15 weeks after my emergency sigmoid colostomy surgery, I am bag-free and doing pretty good. I had read so many horror stories about reversals, I decided to keep myself offline. I opted to be upbeat physically, mentally, and spiritually before reversal. I still have some pink-colored drainage from where the stoma was, and it's sore, but it's manageable. I take 8 extra-strength Tylenol a day as I won't do any opioids, and my pain is not extreme. I still am having issues each day not knowing if I will have a loose stool or having to work hard to go to the bathroom. I go back to the doctor tomorrow for my first follow-up since surgery. I am praying that I continue to see improvements daily. I am curious how long it took for the stoma incision site to heal up completely so I don't have to wear a guard for drainage?

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