I recently had surgery this summer to remove my colon because of complications with UC. I am now in between surgeries and am having to deal with an ileostomy. I have had it for about 3 months now and, besides the normal trial and error, really haven't had many problems.
However, this most recent bag change, I noticed something different. It seems a small portion below the stoma has sunk in. The stoma itself is still protruding, but if I lift it up, I can see a small pit, about the depth of the tip of my finger. The whole sunken area is still a part of the red tissue and not skin, but it still has me concerned. I felt some weird discomfort (not painful) recently, below my ileostomy (groin area), and I am wondering if that was connected. I have also had another outpatient surgery a little over a week ago, dealing with a hydrocele, and was wondering if that had anything to do with it.
If anyone could help, I would greatly appreciate it. I don't know if this is normal or a common occurrence. I'm trying to avoid going back to the doctor just for this, as the hospital is 3 hours away, and I really don't have the money. If it is nothing serious, I am hoping I can just deal with it until my final surgery in a couple of months (Thanksgiving).
However, this most recent bag change, I noticed something different. It seems a small portion below the stoma has sunk in. The stoma itself is still protruding, but if I lift it up, I can see a small pit, about the depth of the tip of my finger. The whole sunken area is still a part of the red tissue and not skin, but it still has me concerned. I felt some weird discomfort (not painful) recently, below my ileostomy (groin area), and I am wondering if that was connected. I have also had another outpatient surgery a little over a week ago, dealing with a hydrocele, and was wondering if that had anything to do with it.
If anyone could help, I would greatly appreciate it. I don't know if this is normal or a common occurrence. I'm trying to avoid going back to the doctor just for this, as the hospital is 3 hours away, and I really don't have the money. If it is nothing serious, I am hoping I can just deal with it until my final surgery in a couple of months (Thanksgiving).