and gals. This okie is well on her way. I'm in SouthCarolina visiting my sister and leaving for Durham later today.Clinic is at 9 am and boy am I excited!! Mondayis the big Day!!Everyone keep me in you thoughts and prayers. Next time i talk to youall I'll be on the other side!!!! Talk to you later. Ann fromoklahoma P.S. If you come to see me in the hospital I'll havearainbow colored ribbon on the door. Bye for now > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2000 Report Share Posted March 17, 2000 Well, rip a post op toot for me Ann!! :-) fg At 03:09 PM 03/17/2000 -0000, you wrote: > > >well guys and gals. This okie is well on her way. I'm in SouthCarolina visiting my sister and leaving for Durham later today.Clinic is at 9 am and boy am I excited!! Mondayis the big Day!!Everyone keep me in you thoughts and prayers. Next time i talk to youall I'll be on the other side!!!! Talk to you later. Ann fromoklahoma P.S. If you come to see me in the hospital I'll havearainbow colored ribbon on the door. Bye for now > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2000 Report Share Posted March 17, 2000 Well, rip a post op toot for me Ann!! :-) fg At 03:09 PM 03/17/2000 -0000, you wrote: > > >well guys and gals. This okie is well on her way. I'm in SouthCarolina visiting my sister and leaving for Durham later today.Clinic is at 9 am and boy am I excited!! Mondayis the big Day!!Everyone keep me in you thoughts and prayers. Next time i talk to youall I'll be on the other side!!!! Talk to you later. Ann fromoklahoma P.S. If you come to see me in the hospital I'll havearainbow colored ribbon on the door. Bye for now > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2001 Report Share Posted November 14, 2001 Joan, I had back surgery in January and then again in February. I had no problems with the anesthesia. I did talk to the doctor and the anesthetist about my CU and made them aware of my concerns. But everything turned out all right. surgery Hi Friends,I am having a serious problem with an injury to myright calf that is not healing. I developed cellulitistwice and now my calf is constantly swollen, inflamedand frequently painful. Medication and physicaltherapy were of little or no benefit. Fluid has beendrained off 3 times, just to swell back up within afew days. This occured in July and now surgery isbeing discussed. I am very concerned about whatimpacts CU may have on being under general anesthesia.Has anyone had surgery under general anesthesia afterdeveloping CU? Any complications due to the CU? Iwould aprreciate any info as this is really worryingme.Thanks, Joan__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2001 Report Share Posted November 14, 2001 Joan, I had back surgery in January and then again in February. I had no problems with the anesthesia. I did talk to the doctor and the anesthetist about my CU and made them aware of my concerns. But everything turned out all right. surgery Hi Friends,I am having a serious problem with an injury to myright calf that is not healing. I developed cellulitistwice and now my calf is constantly swollen, inflamedand frequently painful. Medication and physicaltherapy were of little or no benefit. Fluid has beendrained off 3 times, just to swell back up within afew days. This occured in July and now surgery isbeing discussed. I am very concerned about whatimpacts CU may have on being under general anesthesia.Has anyone had surgery under general anesthesia afterdeveloping CU? Any complications due to the CU? Iwould aprreciate any info as this is really worryingme.Thanks, Joan__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Hi Everyone, So I got my surgery hour- it's a bit of a bummer as it is at 1pm so that means I have to fast longer which never makes me feel good. They did not tell me the hour I need to be in the hospital though- need to call Monday morning. For the clear liquids I am having strained bone broth, diluted pineapple juice and apple juice jello. I am doing the Miralax prep as it was ok for me during my colonoscopy. Not really sure how to adjust prep time since I am not morning surgery. The surgeon said I can drink clear liquids until 6am Monday. I was told since they are not sure how long the surgery will take they scheduled me " for the longest block " as the surgeon will do short procedures in the morning and I am after that. I have opted to go with the Epidural Catheter for the first 2-3 days of surgery. They deliver the pain meds through the spine (Epidural Catheter) and apparently it is a lot more efficient and they need to use a lot less narcotics than IV. Also, it has far less nausea as a side effect (I suffer from AWFUL nausea from IV pain meds that is one of the reasons I met the pain specialist on Friday as I believe in the past it was hard for me to get out of the hospital due to the nausea) I was also concerned with post op pain killers due to Tylenol making me sick- and usually they give Percocet or Percodan. But they will give me Dilaudid if need be. I hope I am one of those people that doesn't need much pain meds. My husband thinks that I have a good threshold since going through so many bowel obstructions with recent ones being on LDN and not really getting anything besides an NSAID shot or NSAID IV which as we know as IBD'ers does wonders for the gut <vbg> I am also having an acupuncturist come to the hospital and while I am at home post op. I hope this will also mitigate the pain and promote healing. I am definitely scared. I don't have the greatest track record when it comes to Western Medicine. All my docs have been wonderful except my last appt on Friday with a pain specialist that was a crass a$$hole. He literally told me that Crohn's pain -never- goes away and it is a hard disease and I will be on pain meds a long time. He just made me feel " why should I do this surgery? Why should I go through this? if nothing will help " My brother was with me and we both felt the rug being swept from underneath us. My brother spoke up for me. But needless to say the stress from that appointment caused me anal bleeding when I came home. I felt so disempowered and discouraged. It brought me back to the days pre-SCD where I felt like a victim and betrayed by the medical establishment. I hate coming from that place. It was a bad blast from the past. All vibes and prayers welcomed.. Thank you all for your help and support.. I bless this diet, Elaine G, Dr Haas and countless long term SCD'ers for helping me through this process regaining control and getting my life back from this awful disease. I have been house-bound and sick for so many years it is really hard to see beyond this and getting my life back. I hope as Elaine says that this surgery will give me a fresh page, a fresh start.. Healing from all of this debilitating scar tissue. Lord knows I have tried to avoid this path but perhaps some of us are too far gone.. I wish I would of found this diet sooner. I try to find the meaning why all of this is happening to me.. It's hard to know why... Hope to have some good updates soon.. Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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