Illestomy reversal

Hello everyone hope all is well. Due to get my reversal June 9th, I was just wondering what to expect after having the reversal.  Heard some bad stories and don't know anyone personally that had to deal with this and feed back would be nice. Thanks in advance

Lrasphong- I had an ileostomy reversal a little over a year ago. At first I made 10-12 trips to the bathroom per day and now it's down to around 5. A lot of it depends on what and how much you eat. For the first few months I had to be sure I could get to a bathroom quickly enough, and now I have much better control, and I'll always have to watch how much I eat. I was lucky that I didn't have complications because I had a great surgeon. Before the reversal, I was afraid, too, because of the horror stories, then decided to focus on the positives rather than the negatives. Just be sure to do exactly what your doctor tells you. This is something you can't rush through.  You were on here a while back and I wondered what happened to you, so I'm glad you're back. Keep us posted, okay? Good luck!

hi i had a reversal. they do not last forever. now i have a permanent illeostomy. not happy but i am alive. many surgeons now do not believe in reversals  good luck

Hi  Lrasphong,happy you are able to get a reversal and have a lot of concerns. There are three people that are on this site that had it done. You can look them up under Find Members and talk to them. They are newbeee, inspired47, and currentsitguy. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Thank you very much lovely and hope you enjoy the rest of your day 

Thanks for the reassurance and kind words.. mentally I was drained with having this bag and kind of went in to my own little world threw working 60 hour weeks 6days a week . Went back to Ny to get the reversal but the coronavirus hit and had it canceled.  Fast forward came back to sc to get it done in June the 9th .. you always answered my questions and I appreciated it more then you know. I hope your days has gone well. Send love and prayers.

I dont understand what happened.? I'm sorry to hear that but thank God your still alive and God bless you

Hi Ostemate.  I am a male of 70 years young.  On December 31, 1965, I was admitted to my local hospital by ambulance with what I thought was Bronchitis.  I was going out of it by this time (11:00 A.M. and was rushed to emerg.  That night, ( midnight ) I was sent to a bigger hospital ( 100 miles away ) To make a long story short I had double pneumonia, and a perforated large bowel in two places.  I had my surgery and for 7 months of recovery I had my date for a reversal ( Set.17 )  I was in hosp. for 10 days and sent home with things working well. Five days later I was back in for emerg. surgery.  That last trip to the hosp. knocked the shit out of me.  Since then I have had my permanent buddy with me.  Don't let my bad episode sway your decision one way or another.  I am doing ok, but it sure was a life changer.  For me, it has made traveling more than one hour totally out of the question.  For the 3 surgeries, I was never sewn together, my doctor whom was excellent, used what they called a vac machine.  Works just like a vacuum cleaner, but at a low level of suction.  Also, when I was in the last time, I went through 25 changes in 2 days.  I was bleeding from changing so often, that I was put on a double pic line for two weeks.  No fun!  Good luck good friend, and keep us posted .

Congratulations on your reversal! I will be thinking of you with positive thoughts of a success surgery! Keep us posted and share your experience so others can benefit from it as well. 
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Thank you for your kind words and sharing your experience I appreciate your comments more then you know and I will keep you updated. God bless you and everyone in the world

Thank you very much and I appreciate the positive energy. I will keep you update and either way it goes i will continue to interact with this site

I hope your reversal went well.

I had a reversal to a new j-pouch in 1991, and it lasted for 28 years; most of those were good years.  This past January, I had a new ileostomy to allow for for additional treatments, but the internal pouch is still internal and intact.  On the initial reversal, there was training time understanding how much urgency was required on bathroom visits.  Visits were 5-15 per day, depending on diet and possible presence of pouchitis.  I SCUBA dive, water ski, sky dive, camp/hike, work on classic cars, and have worked up the the C-suite during that time.  I just think about tomorrow's activity today, and adjust diets and schedule accordingly.  I am currently working on my new normal, and hope to have the next reversal in early 2021.