colostomy reversal

I had my reversal may 13 2015, my belly is distended (doc says gas) quite big, I am in the bathroom constantly with diarrhea, and it's not a lot of it but I have to go or I'll have an accident, I have terrible cramping I can see movement in my belly when I cramp up, very painful, I take Sennaca and colace because 2 weeks ago I was so constipated, I was throwing up and in pain. My husband took me to the hospital 6 days ago and they did a scan and a enema, it helped but I hve no appetite and forcing myself to get foods in, but I have to go immediately after I wat anything..I am depressed but of course I no longer have cancer, but this is crazy, I'm so uncomfortable and miserable, I now noticed blood and will call doc in morning. Sorry for the long note, I'm just lost. Thanks for letting me vent. Christy

your Story sounds so much like mine I had a bad case of diverticouitis and went to dr.s that didnt know what they were doing. Finally I got so bad my son took me to his dr. I am widowed so I had no one to help but my aunt and my best friend helped me with the bag so much.. I had my reversal 1 year ago and I have been very blessed I feel great and people are amazed cause I looked like death at the time I had the infection. I also had part of my bladder removed and my appendix cause the infection was so bad.Now my biggest problem is that I think more foods give me gas pains just have to learn what to avoid.. It really does help to here other peoples stories.

hello my name is nancy from cocoa fl.had colon surgery/got bag with intention of reversal.not happy with dr/makes lite of every question of my concern/from yellow/greenish drainage from incision site for 6 weeks now advised to just clean with soap/water/dry dressing.home health nurse called him 2 x just same instructions..also have severe skin rash around wafer and lower abd/he sts yeast infection ordered nystatin powder/not helping..wafer will not stick even if brushed on lightly/with adhesivie powder/past etc.back and forth to serguin every1-2 weeks for last 8 weeks and no help/relief..how did you get anothe dr to take over and how do you know if they are a GOOD dr..please email me at

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so we can chat...thanks so much for your time...Nancy

Hi I have a hernia on my stoma too. Did you get your colostomy reversed? Did they take care of your hernia too at the same time as reversal . I am going to the Dr on Nov 4 2015 to talk about the reversal. I'd like to know how you are doing. How long for recovery etc. I am a dog musher with 10 dogs. Like to know about recovery time tg so so much. Sincerely Sue

 

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I had emergency surgery for a perforated colon (Diverticulitis).. I was in the hospital 9 days after surgery. I went home with an ostomy bag, something that I had never heard of. I have reversal surgery scheduled in 2 weeks. I can't wait - I'll trade this bag for anything & will never ever complain, not once, about future bowel functions.

I had a perforated colon also from diverticulitis (Oct. 2013). Colostomy and 4 months later the reversal. Then got an infection that had to be dug out with another surgery and a woundvac. It was insane, I had never heard of a colostomy or anything of the nature. After the reversal I had crazy frequent BMs that were liquid for about a year. Today, two years later they are still very loose. I too get nervous about an accident but just do a LOT of planning when traveling, etc. Things have leveled off. BMs are less frequent and slightly less liquid. But I am A-OK. You will be too! It is scary and there is not a lot of info out there, especially in the US it seemed to me. Life goes back to normal. Look forward to life after. So happy to be past all of this and moving on!

I had reversal surgery 10weeks ago,,,,everything went great was only in hospital 3 days,,,,stomach a little bloated but i feel fantastic,,good luck

Just after 2nd operation reveal of stomach way better operation and home after a week felling great 5 weeks later but very booted way better than the emergency 1st operation

Same problem had a emergency temp colostomy for 6 months, since my reversal I feel as though I need to have a bowel movement all the time, and just a few small pieces of stool come out, I have had 5 colonoscopies to dilate a stricker which has developed at the anastamosis site. I am OK for about two weeks and then it starts all over again, running to the bathroom 20 times a day, lots of gas and little stool, I am just misrable

Are your bowels back to normal ? It's been two years and still ibs d and
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Dear sir i have a question, After the surgery of removing the side bag how long it took for you to go to the toilet, did you went directly or you waited for days ?

Dear sir i have a question, After the surgery of removing the side bag how long it took for you to go to the toilet, did you went directly or you waited for days ?

I was told to wait 1 yr before the reversal. this operation is not a walk in the park however well worth it,! HOpe you proceed with the treatment

I had an episode of diverticulitis 10 years ago (2006) I was admitted to the hospital put on antibiotics for 24 hours, within that time frame I was feeling 90% and was discharge. Over the course of 10 years I would have "flare ups" but with some antibiotics it always knocked it out. In April 2016 the antibiotics weren't helping ended up in the ER and admitted to the hospital where they put me on antibiotics for 6 days along with lots of Dilaudid for the pain. I don't do well on narcotics of any sort so that added to feeling like c**p, finally on day 6 I woke my head up enough and requested another CAT scan and the surgeon. He determined I had 5 big abscesses and a small perforation which needed surgery immediately. Once in surgery he determined that the infected colon needed to be removed (7 inches) and a colostomy bag was placed to allow the colon to heal. Once I went to see a "colostomy nurse" the bag was no issue for me. I ate nothing but foods that were super high in protein, no sugar, no processed food and no dairy( I love love milk) for 12 weeks then I returned back to surgery for a reversal and ovarian/fallopian tube removal since I tested positive for the ovarian cancer gene(I'm 54). The surgery itself went well but again my puking was because of the morphine, I was in the hospital for 6 days and currently on week 3 of recovery. I have been eating mainly high protein whole foods and 16- 8oz of water a day for the healing and have slowly been adding the fiber. The bowel movements have returned back to normal and occasionally a few pains here and there because I didn't drink enough water(which I can't stand lol). None of this has been easy, surgery is awful but necessary. Luckily, I'm past string bikinis because my abdomen looks like I've been through a battle! haha Stay positive eat high protein organic foods, no sugar or processed foods or milk, take natural multivitamins and some vitamin C to help your body heal and sleep a lot so your energy can go to healing. I returned back to work 3-4 hours feeling pretty normal except low energy which I expect to return in the next few months. The only regret I have is that 10 years ago I didn't have a colonoscopy and see a naturalist doctor to figure out what foods to eat or not eat to prevent this whole surgery thing. It's not fun but it does get better each day. Hang in there!

Your message was very helpful. Thanks. I've had my first surgery in late June, the second surgery is in October. Very much ready to release this bag. Hoping and praying for a full recovery in my situation. Anxious, and scared at the same time. Reading all the responses in this article, I guess everyone has different issues. Well, I'm going to Ace, this one. But, I thank you for your enquiry.