Your input or advice for reversal

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Rabbit

There are so many stories here, I'm well aware that I'm one of the luckier ones. A benign lump turned out to be endometriosis and my colon was disintegrated and couldn't be connected.

Now I seem to be ready for a reconnection after one colon specialist 6 months ago said I had to lose weight first, a second thinks that's not realistic. The tricky part is the blood in the anal mucus that always correlates to my period. The scope indicates Diversion Proctitis (lack of use) but given what started it all - well, I'm nervous they'll go in and can't reconnect. The plan is a hysterectomy at the same time given my uterus is the size of a grapefruit and clearly misbehaving - but given two c-sections and uterine ablation that stopped some wild crazy bleeding, it's not too surprising. I wish I could wait for menopause - but that will not likely happen in the near future as hormone treatments can't even stop it.

2 QUESTIONS-

-- What do you suggest or recommend I do to prepare for such a surgery?

-- After the surgery, what do you suggest or recommend I be prepared for?

Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated and put to good use.

Thank you,
Rabbit

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My reversal was a disaster, causing me to spend many hours on the loo. And surprises went back to poop BSG.

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