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Re: Reversal Log: Experience,Problems, Q & A's

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:38 pm
by tminor5
We were also confused at first. But he’s had his colostomy since May 2018. He had to originally get the colostomy because of an infection from diverticulitis, which is how we found the cancer. When the surgeon went in to reattach there were soooo many adhesions he was in surgery for almost 8 hours. At that time the dr decided he wanted to make sure the reattachment took and there wasn’t a chance of leaking. He said with the way everything looked that if he leaked at all he would end up with a permanent colostomy. So he gave him a temp illeostomy so his colostomy resection has time to heal. So this one is 8 weeks. The surgeon said he “heals better than good” so his chances of a successful take down are good.

Re: Reversal Log: Experience,Problems, Q & A's

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 11:01 am
by Eleda
Sorry for all the question tminor5, I'm just very curious to everyone's journey!!
I'm still confused as to having 2 ostomys as it's standard procedure after most bowel surgery u have one ostomy (choice of surgon as to Which) and then leek test
If all is good then reversal is performed, because now he will have 2 areas of scar tissue in his bowel and two healing processes for no real reason, because they could have reversed the clostomy ??? No???
Or am I completely wrong???
I also had my original cancer removal surgery In May
May 10th, and only reversed last month, glad he's doing so well

Adele X