As of today it’s been 14 years of having my life saving surgery. Though there have been ups and downs along with trial and errors I wouldn’t be here today.
Charleston man
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Charleston man
Thanks to all who wished me the best and congratulations on my 14 years of experience with my ileostomy. And an experience it has been and will continue to be one, It goes to show that believing in yourself and having confidence you can overcome most challenges.
Eau Claire
The surgery was done on the 10 Feb. It was not too bad but the past 2 days have not been good. I seem to sleep and sleep And can hardly get out of bed. Please tell me this is normal at this point I was told I had ovarian cancer but it turns out that's not it . I have a mass of tangled guts at the bottom of the pelvis The surgeons couldn't see past that with the laparoscopi. Yet I'm to have another in may . I am very nervous about that mostly because of the horrible liquid I have to take the previous day. It's got aspartame in it which makes me ill. I will be happy for any comments .
Beachboy
Reply to Eau Claire
Hello,
More details would help. Do you have a colostomy, Illeostomy, or Urostomy? Is it temporary or permanent?
Why did you have Ostomy surgery?
If you have pain or fever, seek medical help promptly.
Make sure you drink plenty of water. Don't drink too much at once, sip it. Too much at once will not be absorbed. Also you need electrolytes. They are available in powder form and added to water. Or you can buy water with electrolytes added. It's easy to become dehydrated with an ostomy.
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Eau Claire
Reply to Beachboy
Thank you for taking the time to read my story . I have an ostomy . It was done as an emergency procedure and as I explained they still don't know what the problem is . I am not feeling great and I am not very hopeful with the outcome. There is cancer somewhere but they don't seem to know where as they could not see when they opened me up and the biopsies came back inconclusive?? I had lost lots of weight and I had fluid retention in my legs...a lot! I find it almost impossible to regain weight. There are lots of food I can't face. Well that's it in a short version. Thank you again