I am a 21 yo male having my j-pouch surgeries this year (1/3 done). I have read so much negative about j-pouch and I know that people who post in j-pouch groups usually are only the negative stories and don’t give a proper picture of what could be in my case. But a lot of the «success stories» I read are honestly also very depressing. I am a muscular and used to be extremely active, but since I was diagnosed at 18 ( 3 years ago) I have suffered from severe fatigue and been more or less homebound. In a lot of ways I feel very depressed and suicidal, like my life really is over in all the aspects I enjoy. I dream of going to law school, lifting weights, building muscle and start mma. I am very commited to be disciplined with diet, I have had a lot of success previously with a carnivore diet, however I don’t know how that works with a j-pouch (I will experiment a lot when I have recovered from my final surgery and see). I want to have energy, see my friends, live my life. I am in what I can only describe as hell and have been there for so long, I don’t see a life that I want to live. Today I was told that my next surgery is postponed 6 months due to covid and that was another huge disappointed. I can’t even describe how bad I feel and how hopeless everything feels. Can anyone share their success story and come with any advice/optimistic input? Thank you so much.
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