J-pouch Life

We wanted to introduce you to  Merry Lynn, she has been living with colitis for 10 years, for 3 years she has been in remission, and just learned she has high grade dysplasia. Her dysplasia means she will be having a colectomy to remove the risk of colon cancer. Her story is being shared on [...]

So part 2 of my 3-part surgery was scheduled for March 4th, 2009.  As before, we headed out to Ohio two days before the surgery to stay at my aunt’s. On March 3rd, we went into the hospital for the pre-surgery appointments, which included a check-up, EKG, bloodwork, nursing check-in, and a talk with the [...]