J-pouch

This Friday I'm due to get a J-Pouch which I am both excited and nervous about!!

It says in the books I've read that sex can feel different and painful after having your rectum removed and I was just hoping to hear from some people, preferably girls about how they felt after having a J-Pouch.

I'm a little anxious because I've been with my boyfriend for over 2 years  now and I don't want ev...

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Im 24 and have been fighting this descion since I was 16. Im really scared. I never thought I would have this type of life and its hard enough being gay.

But now they are telling me this might be my only choice and if thats the case whats the point really. Gay men are fical, I know Ill never find someone who truley loves me if I go through with this. All gay men are suppose to have abs, gr...

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I am a FAP patient and I will have my colon and rectum removed. My doctors want me to go for the J pouch but because I could develop polyps in there and also because of all the possible complications/issues (explained below) that could come with the pouch I am thinking about going with an end ileostomy which for some might sound stupid but the less surgery the better for me and ...

I've had my ileostomy since December 13th of last year.  I've not had any major issues with the bag to this point, but now I have to make a decision.  My diagnosis came back as UC, meaning I have the option of either getting a j-pouch, or getting the rectal stump removed and staying with the ostomy. I'd like to hear what others have to say, good and bad before I decide, what do you guys think?

As i am new here i would like to explain my issue in detail. i inherited F.A.Ps had my large intenstine removed 26 years ago and 6 years ago i was adviced by my surgeon that a bunch of polpyts were impeding on the cancerous side this entailed the J-Pouch procedure which i had for 8 months until the J-Pouch was connected, life was normal as possible under the circumstances until 5 weeks later i ...

Hiya I had a emergancy colectomy last year due to UC, I decided to go for a jpouch and had my rectum removed & jpouch formed 3 weeks ago (ill have take down surgery in afew months) I'm recovering very well no problems at all apart from really awful pain in my bladder when I go to the toilet. I've been on anti biotics incase I had a water infection from the catheter but still no better! Did anyo...

 

Looking for people with this procedure or contemplating it...

 

read here from someone highly recommending this procedure for ostomates in lieu of j pouch. And having the bag..

Can't recall the thread or person posting it. Mentioned a,surgeon in Florida who specializes in it...i dont understand the mechanics involved in this procedure but if its something to get rid of this bag, then I'...

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I had my J pouch formation and ileostomy reversal done all in one step last Thursday (23/11) and I can proudly say that, after a particularly straining 8 months, luck has finally come my way. I was extremely concerned that a two-step J pouch wouldn't work because the method my surgeon uses is no where to be seen when scouring the internet for stories. Rather than removing the colon and for...

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As some of you know, I had my J-pouch surgery late last month (23/11/17, to be exact). Whilst everything is going quite well thus, far aside from a rather large and unexpected abdominal wound that had to be opened to let an infection heal, I feel as though I've lost part of my support network with this surgery. As the name of this site suggests, this is a site for ostomates. Simp...

After having anal cancer in 2014. I have had fecal incontinence from pelvic radiation. I had the Medtronic Interstim device for 3 years with very little improvement! I had it removed and my surgeon suggested I get an Ostomy until something better came on the market for incontinence. I did that because I was told I could have it reversed! After the surgery now 6 months ago, I hate it bc my stoma...

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I'll start out by stating that I'll try to keep this message sensitive, but will be totally honest.  Weight is hard for anyone to talk about, but with our diseases, it appears that there isn't a happy medium - we're either trying to gain or lose weight.  I've had a J-Pouch that has been functional since 2010.  I gained a lot of weight between surgeries (3)  but was able to l...

Evening everybody,

 

I've been absent from this site for quite a few weeks now because I've been very busy with uni. It turns out that the subjects that the uni recommended that I study this semester were recommended with them thinking that I wanted to finish at the same time as if I hadn't missed a semester. Wise move.

Anyway, it's getting to that time where I need to be seriously consider...

Does anyone here have a disconnected J-pouch that just sits in their pelvis? I want this pouch removed but scared to death to go thru another major surgery due to scar tissue issues from past surgeries.