interested in starting a support group or is there one that I just haven't heard about? I look forward to hearing you!

Don't know of any groups but I live in Johnston, Iowa.

Thanks for posting David. I'm in Ankeny, hopefully we'll hear from some others. Would you like to have/find a local support group?

Paulette

Hey, I'm in Dubuque. I started a support group here awhile back. Let me know if you'd like any advice getting one started near you.

Thanks Keebz! I appreciate your post and hopefully will be contacting you for advice soon. I know now would be a good time for me to get a support group started. I could use the support but I'm not feeling well enough to do it!

Any other Iowans out there?

Thanks again

There is an Ostomy support group that meets the first Wed of every month. 5pm - 6pm at Methodist/Younkers Hospital. First floor conference room.

Do you and or other pouch people attend? They told me about it when I had my surgery but I only had the ileo for 8 weeks. I didn't know people attended afterwards.

It looks like we have the same occupation as I do/did. We might even know each other.

Thanks!

Hi I'm new to this site, I had my first step done july of 2010 and takedown oct 2011 with lots of problems along the way. I am having a surgery on feb. 15th for a fistula. I live in southwest iowa and see doctors in Rochester, MN at the mayo clinic.

Anna41,

I live in central Iowa, so we are pretty close

Sorry to hear that you are having problems. I had my surgeries in Des Moines, my surgeon trained at the Cleveland Clinic so I didn't go to Mayo. I went to Mayo years ago for my UC and they are terrific so I thought about it...

I've had some complications including an incisional hernia, that required another surgery. Were your surgeries laproscopic or open?

I hope your surgery is a success, please keep posting and tell us how you are doing.

I'm in West Des Moines

I know we've met, toughenough, but for the rest of you I am in Iowa City. Oh, and I'm another Anna from Iowa