Hello, I am hoping to get some information from others who have had ileostomy reversals. I am feeling quite anxious......
Just had my reversal last week and was discharged from the hospital yesterday. I had some issues with severe gas and vomiting, so I was on a liquid diet for most of my time there. I finally passed some gas and had very loose stool, and they let me go yesterday after only having one very small regular meal there. I started to eat small amounts of food/meals yesterday. I went from watery urgency movements yesterday to almost constipated very slow small movements today, and both days there was blood involved. I am so scared when I see blood as that's what happened back in December when I discovered I had a cancerous polyp in my rectum. There was a small amount of blood in one of my first loose movements in the hospital, and my doctor said it's early and not concerning.......but it has continued, and I am scared! Can you please share your experiences as I am hoping I am worrying for nothing!!
Also, last night I stretched for something and had pain in my stitched ileostomy site. Now it's pinching occasionally today and feeling tight (which wasn't there before)....I am so scared I may have given myself a hernia but hoping maybe it's just a pull and will be okay....there is no noticeable bulge. Has anyone experienced this?
PS
So glad to find this site, been feeling quite alone in this ordeal....nice to see I'm not!
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