tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146185555985083132.post8292971664098766920..comments2023-04-27T09:23:38.785-04:00Comments on Where I Am In All of This...: Ultrasound UpdateRobert Schollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01541463336085628162noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146185555985083132.post-45721361625248650352008-07-03T23:36:00.000-04:002008-07-03T23:36:00.000-04:00Bert,I'm sorry about the ups and downs of all this...Bert,<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry about the ups and downs of all this - but I love that your sense of humor is fully functional... a smiley face! I love it!<BR/><BR/>I hope you have a good weekend... I'm off to L.A. My first trip since surgery.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there!<BR/><BR/>Maria BrownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146185555985083132.post-19805329659955176242008-07-03T22:34:00.000-04:002008-07-03T22:34:00.000-04:00reply to madcup:That's not a stupid question at al...reply to madcup:<BR/><BR/>That's not a stupid question at all. Some people with colostomies & ileostomies do have a non-functional "pocket" as you call it. Occasionally they have to clean it out b/c the remaining intestine still produces mucous.<BR/><BR/>I on the other hand will have everything removed including the anus, so my skin will be sewn up and there will be no such cavity.<BR/>It seemed kind of weird when I first thought about it.<BR/><BR/>Of course I had to harass my doctor and I asked him if I get a choice of how the stitched skin would look. He said, "Sure. How about a smiley face?" I told him a smiley face would definitely do.Robert Schollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541463336085628162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146185555985083132.post-62845597756559861162008-07-03T20:32:00.000-04:002008-07-03T20:32:00.000-04:00Happy Independence Day Weekend. Any chance that y...Happy Independence Day Weekend. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Any chance that you could ask the Doctor if i assist on the surgery? I will stay at a Holiday Inn Express the night before it.<BR/><BR/>So dude, I know this sound like a stupid question, but after the surgery are you going to have a little pocket where your old anus was?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8146185555985083132.post-23399147591231019192008-07-03T19:34:00.000-04:002008-07-03T19:34:00.000-04:00What a week. Sorry for more stops on the rollercoa...What a week. Sorry for more stops on the rollercoaster.<BR/><BR/>- JenniferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com