I suffered from bad colitis for almost 9 years. I tried all the meds you could try, all the diets, and anything else that we do to try and feel good. Once the Remicade quit working my Dr referred me to The Cleveland Clinic to talk surgery. At 27 years old made the decision to have it done. Dr Herman Kessler of CC performed the removal of my colon on Nov. 4th, 2014. He told me my colon was ready to perforate at anytime so it was good we got it out of there. Since then, I can't remember the last time I have felt this good, I feel like I have my life back. Yeah, the bag is a pain in the butt, but I've gotten used to it. My 2nd surgery is scheduled for next week, February 26th. I've been anxious to get this over with, because all I've really heard is I will have my life back and be normal again. But I have to admit, and I mean no disrespect to anyone when I say this. But some of the stories and posts I've read on here have me kind of scared. Every where else I have looked has been fairly positive. On here I have read about a lot of complications, and problems that people have had for up to 20+ years with a pouch. And to all of you I hope you can figure it out and be healthy like all of us want to be. So with that being said, is it worth it to just keep the bag? I feel great now, and it's starting to seem like people have more bad with the pouch than they do good. Sorry this is long winded. It's hard to talk about this with people that don't really understand. So I guess I'm just looking for some people have had good experiences and have gotten back to active, and athletics that they did before. I'm an active person, and that's all I want to be again. Thanks for reading and wish me luck!
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