Tuesday I go in for my reversal. Had my pre-op today. Surgeon said because the prolapse she might not be able to stretch what I have left of my colon to the little part of colon left attached to my rectum so she me just scrap it and pull down my small intestine to that tail end of colon and rectum.
She said she would just go through the previous openings, so shouldn't have anymore extra scars. The colostomy was done robotically assisted larpascopic, so just a couple of tiny slits that I can already barely see. She is a pretty top notch surgeon that teaches this procedure to other hospitals.
Does anyone have their small intestine connected in this way? I am guessing I am going to be on the crapper all the time due to the short path for everything. My output now with the stoma is not a lot, and ranges from a paste like consistancy to watery.
I fully expect to have another stoma someday, but I am hoping I can get 5+ years out of this hookup. The last two months have been the first time I have not been on medicine for Crohns in 17 years. When I get home from surgery I will be taking Cimzia.
I wish I could say I will miss my stoma, but I won't. It has been a hassle, and uncomfortable.
If anyone has had a similar procedure I would love to hear how it went, recovery,etc.
She said she would just go through the previous openings, so shouldn't have anymore extra scars. The colostomy was done robotically assisted larpascopic, so just a couple of tiny slits that I can already barely see. She is a pretty top notch surgeon that teaches this procedure to other hospitals.
Does anyone have their small intestine connected in this way? I am guessing I am going to be on the crapper all the time due to the short path for everything. My output now with the stoma is not a lot, and ranges from a paste like consistancy to watery.
I fully expect to have another stoma someday, but I am hoping I can get 5+ years out of this hookup. The last two months have been the first time I have not been on medicine for Crohns in 17 years. When I get home from surgery I will be taking Cimzia.
I wish I could say I will miss my stoma, but I won't. It has been a hassle, and uncomfortable.
If anyone has had a similar procedure I would love to hear how it went, recovery,etc.