Faith, I am 52 years old and the only bowel problem was if I ate something with fat in it or even to much of anything before I went out for a long day with my family or just me and my son or sons. I had gallbladder Peritonitis years ago and it affected how I lived my life, but I was living my life and enjoying it, I just learned how to eat when I went out. I always had control of my bowels and no accidents as an adult. I got Sepsis from a Seven Day Adventist Hospital where the Doctor told my husband he enabled me to see a Psychiatrist and I am on xanax, klonipin, and Loracet 10mg's for headaches and also sleeping pills. Yea my husband is a great guy but he has never been able to stand up for me or even for himself. I go in with a Bladder infection and come out with a bag and Sepsis and the highest fever I ever had. Oh dont think I wasnt angry at my husband as I had fainted listening to that crazy Doctor and yea the US has nuts also. So when I was out my husband really signed a paper he didnt read or bother to read, that is how I got my bag. By the time my son got back from DC and my Psychiatrist got me in Piedmont in Atlanta I was almost dead, I had Diabetes for a couple weeks, my kidneys also shut down, Anemia worse than a dying baby, Pnemonia and my Hemaglobin was gone and every day the Doctors kept asking me would I take blood and I said Hell No. In Piedmont I get asked if I am a Jehova witness cause I wouldnt take blood. I am not, just prefer to keep my own blood. I wish people would keep Religion out of my Health Care and so far I have found some good Doctors that have. Thank the Lord for my oldest son and my Jewish Psychiatrist. Faith, I dont have diabetes, or any other problems you are talking about and I have talked to my Doctor who is doing this surgery and I am not afraid and I know I will be all better. Faith when I had Sepsis the hospital was feeding me through my neck and those liquid meal bags do mess with your sugar levels, but I am fine now. I had the flu last week and didnt feel well, but that isnt something that killed me. I promise Faith if there ever was or is a question to ask before this surgery then I have asked it. I promise I will be fine, I do think the same way I had to change my life around with Peritonitis, might happen again with a reconnect until I understand it all. But I am so ready to get started and I dont have a leak anywhere and I doubt I ever will. Faith thanks for caring, but I sware I am fine, I just get nervous seeing how many people are having problems with there reconnects, or reversals. I will let you know how I am when I am out of the Hopital Faith, but know this, I am a fighter and I love winning so I am going in with a possitive attitude and I know I will come out that way, Love Jenny