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So I jumped out of a perfectly good airplane over the weekend. And I admit I was more nervous about losing my bowels than I was about actually jumping out of the plane.
My BM's were all liquid last week and I didn't know how my body would handle the rush and excitement. Well I'm here to tell you that it was fine. I think everything tightens up so much there's no way anything will leak out!  It was amazing! I can't wait to do it again. Living life to the fullest with a J-Pouch! "...all things work together for the good of those that love Him..." Romans 8:28  Skydiving_226.jpg (26 Kb, 81 downloads) |
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Wow! I wouldn't have been gutsy enough to try that in my normal colon days! Way to go, Olive Oil!!
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Olive, you rock! I plan to do a my first dive once everything has settled down after take-down...I was going to ask the board at some point in the future if anyone else had done it and had any problems and you just answered it for me.
Congratulations. Dan "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along" . . . You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt http://internalpouch.blogspot.com |
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Is that a photo of the very same person who was concerned about flying to Ethiopia to pick up a new baby? I don't think you need to worry about that upcoming trip!!!
Oh, and BTW - you're crazy! kathy  *********************************************************** Lately it occurs to me, what a long strange trip it's been..... Grateful Dead |
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Yes! And I'm still more worried about traveling to Ethiopia and getting sick over there than I ever was about jumping out of plane!
Dan, I hope you heal quickly and can enjoy it as much as I did. BTW, I love your blog; you write so well and capture so much of what we deal with going through all of this. "...all things work together for the good of those that love Him..." Romans 8:28 |
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Good news I guess! Still, for the life of me, I cannot understand someone actually paying money to fall out of an airplane. I'd rather spend my money on a gourmet meal in an oceanfront restaurant. I guess, I am not an adrenaline junkie...
Jan  Take a deep breath and relax; this too will pass. |
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Way to go!!!
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So... I guess that's one of the plusses of not being able to get life insurance due to UC: you can jump out of an airplane and not worry about dying and losing the policy
 Seriously, life insurance is why you probably won't catch me doing a jump. Maybe tandem jumping would be okay... "...it came to pass..." - I Thess. 3:4b (NASB) |
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Olive, you're an inspiration to me and I'm sure to a lot of other people over here! I've wanted to do this for a very long time. My sister has been begging me to go with her and I've wanted to go, but I didn't want to stress my pouch. Congratulations that's truly amazing!!
-Josh "What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger." step 1(1/6/03) collectomy w/ileostomy; step 2(6/3/03) j-pouch; step 3(8/6/03) ileos. takedown; April '07: Surgery to fix partial b.o., that lasted 5 months, due to adhesions. |
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awesome !! I have yet to do this and always wanted to one day I will !!! ty for telling us how that went.!
STEP 1 SEPT 20 2006 STEP2 MARCH 14 2007 UC JULY 16 2003 hernia scar revision and more march 22nd 2008 end up being step 1 all over again resections . may 10th infection in wound had to have surgey to open me back up sept 10th perma ostemy SO much for step2 |
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And I was worried about going on a roller coaster...lol. WOW, you're alot braver than me! Good job! (I wont even get next to the rail of a balcony)
Im with Jan, Id rather have an exciting meal than have the @#$! scared outta me LOL Bill Ulcerative Colitis since 1979 (28 years!!) Ileo and pouch formation June 2007 Reconnect August 2007 |
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I went two months ago with my brother and a few friends the day before my brother got married as a part of his bachelor party. Super fun! I want to do it again with a larger group.
Olive Oil, did you fly out of Cullman (Vinemont)? |
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Yup! Sure did; Jason aka "Higgy" was my flight instructor. He was great; I asked him if we could do some flips on our way out of the plane and even though it was my first jump he did
Who knew Cullman Alabama would be a hot spot for sky diving?! Glad you enjoyed it; I can't wait to go again. "...all things work together for the good of those that love Him..." Romans 8:28 |
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That's WONDERFUL!!! I have been wanting to do that for years now...I gotta stop wanting and just do it! Congrats!!
Liz UC-Diagnosed 1998 3 Step J-pouch-May, Oct. and Dec. 2005 Diagnosed w/ Crohn's in Sept. 2006 |
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i went skydiving this june for my 25th bday. i had my jpouch surgeries in 89'-90', so its as much a part of me as anything i can remember. and the jump was AWESOME!
here's my vid for anyone interested my skidiving vid |
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