Hi everyone 👋🏻. I had my surgery on February 28 and got home on March 4. I am still in a little pain, especially in my bladder area. I don't know if that is part of the recovery. I also now have a retracted stoma 😳. I do have a call into my surgeon's office and am waiting for a call back. I also have an appointment on Wednesday. Has anyone else had this happen to them? I'm praying it can be fixed 🙏🏻
Liger
Mar 10, 2025 10:59 pm
IGGIE
Mar 11, 2025 2:34 am
G-Day Liger,
After my PH, my stoma retracted but came good a couple of weeks later. Now it is a little smaller again but still okay.
Just take things easy and you should be right.
Regards, IGGIE
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infinitycastle52777
Mar 11, 2025 5:23 pm
I am going to have a parastomal hernia repair and an incisional hernia repair done on May 15th. I hope my stoma doesn't retract after that. If it goes in any more than it already is, there won't be anything left of it. I hope you can get yours sorted out. Please keep us posted on your progress.
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Liger
Mar 11, 2025 9:22 pm
Oh my goodness, it did? Whew. I hope that is the case for me too🙏🏻. Thank you, Iggie😊
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justincases72
Mar 12, 2025 11:09 am
I have the hernia around
my soma, and he said, "I don't want to do that surgery; it is a long and painful recovery. Just lose some weight, and we will go from there." It's been 4 years. I just have a rap with a hole in it. It seems to help. You can get your ostomy bag supplier to order you one.