Hi there - you can post on the forum if you are a free member - because I do and am!
Will post your question below - not something I can comment on as I haven't as yet had one - and despite having no bowel disease not sure if I ever will! Am sure you will get plenty of responses though ..... Rach xx
My husband had a reversal of his ileostomy 20th July 2010...just wanted advice on recovery time. In Jan 2010 he woke up with a stoma bag after a 10hr surgery to save his life after a pancreas transplant that rejected, rupturing his vena cava, aorta, and bowel. He lost 13 liters = 22 pints of blood plus a few inches of bowel. He was told the stoma was reversible, thus he nagged for it to be done. Although he was chuffed to see the bag gone...6 days post-op he is regretting having it reversed. Currently he is in a lot of pain, abdomen very swollen, bloated feeling all the time, severe nausea...he keeps saying he doesn't think he'll get out of the hospital alive!! As I am a free member, I cannot write on the forum or chat exclusively or message anyone, but would love advice on how long all this takes to heal. To contact anyone, I can wink so will if that's ok. He was thinking he would be back at work within two weeks but reading the forum it sounds like years rather than weeks!! Thank you in advance.
Will post your question below - not something I can comment on as I haven't as yet had one - and despite having no bowel disease not sure if I ever will! Am sure you will get plenty of responses though ..... Rach xx
My husband had a reversal of his ileostomy 20th July 2010...just wanted advice on recovery time. In Jan 2010 he woke up with a stoma bag after a 10hr surgery to save his life after a pancreas transplant that rejected, rupturing his vena cava, aorta, and bowel. He lost 13 liters = 22 pints of blood plus a few inches of bowel. He was told the stoma was reversible, thus he nagged for it to be done. Although he was chuffed to see the bag gone...6 days post-op he is regretting having it reversed. Currently he is in a lot of pain, abdomen very swollen, bloated feeling all the time, severe nausea...he keeps saying he doesn't think he'll get out of the hospital alive!! As I am a free member, I cannot write on the forum or chat exclusively or message anyone, but would love advice on how long all this takes to heal. To contact anyone, I can wink so will if that's ok. He was thinking he would be back at work within two weeks but reading the forum it sounds like years rather than weeks!! Thank you in advance.