Post-Op discussions

Hi all! I am 10 weeks post-surgery. I had my left kidney, bladder, and prostate removed. I have a stoma and am still experimenting with what works best for me. Recently, my whole stomach area became swollen (hard and hot); then a day later, I noticed a lump - like a pimple - really close to my stapled scar. I admit a few days ago I pushed hard on a stubborn gate and knew as soon as I did it I ...

Well, my friends, Covid sucks. Plain and simple. I've done everything possible to keep it away: vaccines, boosters, masks, avoiding large crowded places.
Since the first of the year, I've had a cough, high fever, vomiting... it all. I tested positive and am now on Pfizer's Paxlovid regimen of pills and got the microbial antibodies IV. I've been to the ER twice and, sodium, potassium, 3 bags of ...

I hope it's okay for me to be here as it's my husband who's had an ileostomy, not me, but he's not one for groups! We're on day 5 after his op, so it's all new to us, although we knew it was going to happen eventually as his bouts of diverticulitis were more and more. Anyway... ANY advice? Random or useful... anything at all that the hospital might not tell us. Also, tips for being supportive ...

Good afternoon, O'mates
I woke up around 3 a.m. today with a 102.3-degree fever. I felt sort of funky before I went to bed last night and had a terrible time getting my hands and feet warmed up before I fell asleep. Suffice it to say that - in our current era of COVID-19 - I am not at work today and am anticipating a return call from my doctor for advisement. Currently, my fever is gone and ph ...

That's me.. :) 8 months out from what I thought was the worst moment of my life. As we all know, going through the trauma before and even after surgery, can be hard to recover from.
I haven't been on here in a while but figured I'd swing by for an update.
Since the big day I took a few months off to focus on recovery. I followed the rules, didn't lift anything heavy, and kept a food journal. ...

Well, it's Saturday morning. My "guts" pretty much woke up yesterday. I've been pretty much constantly passing gas ever since. I'm moving to a liquid diet today, which is good, the ice chips are getting old. They came in at 4 AM and asked if I'd like the Foley out, who am I to say no? Seriously, it's much easier to walk. At about 5, I realized I was so antsy in the bed I got up and did several ...

UPDATE: Please don't use this in any similar situation you find yourself in. I am not licensed in anything but driving.
That being said, my bag started slowing down yesterday afternoon. Dehydration seemed to be my biggest complaint at this point. Sodium retains water, so I ordered a pepperoni pizza with low sauce. It made me very thirsty, and there you go, I started drinking a lot and set an ...

I had my surgery almost a month ago. I had to go to the hospital, and upon a quick examination just to see that my stitches on my bottom were okay, she said that half of them had come out. Does this mean I'll need another surgery to close that back up? I'm still waiting on a follow-up with my surgeon. Anyone have this or have heard of this happening? Thanks, any replies appreciated.

Hello,
I hope it is okay to post here as a partner. My husband had a permanent colostomy about a month ago. He was unable to eat for 16 days and then sent home after three weeks only able to nibble tiny pieces of food and with only mucus in his bag.
He was readmitted to a different hospital a few days later who diagnosed a blockage and cleared it after a couple of days with irrigation.
He has ...

Has anyone ever had surgery close to where your ostomy is? I am having gallbladder surgery on Friday, and my surgeon says where she placed my ostomy is really close to my gallbladder. So it stands to reason that she will be cutting me open in the general area of where my wafer goes. So I am wondering how I am going to wear a bag when the wafer would go over the stitches and sore where she cut ...

It's been a week since my surgery. My bag and stoma don't bother me. It's my scar and inside of it. I can't do anything without it hurting. I still feel so “useless” . I know everyone is different. But is it normal for it to be still this sore and somewhat painful and not be able to do much? Am I just being impatient? I am just so tired and bored I guess.

Hi there, has anyone had long-term issues with their surgery not healing? I had mine 14 months ago! It was healed up to one very tiny spot. Dr. applying that silver sulfadiazine in the office once a month. It almost healed. Then that spot opens. Then two. He prescribed a compounded antibiotic ointment about a month ago that apparently has helped many of his patients heal fast.
Been on that for ...

Done, I am now an ostomate. I am home with very little pain. I am walking but do tire quickly. Not much of an appetite, but try to eat in small snippets.
Prior to surgery, my wife talked to the surgeon about preserving the prostate nerves so we could hopefully have near-normal sex going forward. He did, but he cautioned us after surgery it cost him time and me blood. The loss of blood took me ...

Can I eat this? 7 weeks since surgery from bag attached thanks

Hi guys, I'm confused by my body - the background is: I've known a guy for about seven years, I used to see him standing very quietly with his mates at a night club I used to go to, and he'd occasionally be looking at me, to cut a long story short, it took five years for me to be the one to approach him and say 'hi'. I was married at the time (getting divorced now), and there was no way I woul ...