I'm 73 and had an emergency colostomy six months ago.
I had septic shock, congestive heart failure, anemia, and was in the ICU for 2 weeks on a ventilator.
I'm having the reversal done a week from tomorrow.
My surgeon had me get a CAT scan, bloodwork, and a colonoscopy.
Everything looks good.
I'm a nervous wreck the closer the surgery gets.
I'm having it done in a large hospital in Ft. Worth with top surgeons.
It scares me after what I went through.
You made it through all that. To now face your final surgery. Good surgeons and God will watch over you.
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Hello everyone!!!
It has been almost a year since joining this site. I just wanted to share. I know a lot of people get concerned about meeting someone on here. I'm not a lifer membership and I had someone initiate to take me out. I've been divorced since 2009. He lives in Chicago. I ignored the first time thinking he was joking. I live in Milwaukee. So a month later he sent me a message through this site saying he wanted to meet me. That was in April this year. I must say it was the best thing that could happen to me. We talk almost every day. We have so much in common. He comes up all the time to spend the day or weekend together. It really does make a difference when someone has an ostomy like you. Such understanding and we always have something to talk about. I want to share because sometimes people think it's hard to meet someone or they say this site doesn't work. I'm a testimony that this site does work. We are talking marriage this time next year. I will keep you posted.
You should be in better health now. I do not know about your general health, but people usually do quite well with closure.
