Curtis is a young guy who developed a very rapid case of severe ulcerative colitis symptoms in early 2011. Shortly afterwards as when medications were failing to solve his problems, he had only one option left which was surgery, and he is hanging in there and doing great. Curtis is an expert soccer player and has his own line of T-Shirts he creates too.
Introduction: Tomorrow is the end of one era of my life, and the beginning of the next. I look back on these past 9 months and can’t believe everything that I’ve been through. Here is a walk through my journey with UC….starting with diagnosis through the first surgery: To say this year of my life has been like a roller coaster would be an understatement.… Read More »Re-Telling my story on the eve of my Takedown Surgery!
I have to change the bag every 3-5 days depending on if I’ve been in the water or not or done some more strenuous activities within the days prior. The only painful part is taking the tape off at the beginning, especially when you’re ripping the hair out…ouch! It’s impossible to judge when you’re not going to have output but surprisingly I haven’t had much… Read More »Colostomy Bag Change
Updating you all on my progress from my SECOND of 3 surgeries in this 2011 roller coaster ride that I’ve been on. So it’s about 2 months after my second surgery and things are going better than I ever would have imagined. I am back working at my normal summer job at La Jolla Kayak, even though I’m just working the counter and answering phones… Read More »Update on Life: Curtis’ Story
Introduction: My name is Curtis and I was diagnosed with UC in January 2011 and had to have my colon removed in February 2011. How am I Recovering From Colon Surgery: So 3 weeks post my second surgery and things are great! This recovery has been a thousand times better than the first surgery because I was in WAY better shape going into this surgery.… Read More »Post 2nd Surgery Update!
So I just had my second of three surgeries on June 1 and I am now 1 step closer to being “back to normal.” Here are the details of Curtis’s 2nd Colon surgery: My second surgery was on June 1, 2011. This surgery the doctors went in using the DaVinci Robot to construct a “J Pouch” out of my small intestine and connect my small… Read More »UPDATE: 2nd Ulcerative Colitis Surgery a SUCCESS