Hernia Under Stoma

Hernia under stoma

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blueeyes52

Jul 25, 2013 12:43 am

Please can someone help me I'm in pain I got out of the hospital Tuesday the 23rd because I have a hernia under my stoma I have an ileostomy and I have been in the hospital 3 Times now and I am very sore from throwing up and this hernia is sore. I am going to have surgery August 5th I changed my wafer and bag cuz I had a burning pain and my stoma is swollen and it is sunk in where I can get a good hold and when I push to try to get to seal it hurts really bad. Should I put an ice pack on it. Please can anyone know what I can do. :'(

Any suggestions.

PatinPickering

Dec 01, 2013 4:56 pm

Hi there! My original (cancer) surgery was September 1990 so I've worn my colostomy appliance for over 22 years. Since 2007, I'd been having annual colonoscopies, so, I've developed quite a relationship with the same surgeon. In 2007, after suffering through numerous blockages he decided that a para-stomal hernia was the source of my problem. We discussed moving the colostomy to the other side (the peristomal skin around my site was a mess but we decided to maintain as much of the remaining colon as possible. So, in November'07 he did a stomal revision and hernia repair. It didn't fix the problem so, in July 2010 he referred me to a surgeon who specializes in laproscopic surgery (using mesh). It took 3 surgeries to get it done (final was May 2011) but the result is spectacular! These surgeries were in Friday morning and home at noon on Saturday.

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