Barbie Butt Surgery: The Most Painful Experience

I can't believe that this month I've had my ostomy for three years now. My permanent one was in January of 2024, but my original ostomy was in June of 2022. Barbie butt surgery was the most painful surgery I have ever had in my life. Getting a wound in your buttock is not easy to heal either. So far, with my ostomy, I've had two blockages, which resulted in getting an NG tube. I just think you have to be a brave person to go through what we go through with these issues.

I agree, we are a brave bunch. Most people couldn't imagine what we've gone through.

Hi, hope you're doing okay. I had that surgery done in 1995; believe me, we are brave warriors, that's for sure. I had a nurse at home who came to pack and unpack that area, which took forever. My surgery took almost 3 years to heal; it was a very long road to get better. I think we go through more than people would ever know. Thankfully, I'm here to tell my story, as all of us on this site have patience. It will get better; be strong 💪, keep busy with all good things. We are all here to help!!!! Be well. Regards,

S.I.L.

Hope you're well now, keep fighting and, most of all, laughing; it's the best medicine.

I'm far from brave; nurses were almost tying me down with ropes to stop me from running away when I went for my first surgery at 19. I'm just very lucky to have been given another chance to live.

Barbie butt surgery wasn't bad. Getting it to heal with radiation damage was a pain in the ass. The most painful surgery was getting tubes in my ears for HBO therapy; I still tear up thinking about it.

My Ostomy Journey: LeeAnne | Hollister

You are more beautiful in spite of it. I've had my bladder removed, and I can tell you it was the most challenging and difficult recovery I've ever had to adjust to or deal with. I have also had two bowel blockages and an NG tube. Twice. I then had to have a stoma revision and mesh put in my entire abdomen, which almost killed me. I had a blood clot and a partially collapsed lung. I spent 15 days in the hospital. But we are both still here. That's the beauty of it. 💝🎁

Every single person in the organization is a gold medal winner for the stamina and patience they have all put up with, and all scars are a badge of honor to show with pride. Love you all.

Regards, IGGIE

Hi, all. The pain I myself have endured has been a kidney stone, kidney butt, and blockage. The kidney stone made me throw up; the kidney butt was prolonged and constant for almost a week. But the worst blockage I had, and the pain made me pass out and throw up on myself, in which case my wife hauled me to the ER, and surgery followed.

What many of you have gone through and coped with with such bravery amazes me. You are heroes.

The most painful for me was the sigmoid colon resection I had 3 to 4 years ago, 20 staples up from my waistband to my belly button. Man, that shit was like being stabbed with a jagged rusty blade every time I needed to stand up from sitting down. I learned to roll over on the sofa and push myself up backward. I slept on that sofa for a week before I was able to do stairs. 😅

When I got my Ken Butt, I don't know if I was just lucky or I had a fantastic surgeon, but I had no pain in that area. People on here talk about getting their cheeks stitched together, which seems like overkill. All my surgeon did was remove the J-Pouch, stitched my butt hole together, and formed an ileostomy, and I never got any pain from there at all.

IGGIE

I'm so sorry that you are going through this pain. I have been there too almost 50 years ago. I also had perennial fistulas to deal with for a couple of years. This was all in Toronto, Canada, and then I moved to California. I saw a surgeon at UCLA, and they wanted to perform extensive surgery, saying that I likely had a fistula on the inside. I contacted my surgeon from Toronto, and he warned me not to do anything else other than to have 3 sitz baths every day. It took a couple of months, but it finally healed. I hope yours heals soon.

You have a beautiful, positive outlook! I appreciate hearing your story. No one really knows what we go through day to day. It's up to us to push on and be grateful we're still alive!

My colonoscopy doctor wants me to have it done. I'm too scared. I've had my ostomy for 4 years. I have Lynch syndrome for colon cancer. I'm too chicken.

My colonoscopy doctor wants me to have it done. I'm too scared. I've had my ostomy for 4 years. I have Lynch syndrome for colon cancer. I'm too chicken.

I had "Ken Butt" surgery. I had no pain. Butt (haha) I had a blockage and needed an NG tube. When a doctor would ask, "What is your pain at, 1-10?", I always used scalding water as my "10". An NG tube is now my new standard. As you saw, it too will pass. Here's to you staying healthy, happy, and NG free!

Best of health,

SharkFan

New here. I just had "Barbie butt" surgery on May 1st. I was so miserable until around one week ago when things started getting better. The most painful surgery I have ever experienced. She said it would take three to four hours. I ended up in surgery for almost ten hours. She said once she got in there, she saw she needed to remove the anus as well. I went under anesthesia thinking I was just having my colon and rectum removed and an ileostomy placed. I woke up to uncontrollable pain. It took the nurses over an hour to get it under control. I was hysterically crying and yelling that there was pain in my butt, and I think they thought I was just exaggerating. Kind of embarrassing now, but being loopy from anesthesia, I tried getting up and started trying to rip everything out because no one would listen to me. My family walked in to see me screaming in pain, begging the nurses to just let me stand up to get off my butt. Finally, after my failed attempt at escaping, the charge nurse came in and put me in my place, lol, and once I calmly explained my pain level and begged her to help me, she sat me up on the side of the bed briefly, and they said the look of relief on my face and the way I immediately calmed down let them know I wasn't exaggerating. It took all of that for someone to even look and see why I was hurting in my butt area. The nurse said, "Oh, weird, there's very hard packing down there." No notation had been made in my chart... no one knew why I had packing in my butt crack. It took hours to find out that my butt was sewn shut. I woke up instantly regretting the surgery. I was a complete menace upon waking up! But things are progressing much better now. I still have stitches around my stoma and my bottom. I cannot wait for them to heal already.

My ileostomy is now permanent, but due to the fistulas I suffered from Crohn's, they removed the rectum but did not perform the closure part of the surgery. It will be 10 years in October, so I have basically had a surgical wound for all that time.

My most recent consultation with the surgeons means they are not planning to do the closure yet. I am healthy, and my Crohn's is under control. So they don't want to risk surgery and put me through it until they need to.

I know it's something I have to face, and part of me wants it to be over.

You know, I always want to ask about other people's experiences with an NG tube, but I'm afraid to. My one experience was worse than my ileostomy surgery (December 2023)! I pray every single day that I never get another blockage because I NEVER want the NG experience again. And please, if anyone on this site has had a positive NG experience, PLEASE share it because I want to know that a good experience is possible. The fear of having another obstruction takes way too much of my brain space, and I am paranoid about every bite I put in my mouth, even though my one and only obstruction was caused by a surgical adhesion (scar tissue) and not something I ate. Please tell me someone who didn't have the same horror story I did with the NG tube. I need a positive experience to think about versus mine. Much thanks.

All the best from Australia 🦘

I had the NG tube for about 4 days after the colostomy surgery last June. Yes, it was very uncomfortable but not unbearable. Of course, I wish I didn't need to have this again for the rest of my life. However, since I am a Christian, I truly believe that God loves me no matter what. And He will not let me go through the pain for no reason. So I prayed hard every day. The battle was finally over. Though the healing process was slow, I am thankful to God that I am still alive. And I am 90% back to my normal life now!

100% agree. It was brutal.

I was in for a colostomy reversal that failed, so I needed an ileostomy. There were complications that led to a 3-month stay.

I had an NG tube for 2 weeks; they removed it, I went into shock, and they had to put it back in for another week.

While having the tube in for that long was not fun, there were moments when I was thankful for it.

I had bouts of nausea that were horrible. It turned out that the tube had moved out of position, and the nausea didn't let up until the tube was adjusted. The relief was immediate. It made my hospital stay bearable.

At least I am able to wear sexy underwear now after the surgery! I'm happy about that. Before I had APR surgery, I was wearing Depends because my butt was leaking. After my butt got sewn up, it was sexy underwear all the way.

I have had the NG tube more times than I can count. After one of my surgeries, it was put in and taken out at least five times within two weeks, and that was just one of many stays and many months in the hospital. Some of the times were absolutely brutal; other times were not so bad. I always just reminded myself that it was better than the pain and nausea I had without it. It has been about three years now since the last time I needed it, so I'm hopeful it never happens again. I also live in fear of it, but it has gotten better. Just try to distract yourself with other thoughts, keep your mind busy, and remind yourself that it will be okay.

I had an NG tube in March for one week. It was my first time.

I had to do some deep breathing after the first insertion failed. Once it was in, it was totally fine. If I need one in the future, relaxation and distraction will be what helps me.

Don't live in fear of it, as you said it wasn't the cause of something you ate. Scar tissue from treatments is more likely the cause. After that experience, I'm finally realizing socializing with supportive people is the better choice over fear. Enjoy and look to the positive in every day! Best wishes to you!