Good morning
Just wanted to check and see the experience of others with reversal after rectal cancer. I have an ileostomy at the moment, which I am glad I could have and that it saved my life. But as a 47-year-old, I decided to go for the reversal option; stoma for life was very scary, and the thought of it really scared me. Thinking that they would remove my organs for life was the deciding point to try and see if reversal was possible for me. I had 5 days of radiotherapy and 4 cycles of CAPOX before my LAR last December. At the moment, I am coming close to the date. I am doing pelvic floor exercises every day and was advised to use a mini irrigation system to help me prepare. Please let me know your experiences; I heard of positive and negative from the Bowel Cancer UK forum. I know everyone is different, and there are no two cases the same, as well as to prepare for a rough few weeks post-surgery. Thank you, and best wishes to all of you. Kat.
