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Welcome, debster01!...I happen to have a very good friend who's name is the same combo as yours. I wonder if you have the same name? I hope that your mom is eventually able to retire, if that's her wish. Not working, however, has its cons, as I can attest to. Provided that she will stay active & has some hobbies/interests, then it sounds like she definitely needs the rest. It's nice to know that she has such a caring daughter. Hopefully, the U.S. (assuming you're a Yankee) will get back on it's feet & such situations can be avoided. I can relate...too many medical problems to return to work while reaching the point wherein I'm not sure how I'll get by, financially. How is your mom physically? My dad's 82 & still working but I can hear in his voice that it's getting more & more difficult (especially as he's a stockbroker & the market just keeps going down, down, down). Our parents shouldn't be forced into this position. They deserve better! 
____________________________________________________ fuzzy...ileostomy ('06) due to long-standing Crohn's Disease: Conjunctival Malignant Melanoma (2 yr. remission) "Put off 'til tomorrow what you can worry about today"
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| Don, I was rereading this topic today and would like to know what Ogilvey's is? Can you explain it to me? Thanks
Penny
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| Hi Penny; Yeah, Ogilvies is kind of an odd condition - no one knows what causes it. Anyway, essentially, the colon takes a permanent lunch break. It stops working, it stops moving intestinal output through. It becomes distended (since everything is just backing up) and clinically you present with horrid vomiting and truly the worst pain I have felt. Now, once the colon becomes distended, you are pretty much SOL - colonwise. The colon doesn't un-distend. It is permantly damaged. There is medication that can force the peristolisis (sp?) but in my case it didn't work, or worked just marginally. So, pretty regularly, I was showing up at the ER of the local hospital, screaming for pain meds and anti-nausea drugs...pain meds first, thanks very much. What to get admitted into an ER room quick? Vomit on the floor. Actually, that was just for theater. I brought my own bucket (I tried to be a good ER citizen) some sometimes drama is needed to get any action. Anyway, once the colon signs out of labor pool, there is really nuthin' left to do but yank it out and put in a permanent ileostomy. Reason for Ogilvies? Not known. Though I suspect in my case it is a combination of chemo and radiation. I never had any gut issues before I did the chemo/radiation/surgery thing. Don
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I work as admin co-ordinator for one of the Lions Hearing Clinics (www.earscience.org.au). We're associated with the Lions Fundraising Groups and test people's hearing and followup with hearing aids if necessary. I love my job!
___________________________________________________Ileostomy for 32 years (since I was 10 years old) due to UC
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| I am retired now since 2002, I was in Catering for 17yrs...then was a Deli madg. for 10yrs...had surgery after I retired...but I had worked for years with terrible pain and on styroids...ever since surgery...most of the time feel Great...I have a lot of hobbies to keep me busy and grown children and hubby also three grandchildren...to have fun with. Margo
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| I work full time as a 911 Communications Officer, taking 911 calls and dispatching police, fire, and ems. To my knowledge only one person at work even knows about my ostomy, and that's only because I had to tell her due to an emergency pouch change. The hardest part is when I get gassy, it's hard to sit and pay attention to other peoples emergencies when I keep worrying about my pouch exploding! I can't just get up, because we have to be at a certain staffing level, and I don't like to abuse bathroom visits, but noone has said anything to me about my trips. I have worked since about 6 weeks after my surgery, except for brief periods when I have to get hernias fixed. Paul
Paul M. Woodstock, GA, USAIf you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
Mary Engelbreit
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I'm on disability and in school PT. My plan (or hope) had been that once I got my undergrad degree I'd go to grad school and/or get a job with the goal being to get off of disability. That is still my hope, but with the economy and health insurance the way it is in the U.S. right now, that plan is up in the air. I will still hopefully get a PT job after graduating to help me pay off my student loans, but the job market is horrible, health care is way too expensive, and housing is also a huge problem. Right now, I have reasonably priced housing and good health insurance, and the thought of losing that is scary. There are other reasons why I am on disability, but even if I were 100% feeling wonderful and able to work FT, that is a big leap for most people to make in this economy.
Ileostomy 1998 due to UC, hernia repair and stoma resite 2008...  <formerly known as srubi74 or scrubi to some>
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| Greetings, I called my former boss yesterday to see about returning to work a couple of days a week, starting in February. She hasn't returned my call yet. I am a personal development coach, trainer, assessor (assess employee's leadership skills), and organizational and employee development specialist. I've been working contract and independently since 1992, except for the above part-time job as assessor. I have been off of work since May 08. I am bored and miss being around people and collaborating on projects. I'm still in the healing/restoration process and not quite ready to work full-time, but I'm tired of living on minimal income. However, after saying all of that...God is my source and supply, and I have no unmet needs or desires. Rectal Cancer diagnosis 6/08, chemo & radiation, colostomy 1/08, more chemo. I am healed. I give Thanks to the Creator of the Universe. Peace & Love in the Universe
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