the stoma saga continues....
Gotta vent, apologies in advance...
Last week had a small abscess start draining under my flange. Very painful. Since I have a colostomy, I am able to spend a bit of time airing things out, which isn't helping, it's not healing. (went to ER, got antibiotics, ET nurse visited, showed me how to dress it...) I have noticed during these "born free" times the motion which my stoma makes and I'm wondering how normal it is. It still hurts, aside from the abscess, and I can't figure out why...
It really contorts downward during times when it's outputting, or trying to output. It also retracts itself quite a bit inward at these times...and feels like my guts are gonna fall out. Is this normal? They checked me for a hernia and a blockage and found nothing.
I'm really beaten down right now, it has been almost 7 weeks of constant pain with short let-ups. This surgery was a big mistake for me. I had a good surgeon too, very well respected, so I know it's not due to sloppy work or anything, this just isn't working for me.
It's "supposed" to be a temporary colostomy, and I'm counting the minutes!!!
Gotta vent, apologies in advance...
Last week had a small abscess start draining under my flange. Very painful. Since I have a colostomy, I am able to spend a bit of time airing things out, which isn't helping, it's not healing. (went to ER, got antibiotics, ET nurse visited, showed me how to dress it...) I have noticed during these "born free" times the motion which my stoma makes and I'm wondering how normal it is. It still hurts, aside from the abscess, and I can't figure out why...
It really contorts downward during times when it's outputting, or trying to output. It also retracts itself quite a bit inward at these times...and feels like my guts are gonna fall out. Is this normal? They checked me for a hernia and a blockage and found nothing.
I'm really beaten down right now, it has been almost 7 weeks of constant pain with short let-ups. This surgery was a big mistake for me. I had a good surgeon too, very well respected, so I know it's not due to sloppy work or anything, this just isn't working for me.
It's "supposed" to be a temporary colostomy, and I'm counting the minutes!!!