I think about it all the time because it makes me feel grateful and special 
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I think about it a lot because every day since I got out of the hospital has been better than living with UC, cancer risk, etc.
Almost forgot - Colectomy 9/2006, takedown 11/2006
I think about it every time I go to the bathroom.....so all day long....I am grateful to have my jp......my colon was going to be my death....I hade stage 3 cancer
Although I'm grateful for it, I rarely think about it. My life is pretty much the same as when I had a healthy colon.
@tvstahl posted:I think about it a lot because every day since I got out of the hospital has been better than living with UC, cancer risk, etc.
AMEN to that! Its a life-saver! That is why I like to celebrate it!
@tvstahl posted:Almost forgot - Colectomy 9/2006, takedown 11/2006
I could never forget since it made me happier
@Ryan138 posted:I think about it every time I go to the bathroom.....so all day long....I am grateful to have my jp......my colon was going to be my death....I hade stage 3 cancer
Me too! Since I go 13-20X a day, I think about it 24/7 lol
Congratulations on beating Cancer
@Kangaroo posted:Although I'm grateful for it, I rarely think about it. My life is pretty much the same as when I had a healthy colon.
That is good! I am glad you got your life back
Almost constantly , glad I have it though .
@Pauly gee posted:Almost constantly , glad I have it though .
Me too
I wouldn't have survived as most of us without my skilled surgeon and medical advancements that keep so many of us kicking. So thankful and I think about mine each time I need a bathroom
@afbucher posted:I wouldn't have survived as most of us without my skilled surgeon and medical advancements that keep so many of us kicking. So thankful and I think about mine each time I need a bathroom
100% agreed!!! Thank goodness for those surgeons and for robotic surgery! Lol. I especially think about mine too when I see my battle scars lol
Proctocolectomy 8/2/2005
Takedown 11/2 2005
i think of it often and how wonderful the last 15 years have been pain free. I LOVE food and I love my J-pouch!
I think about it all the time. I try to think about what it would be like still suffering with UC and be positive, but I often think it's unfair that I had to have it in the first place :-(.
@Disneynut posted:I think about it all the time. I try to think about what it would be like still suffering with UC and be positive, but I often think it's unfair that I had to have it in the first place :-(.
100% agreed! I am glad how far we have come