I had my family record me before and after major surgery.

I have IBD (specifically Crohn's Disease), and this is the fourth major surgery I've had to try to keep it from destroying all my intestines! In 2018 I had a proctocolectomy, and this year I had a stoma revision and end ileostomy resection.

Surgery can be very rough on your body, so if you're having surgery, try to go into it as prepared as possible! Take walks every day, eat extra protein, and follow your doctor's advice. When recovering, know your goals and recovery milestones and look forward to them. Try to know what you're getting into, and communicate with your doctors and nurses!

If you want to know more about my Crohn's journey, check out my book, You Only Have Crohn's Once! https://leanpub.com/youonlyhavecro...

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Contents:

00:00 Day 1 Going into the OR
00:45 Postop technical issues
02:57 State of misery
04:13 The worst part of recovery
06:08 Day 2 inspiration
07:41 OT and Raspberry Pis
08:19 Day 3 Windows doesn't like Argentina
09:45 Day 4 Don't dance!
12:03 Barbie, Ken, and a homecoming
13:29 Back to the ER
14:15 Part of the one percent (not the good one)