I am having surgery in April to move the ileostomy to the left side of abdomen as well as an abdominal hernia repair and stoma prolapse repair. I'm wondering if anyone has had this surgery and how successful it was. Hope to hear from someone.
Sierra
Feb 27, 2016 4:13 pm
Ewesful
Mar 06, 2016 1:35 am
I have not but I have a friend who has from cancer and radiation poisoning. She has no problem with it. See what they can give you for location choices and pick what is best for you. Good luck!
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Posted by: Bagface
Angelica- As usual, you've written another interesting post. February 5th, 2019, was my reversal surgery after having an ileo for 6 months. I'm one of those fortunate success stories. Of course, things are different now, and I still have to be careful about what and how much I eat, as I don't have a colon. At first, I was afraid to leave the house. My biggest fear was having to use a public bathroom and have the toilet not flush! Even now, when I know that I'll be in someone else's home, I won't eat anything beforehand. I read other people's stories and sometimes feel guilty for having had it so easy, not to mention that I have a significant other who is 100 percent supportive. I've gotten so much out of this website and truly feel for those of you who have it so much worse than I. But I feel it necessary to let folks hear about the success stories.