I am 1 month away from the takedown, and am doing some serious contemplated regarding having it, or keeping my ileostomy. It certainly helps hearing other people's stories. I've talked to several people that had nothing but problems with their ileostomy, and can't believe that I'd want to keep mine....

I didn't have any issues with WBC either. My bloodwork throughout my first treatment with Xeloda was always good. When I started my second treatment combined with the Oxaliplatin, then the numbers dropped towards the end of treatment of bit.

Greetings all. I am scheduled for my takedown in a month, but am contemplating the possibility of keeping my ileostomy. A bit of background: I was diagnosed with rectal cancer last year, and I've had most of my rectum removed with about half of my sigmoid colon. Please see my signature for other inf...

Thank you for the information. I'm new to this website and am looking for info on whether or not to have the takedown or keep the ileostomy. Glad to hear it's going well early. Much luck to you.