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Off-Topic => Other Severe Medical Conditions => Topic started by: Dolphin324 on April 25, 2012, 01:37:53 PM

Title: Other medical conditions
Post by: Dolphin324 on April 25, 2012, 01:37:53 PM

Hi :) in case you didn't read my post in introductions, I had acute kidney failure due to trauma last year. Thanks to God my kidneys bounced back, so that is going well. But I'm not totally healthy. I was born with multiple AVMs throughout my body, including my lungs, which results in low oxygen, but since of the shunting, oxygen doesn't raise it. I also have GI issues that caused me to need an ostomy.

Title: Re: Other medical conditions
Post by: Rerun on April 25, 2012, 09:36:33 PM

AVM's ??  Not sure what that is.

I've had a colostomy once but had the take down surgery.

Title: Re: Other medical conditions
Post by: Dolphin324 on April 25, 2012, 09:56:53 PM

Here's more about AVMs: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arteriovenous_malformation
And my ostomy is for life most likely. That's great that you had a reversal :)

Title: Re: Other medical conditions
Post by: Chris on April 25, 2012, 10:25:49 PM

Learned something new today.

Title: Re: Other medical conditions
Post by: MomoMcSleepy on May 01, 2012, 09:50:04 AM

Hello fellow ostomate!   I've had four colostomies and 3 colostomies (have one of each now).  "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"