J-pouch Life

It’s been two years since my takedown and, as a society, we still don’t have flying cars or cloned dinosaurs. That I know of. I mean, I check the news daily to see if any of these scientific breakthroughs have become reality, but no. Nothing. Come 2034, I better have robot legs with jet thrusters. [...]

Well, I finally made the pilgrimage back to Cleveland Clinic (CC) to see the famed “King of Pouches”, Dr. Bo Shen. As one involved in the J-pouch/IBD community, I had, of course, heard of Dr. Shen before. He’s sort of the last desperate act for a lot of people who come from all over the [...]

Today is one of the days I hate my body.  It is just not working with me!  The good news is, we got to Dallas safely and without too much hassle.  Thanks to a two-week dose of the dreaded Prednisone, I had energy and the roid-rage needed to move 2,000 miles.  I was also allowed [...]

Have I told you about our household love of Pure Citrus air spray.  As all of us have experienced more bathroom scents than non-colon challenged household, you’ll appreciate this product endorsement.  We haven’t been asked to endorse this product but I just have to rave about how wonderful it is. And how this spray saved [...]

For Elise:

Hey Readers, We just got this email from Tom, and he is new to seeking online support to figure out the complication he is dealing with.  Could you all take a peak at his concern and see if you have any insight.  Also, we encourage our readers to post their questions/concerns at jpouch.org because that [...]

So, first off, I’m am really too white and too dorky to be throwing around phrases like, “Keepin’ it real.”  Just wanted to acknowledge that!  I am thrilled to have recently earned a position at a prestigious law firm in downtown Portland.  I am currently working as a paralegal and am super-swamped with work already!  [...]

I’m off for the week to New York. My wife and I will be riding in the “five boros” bike tour where they close down the streets of NYC and thousands of bikes take to the road. Am I bragging? Yes! But dammit, I’ve been through hell in the last year, so I wanted to [...]

To represent the others who are living, surviving and having their own journey to get to good health. We will be including  “Getting Healthy Stories.”  Below Jeff has shared with us his journal of his health. It is a story of struggle, love, support, disappointment and mostly this guy just keeps getting back up.  He [...]