Proctocolectomy (aka: Laparoscopic Total Proctocolectomy; J-Pouch Surgery). This topic had come up a couple of times in the past 8 years, but it was supposed to have been the very last angle of pursuit; the last action I would take to extinguish this terrible condition. That was the plan at least. The thought of permanently removing a functioning […]
Read more "A colectomy"After the 2008 diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis, I went on Asacol. This worked for a number of years, however, minor flare-ups still occurred from time to time. If a flare was bad enough, the doctor would permanently increase my Asacol dosage. In hindsight, I see that this method was not an effective one, and I should’ve […]
Read more "A prolonged span of self-management"The Flexible Sigmoidoscopy can be a rather unpleasant event depending on your comfort level with a device entering a part of your body where things usually exit. Additionally, unlike a colonoscopy, you are awake for this procedure – no anesthesia. Here is a nifty, little explanation from the Mayo Clinic. The doctor who performed my first […]
Read more "Sigmoidoscopy and Diagnosis"I was 26 years old in 2006 when I first spotted blood in my stool. In an effort to minimize the impact such a discovery could have on one’s mental state, I – as any healthy guy would do – chalked it up to “a big cookie ruptured something a bit.” I told no one, and carried on. Such […]
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