Hello! My name is Nichole and I'm 23. I have FAP which is the sister disease to UC. It is a hereditary disease and when I had a colonoscopy done they said I had the colon of an 80 year old woman with millions of polyps. I had my entire colon removed in April of '03 and had the taken down procedure in July of '03. I am currently engaged and my fiance has Crohn's in which we go for his Remicade infusions every six weeks. I've been doing "OK" with my tummy. I have plenty of questions so be on the look out for me in other forums. On a side note, I'm a hairstylist who loves Disney (Especially Ariel), tattoos, playing video games and music. I also just lost my father who was 44 to cancer (Ewing's Sarcoma) so if anyone has some stress reliever advice for the tummy please please let me know because I am really really suffering.

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Nichole

Hi Nichole,

Welcome to the site, I'm sure you'll find all the info you need. It's a great place to find out stuff, meeet great people, get support and have a laugh!

Sassy

Hello Nicole,
This is a great group for you to find support and information. I'm quite new here too, and I have already found a lot of support. Remember you are not alone, and God has a purpose in everything we go through in our lives. God bless you!!!

Sassy: Thank you!

Borboleta: Yes, this site has been very helpful! I sometimes feel so alone with my illness, but I know that Jesus is with me every step of the way. He has a purpose for every second of everyday. God Bless You!!!

hey Nichole, I'm glad you found the site. It has helped me a lot in my decision to have my colon removed. I have UC and just had the fist surgery June 27 and I will have the second in Oct. I'm a little nervous for the second surgery, just the recovery part. Also I'm 24 and I'm an esthetican and nail tech. If you every want to talk you can message me.