I'm a soon to be jpoucher (well, soon to be ostomate for awhile first) and I've been very thankful for all of the information provided on this site. I'm glad for the success stories on the first page and for the success stories in the posts. I also liked knowing what could possibly go wrong. I also know that those who post are those that are having problems. If there are only 100 people posting about problems then that's a pretty good ratio! I also keep in mind that some people had emergency procedures (not necessarily emergency jpouch construction, but emergency colectomy) or other co-occuring problems.
This site has been great for telling me what to expect and some ways for dealing with possible future problems (thinking of butt burn in particular). I would have never though to ask about what exactly they are doing to my rectum (so many possibilities I would never have considered!)
I'm thankful for the people who hang around to provide support...and especially for the old timers who answer the same questions over and over again!! I recently posted about what to take to the hospital before my surgery. I'm sure that question has been asked about a million times!
