J-pouch Life » still-birth http://www.jpouch.net Stories: Ostomy, Ileostomy, Jpouch, Colitis, Crohn's, Surgery and Support Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:31:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 H-O-P-E! http://www.jpouch.net/2009/09/25/h-o-p-e/ http://www.jpouch.net/2009/09/25/h-o-p-e/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:17:06 +0000 Abby http://www.jpouch.net/2009/09/25/h-o-p-e/ It’s been some time since I posted an update here. Exciting things are beginning to happen for me. In just a few weeks we will be coming up on the year anniversary of the creation of my j-pouch. After my takdown surgery in December, I had been having to have dilations on a pretty regular basis due to scar tissue forming around the opening to my pouch, but guess what? The dilations are no longer needed (after a total of 11 I think)! While I still have to do enemas to treat the UC that remains in the small part of my rectum that is left, the enemas seem to be doing their magic. I also have to take Cipro on a daily basis to treat chronic pouchitis. These things are all totally do-able for me. I feel like life is “normal” again!

As you may recall if you read my story in the past I was diagnosed with a severe case of UC (toxic mega colon) in 2008 when I became pregnant. During my lengthy hospitalization, we lost our daughter and I gave still-birth to her at five months along. Just a couple of weeks later my colon was removed. The most challenging time in my life, no doubt. But here’s where it gets good folks! I have been healing. I feel good, and my husband and I have started the adoption process! After weighing the pros and cons of getting pregnant, we decided that adoption fit us better. (Plus, I can’t go off the Cipro without getting sick, and you can’t be pregnant on it – though there may be other options, we didn’t explore them.)

While I know patience is a virtue I will be embracing as we go through the adoption process, I get so excited sometimes I can hardly stand it! I cant’ tell you how wonderful it is to feel HOPE about the future again! xSC02761

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