You Will Have a New Life.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1370/afm.2181 and PMC identifier 5847357.
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Abstract
This narrative presents my personal reflections as a medical anthropology researcher, and my journey as a chronic patient suffering for 30 years from ulcerative colitis. My surgeon promised me "a new life" after recommending a total colectomy 20 years ago. Indeed, a new life did begin following surgery, but I find I must renegotiate the challenges and rewards of this new life nearly every day.
Medical subject headings
- Colitis, Ulcerative