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Threaded comments. You can now reply to a specific comment on a post or on the bulletin board by clicking the reply link below that comment. This way, comments can get grouped together to form a more cohesive conversation.

Subscribe to comments. You can also check the “subscribe” box near the post button to be notified of any new comments on any post via email. So, if you leave a comment on Megan’s post about being “that sick couple” and then Mark comments on it, you’ll get a nice little email and won’t have to check the same post every day waiting for a reply! More time to read the new stuff!

And, as a thank you to everyone who comments, just on the first comment you’ll get a nice little thank you note for speaking up and telling us what you think.

Have some more features you’d like to see? or if you’re just curious to try the new functionality, as always, your voice is welcome in the comments below.

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Chaz just had his takedown and documented it here:   My life with Crohns

Paul talking with surgeon about possible surgery:  Living with UC

Abby is feeling better after complications:  Whole Heart and Soul

Ostomy lifestyle fashion show:  UCVlog

Balancing the Risk and Benefits of Treatment for IBD:   CCFA

Funny video. Sarah Haskin’s Target Women “Yogurt” for BMs:  Yogurt Spoof

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NOT Jamie at all. Boy was I off.

One thing that came up in our conversation was that sometimes patients get rushed into surgery due to their conditions. During these emergencies, you don’t have the luxury of preparing or planning an extended hospital stay. Those lucky enough to plan their surgeries in advance should plan accordingly. I know I am. Here are my Top 4 Things To Do in the Hospital While Recovering:

4. Write a Novel

Many aspiring authors set out to write the Great American Novel. I was born in South Africa, so that gives me a bit more leeway and creative control in my novel. Aside from the obvious fan-fiction (“What’s Chewebacca doing on the Lost island? Let’s find out!“), I’m going to write my Aquaman novel. Yes, that Aquaman. Something about Aquaman is just awesome, and I figure I’ll have a lot of time to just sort of sit there with a laptop and type while recovering. It was originally a toss-up between pulp romantic novels and Aquaman, but as I was writing this I got hungry for fish sticks, so Aquaman won.

3. Fake a British Accent

Please follow along with the thought process here. I was watching Back To The Future (a great documentary about lightning and Deloreans) when Doc Brown mentioned to Marty McFly something about the Florence Nightingale effect, where nurses fall in love with their patients. Hello. If I play my cards right, my hospital stay will be like a mix between the TV shows “Blind Date” and “Grey’s Anatomy”. If romantic comedies teach us anything, it’s that ladies love the British accent. If I fake a British accent during my hospital stay, chances are good I’ll be engaged by the time I’m discharged. This plan only applies to single people.

2. Entertain My Mum

My mum is going to fly out for a few weeks for the first possible surgery. You know how it goes, it’s the Law of the Mom. While I’m sedated and being a bum in the hospital bed, I’ll have to make sure she doesn’t get cabin fever and pass out from boredom. So I’m planning this out now. Bejeweled on the iPhone? Check. Professor Layton and The Curious Village for the Nintendo DS? Check. Three 200 page Sudoku puzzle books? Check. A Starbucks gift card? Check. Library card? Not yet.

1. Write a Eulogy For My Colon

Hopefully in haiku form.

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