small bowel resection Archives - Belle Brita https://bellebrita.com/tag/small-bowel-resection/ A Christian Feminist Lifestyle Blog Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:44:17 +0000 en hourly 1 70618101 My Small Bowel Resection Story: the Day of Surgery http://bellebrita.com/2022/01/my-small-bowel-resection-surgery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-small-bowel-resection-surgery Fri, 14 Jan 2022 18:44:17 +0000 http://bellebrita.com/?p=7926 On the morning of December 2, 2021, Dan and I arrived at Northside Hospital around 5:20am. The hospital didn’t even open its doors until 5:30am. My surgery was scheduled at the earliest possible time that day. We checked in with the receptionist in the first waiting room. After waiting for maybe 5-10 minutes, a woman... [Read More]

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]]> 7926 My Small Bowel Resection Story (Prologue) http://bellebrita.com/2021/12/small-bowel-resection-prologue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=small-bowel-resection-prologue Wed, 29 Dec 2021 22:36:12 +0000 http://bellebrita.com/?p=7916 I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease more than 25 years ago, at just 8 years old. While my parents tried to shield me from some of the scarier aspects of living with an Irritable Bowel Disease, I eventually realized that I might need surgery one day. Specifically, I’ve known for almost 20 years that I... [Read More]

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