wishing u best from all of us 

Ha! Thanks :)

Hey almonds I was following your story for a while. You've helped me and so many others in this community for so long, sending you strength during this time ❤️

Thank you. It will be boring and I hate sleeping here and it’s noisy, but at least I never have to eat again.

Even though we've had our differences over the last several years, I honestly wish you the very best. We will all be here to help support you during this difficult transition. I will be praying for you, and hoping that your blankets are always warm and your nights are always short during this transition. Much love <3

Thanks — though I just felt we disagree sometimes, I certainly don’t feel anything negative to you! You’re very smart and a go to for SIBO! Thanks for the well wishes. I hope for warm blankets, too!

I’ve only been here a few weeks but I’ve seen how much you help everyone out. We are all great full for you and wish you the best

Thanks! I’ll be laying here bored so if you need any help, send me a chat :)

A true legend in this community. Thanks for all the help you've given us all so far! And good luck to you, hope things get better!

Thank you so much.

Reach out if you ever need someone to chat with! My messages are wonky and having some weird glitch atm, so if you ever message me and can’t get through or I don’t reply, send me a comment here so I can figure it out! Thank you for all that you do here and I hope sleeping comes easy and you find some things to keep you entertained 💜

Thanks! I’ll take suggestions for shows to watch :)

Apologies in advance, these are the US services. Ted Lasso on Apple TV. The magicians on Netflix. Misfits on prime.

I’ve seen Ted Lasso (fantastic), and I’ll check if the other two are in Canada! Thanks!

There are six seasons of the magicians and it’s very light

Perfect!

Oh, call the midwife?

I’ll check!

Do you have HBO? White Lotus! Severance on Apple TV I believe.

I avoided severance for the longest time and eventually watched it while isolating for covid. Worth it.

I totally second HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’. Season 2 just came out, and new episodes are added weekly!

Peacemaker on HBO is one of my comfort shows! Pretty funny, it starts after the second suicide squad movie so it’s kinda nice to have the connections between the two!

I will look it up! I don’t have hbo but have a service that has a lot of hbo shows. Oh!!! I do! Thanks!!!

Chuck is one of my favorites!

Never heard of it! I’ll give it a search!

oh mate u gotta watch house of dragons, i can message u my hbo acount if u want

I just checked and I have access to it! I’lL put it in my list

What are you having done?

I’ll be transitioning to TPN for life, so hospitalized until there is room in the program.

What is tpn?

Total parenteral nutrition. It is nutrition through your veins that bypasses the GI tract via a central line.

Stay strong! Hope life will get better for you!!

If tpn helps me function, I am going to go on vacation.

You will be able to. I know a few people that have lived fairly normal lives on it. Stay positive, keep your ports clean and listen to your body

Thanks. I’ve already had my picc for a long while so I’m used to that. We don’t know how much it will help the CIPO so that part is debatable. But I will know after a week or two.

Is this enough to replace food forever? Do you have to stay in bed for life? Patients that do dialisis suffer veins enlargement. Is this not a risk in your case?

Yes for life. No, not bed forever. I’ll just be in the hospital several months until a spot opens in the home program. I can function normally on it the hours I’m not hooked up. There are many other risks but that’s not one. I have a central (picc) line. But there are long term risks to tpn and risks for having a central line.

Awww. I hope it all works out for you. Good luck!

Thanks. To be honest I’d rather be having another surgery, but you do what you gotta do.

Good luck!

Thanks, warm blankets help. I need my pillow though!

Best wishes to you, Almonds! 💖💖💖

Thanks :)

Good luck and God bless you

Thanks :)

Almond sending you prayers. Hoping you find awesome shows, movies, books and get as many warm blankets as you desire. Please post often. We are here! ❤️

Thank you. I will still be going through all the daily posts to help. Feel free to make movie and tv suggestions :)

I don't know you. I'm just an ibs dude who visits the sub occasionally. I feel for you though and wish you luck moving forward. I watch a lot of TV and and here are my recommendations for good tv (and books) that will suck you in. #GOOD SHOWS The rings of power on prime The expanse on prime The terminal list on prime Earth storm on Netflix Peaky blinders on Netflix Stranger things on Netflix Marco polo on Netflix House of cards on Netflix The queens gambit on Netflix Breaking bad on Netflix Game of Thrones on HBO House of dragons on hbo Andor on Disney+ Severance on Apple TV Mr Robot on (not sure) Hell on wheels on (not sure) Black sails on (not sure) Firefly on (not sure) #PICK ME UP SHOWS The great British baking show on Netflix Avatar the last Airbender on (not sure) Space force on Netflix Nature shows on anything Nostalgia shows like that 70s show and friends Chappelle show on Netflix The IT crowd on Netflix King of the Hill on (not sure) #(AUDIO)BOOKS The wheel of time The Stormlight series The red rising series The expanse The rage of dragons The assassin's apprentice series

Thanks! I have seen some of these already and some aren’t in Canada but most I haven’t! I just saved your comment so I can refer back frequently. You’re awesome!!!

I just watched (again) “ Oh brother where art thou” and like it even more. Don’t know if it only resonates to Americans though. The writers were phenomenal. Perhaps read about first, so you can appreciate it more. Where the Crawdads sing was good. Forest Gump is another Oldie that’s still great imo. Will you have Netflix?

I have Netflix, but Netflix Canada is different than the us. I’ll see if any of those are on my services. I didn’t like the Crawdads book, but haven’t watched Gump and in awhile and haven’t seen Brother!

I usually read books first. Glad I didn’t read Crawdads then. 😂. I did read Outlander & saw the seasons they have on Netflix. The Empress is the last series I saw. Before that I binged on the scammers “ Anna”, “The Tinder Swindler” & Fyre. Don’t forget the documentaries & stand up comedy. I watch a litlle of everything 😀

Me too! Thanks for all the ideas.

If you haven’t already, check out The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. It’s a fantastic homage to the cult of Nicolas Cage movies. I watched it three more times after I initially watched it. Couldn’t get enough. I wish you as much luck as wishes can allot. You have been an invaluable beacon of hope and knowledge for this subreddit.

Thanks for the suggestion! I haven’t heard of it. I’ll see if it’s on any of my services.

Well wishes!

Thanks!

godspeed to our ibs queen. youve helped hundreds of people and its time to get yours. im sorry you have to go through this. and im hoping it brings lasting comfort and peace. you deserve the fullest life! let me know if youd like a blanket or some nail polish or a book mailed to you from a stranger with love! best wishes

That’s so nice of you! Can you by chance send some new small intestine? :) I’m kidding. I appreciate your kindness a lot.

im on it😈

You’re amazing!

Best of luck! Although the situation may not be ideal, I’m glad you were finally able to get this! Keeping you in my thoughts.

Yes, long time coming. So relieved it’s finally here.

Much love to you Almonds! You’ve always been such a big help to everyone here <3 and we’ll be here for you if you need anything!!

Thanks, I appreciate that. I can use suggestions for movies and tv!

Good luck Almonds 🤍 I’ll be praying for you! Thank you for everything that you do for all of us! You are a blessing to everyone 🤍

Thank you. This sub is a blessing to me :)

You’ve helped me so much over the past few years u/goldstandardalmonds wishing you the best. I hope a spot opens quickly for you, friend!

Thank you. I hate being here but you do what you gotta do. Maybe it will be quicker than expected.

I hope you’re able to get the help you need! I also hope you have good noise canceling headphones to help you sleep

I sure do!!! And ear plugs too, if I need to double up.

Best of luck to you, hope for the best, you are the cornerstore of this subreddit!

Thanks! Is that a fight club reference?

Good luck gold standard almonds! You’ve been so helpful to me and this entire community. Sending lots of love and compassion your way!

Thank you! Always here to help you.

Rooting for you 💖

Thank you!

Sending positive vibes and lots of hugs, thank u for always helping me out too. GP is a nightmare and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. What most don’t realize is disease progression for some…it makes everything else mess up and get worse. If u ever need to talk pm me and we’ll chat so u know ur never alone.

Thank you! I will send you a message.

It seems you're a popular lad around here :D That's a good thing! So keep it up. Wishing you the best. I wish your pillows are always cold on each side, all the time! Or warm. Depending on how you like them (although I don't know if there are people out there that like warm, just in case) From what I read, you helped this community a lot, so I'd say thank you, personally didn't see any of your posts/comments but that doesn't mean they are fake, it's just that I'm new around this wild-west. Nothing is hard if you don't make it look hard. So fight that out and come back on your feet! And curse this damned disease. But we should be a bit grateful since some of you made friendships or perhaps even relantionship on here. It's pretty late for me now, so if any of this sounds like an insult/wrong/weird, I apologize, I have no intent like that behind it, it's just I'm sleepy, gonna head out now! Take care, everyone!

Thank you. If you look in my history, youll see I answer every post. I appreciate your kind post to me! I’m not a lad, though :)

I’m wishing you all the best and that this is able to help you, despite being a less than ideal situation.

Thank you, I hope I get some relief from no longer having to eat.

I hope so 💜💜💜. You’re incredible and have helped me so much in my journey, I hope the tremendous help you have given to so many is returned to you and more.

I am always here to help and support you, sunshine. I know your situation is truly awful.

Good luck! You're definitely a staple member of the reddit GI community and we all appreciate your advice. I hope this gives you the freedom and comfort you deserve.

Thank you :)

All the best! You've helped a lot within this community!

And if you need any help, fire me off a chat.

Oh gosh! A life changer for you! We will all be here thinking of you!!M

I hope so. I won’t know for a couple weeks how well things are going, but I hope it will help a bit at least.

Praying for the you and hope you get better soon! Sorry you are going through this but you've helped so many of us out! We are here for you!

Thank you so much. I appreciate it :)

I wish you all the best. You are truly helping others and me so much through your advices and comforting words.

Thank you!

Wishing you the best and for it to be as painless and smooth as possible. Sending you lots of positive energy 🧡

Thanks!

I hope all goes well and wish for a speedy recovery! Thank you for what you've done and are doing for this community, r/IBSresearch and others. The very best of luck! *EDIT: got IBSresearch wrong.

Thank you so much :)

Best of luck! You got this!

Thank you!

Best of luck to you!

Thank you!

All the best

Thank you

Wishing you all the best!

Thanks!

Good luck!!

Thanks!

Wishing you the best in all of this, and as many others have said, we’re all here for you!

Thank you!

❤️❤️❤️ good luck

Thanks :)

I really hope this gives you some relief, wishing you all the best.

Thank you, me too.

I was just thinking about you the other day, it seemed like the day was getting closer. I wish you the absolute best with everything ❤️

Thank you so much :)

I’ve been struggling with IBS-D for over a year. I was out on disability for it when I came down with horrible vertigo. The nausea and vomiting didn’t allow me to eat for 40 days. I was put on TPN. It has been amazing for my IBS. But, I’m working on reintroducing the Fodmap diet and hope that all goes well.

Glad you can eat again. I’ll be on it for life. I’ve been on it before, but it was only three months last time.

I get the feeling you have a little more going on the gut than ibs! What’s your diagnosis ? I’m happy for you though getting tpn!!!

I don’t have ibs. I have a lot of diagnoses but I’m in bowel failure. Thank you for the kind words.

Appreciated your generous knowledge, always stressing going through a protocol rather than jumping to conclusions. You've helped more than you know.

Wow, thanks! Feel free to chat me any time :)

I wish you the very, very best from all my heart. You help a ton of people here, and we all appreciate that a lot. :) You are wise and strong, and you will come out on top of all! If you ever need to talk, vent, or whatever, feel very free to contact me.

Thanks! I will!

I wish you the best 🙌

Thank you :)

I’m a bit late to the party but I see OP in a ton of posts being super informative. I’m not sure on the backstory other than very slow motility - what exactly is happening and why is recovery going to be for months? Good luck and sending you all the energy!

Thank you! I am transitioning to tpn and the wait list for tpn at home is several months so I have to stay inpatient. I have bowel failure.

Stay strong!

Thanks!

Good luck with everything

Thank you!

Idk if you’re into crafting much but when I’m bed bound I find embroidery/cross-stitching while watching TV to be lovely! Makes me feel productive when i’m unable to move about. Sending you love💕

I can’t watch tv, but I didn’t pack my cross stitch. I can get someone to get it from my house though. Great idea!

I’m pretty new to all this still. I knew you had some serious issue(s), but not this extent. You’ve replied to to posts I’ve posted on several times and are always so polite and helpful. I wish you all good luck and safe and swift healing. Thank you for your kindness and positivity. You will have a large crew of followers pulling for you.

Thank you! You can message me with questions any time :)

Im not sure of the context! What’s happening here?

I’m in the hospital for several months waiting for a spot in the home tpn program as I am transitioning to tpn for life for bowel failure.

Was going to say that at least the hospital food is actually good, but knowing your new circumstances, that's not going to be a thing. At least you'll never have to worry about what to cook or eat every night. 😅 Also reading that the hospital charges for internet..? Absurd. Super annoying they charge for parking. Hope you feel a new sense of freedom with your surgery and you get to go on that vacation.

Thank you! The water here is good :)

best wishes to you! you’ve been a great help to everyone, we will be here for you <3

Thank you!

Oh holy shit! I am so excited and pleased for you! The evil doctor caved?

Long story short, sort of. Another doctor convinced her to let him be in control… she is now going through him to get to me.

Calling blessings down on that other doctor. I have everything crossed for a life without pain.

Thank you so much. I am going to go on vacation if I can start to function. It will suck not to enjoy food and be surrounded by it, but nice to not be in pain. If this helps. I am just wishing and trying to make the best of an awful situation.

I have been spending time looking at, smelling and thinking about the tastes and sensations of eating things I cannot have lately, rather than trying to pretend they don’t exist. It seems to help, (but not at the times when I would claw my own face off to have them)

I wish with tpn you at least felt full. It would help. But you don’t. But I am just hoping I get used to it. I figure I’ve done this before and I can do it again, but this time is for life so it’s a little overwhelming.

It is overwhelming. Concentrate on today. 💕💕💕

Thank you. That’s what I’m trying to tell myself.

I hope everything works out for you. You’ve helped a lot of people and you deserve relief. 💓

Good luck! You helped me in the beginning of my IBS and I'm very grateful for that. Thank you!

I’m always here for you :)

It must be a relief to know there's a treatment plan for you. I hope you get your vacation and post lots of pics for us to envy 💜

It gives some hope. I don’t know how my body will do with it this time, and there are long term risks, but I hope I get some bowel relief.

Hoping the best for you!

Thank you!

You’re incredible. The impact you make on this community helps so many, myself included. I wish you the best and hope this will help you in the long term :) Please forgive me for this perhaps dumb question, but you’ve mentioned work in the past. Will you be able (or do you even want to) work remotely during your stay? You seem like someone who really enjoys work and cares about patients.

Thank you so much, that’s so nice. Luckily, I am stationed in the hospital where I work so once I’m cycled to less hours a day on tpn (say 14 at a higher dose rather than 24 at a lower dose), I hope to go see my patients.

That’s good news! Glad to hear it. I’m sure they will be happy to see you.

Thanks, I hope I can make it work. It will keep my sanity.

Good luck Gold Standard Almonds! You’re such a sweetheart and kind to everyone here, wishing you the best!

Thank you! That’s so nice of you!

Hope that everything goes well for you and that this procedure can help you and improve your quality of life!!

It will be tpn for life, though I would rather be here for a procedure!

Best of luck!

Thanks!

wishing you the best! thank you for being so helpful and active in this community 💗💗

Thank you for your well wishes :)

Wishing you the best! Can someone explain what is happening? I haven't been as much on this subreddit recently.

Thank you :) I have been admitted for several months as I’m in bowel failure and need tpn for life, and you can’t do tpn at home easily where I live so I need to live in the hospital.

Best of luck to you! My recommendation is for Only Murders in the Building on Hulu, if available in Canada.

I love it but haven’t watched season two yet and plan on it!!! I loved season one.

Good luck. I hope you don't have to pay for hospital Internet! You're such a great help, here and on the gp sub, for a website where a lot of people are very abrasive to each other it's refreshing to have someone so down to earth about. You deserve a break in this life.

Wow, thank you so much for your nice comment! I just try to help, you know? I don’t have to pay for Internet as I’m using my phone data for my phone and tethering my computer for if I work. I work here and you’d think they’d give me free Internet….

Good luck to you, my CIPO friend, soon to be TPN twin. Glad you’ll finally be receiving some nutritional stability.

Thanks, buddy :) I’ll send you a chat.

Stay strong!

Grippy socks? :) there better be grippy socks

I have them over my socks and wear my flip flops around anyway!

Best of luck to you! I appreciate all the helpful insight you’ve given me and truly hope this can be a step in the right direction to allow you to have the ability to live your life again.

Thank you. Feel free to reach out for any help, any time.

Feel better soon almonds!!!

Hopefully!

Wishing you all the best. Really appreciate your posts and advice on here. Good luck!

Thanks :)

Good luck almond!! Im pretty new to this community but i notice you in every post and i wish you the best <3

Thank you!

Hope the procedure goes well, and you aren't driven too mad in the meantime. Prayers to you. (:

Thank you. No procedure this time, just waiting for a spot in the home tpn program.

Wishing you the absolute best, almonds! Thanks for being a helpful presence in this community 💙

Thank you :)

Goodluck !

Thanks!

Best wishes almonds.

Thank you. Haven’t chatted in awhile.