Aqx99 wrote:I am a water treatment plant operator and I took a month off after surgery. You may want to speak to your surgeon about the physical nature of your job and see what he has to say. As for ileostomy care in public restrooms, I have never had to change a pouch in public. To make clean up after emptying easier for me, I use a squirt bottle to put water in my pouch. I swish it around then dump it. It makes cleaning up the opening of the pouch much easier than trying to wipe up sticky poo with just toilet paper. I needed a driver when I had my oxaliplatin infusions. It made me feel sort of drunk afterwards and I had a kind of vertigo-like feeling. Everyone reacts differently though, so see how you feel and go from there.
MissMolly wrote:Caat:
I am somewhat familiar with LifeSeal and its clinical study and pending FDA approval. It is an ingenious product, and if you have the opportunity to participate through Stanford it might be well worth the additional time/energy of travel to the Stanford University medical campus.
Lifeseal is a surgical sealant, being used to reinforce/strengthen the round tract of line sutures in creating a colo-rectal or colo-anal anastomosis. One of the more concerning risks of a LAR is leaking of fecal material at the anastamosis site - and sequel was of peritonitis and/or sepsis. Nasty. The clinical study will be looking at Lifeseal’s ability/role in lessening the risk/occurrence of an anastomosis leak.
I survived systemic sepsis from an extensive bowel perforation. It was a harrowing ordeal.
I was a physical therapist by profession. Your ability to return to work as a pediatric occupational therapist will depend on your energy levels post surgery and caution to prevent a hernia (parastomal hernia if you have a temporary stoma and incisional hernia).
You may want to look into a hernia prevention wrap. These are usually elastic-Lycra-spandex lumbo-sacral binders or “belly binders.” A small company in the United Kingdom, called “Comfizz,” makes a speciality line of hernia prevention and ostomy wear. I wear Comfizz undergarments and highly recommend them. Comfizz won an award from the British NIH for its high quality and innovative designs.
http://www.comfizz.com
Sending you healing strength and sincere best wishes,
Karen
Robino1 wrote:You might want a driver for the first infusion. I drove (and still am driving myself) each time. The first couple of times I had a slight fuzzy head feeling and just took back roads, which are slower and less traffic, home.
I live 25 minutes away from where I get my infusion.
Caat55 wrote:Robino1 wrote:You might want a driver for the first infusion. I drove (and still am driving myself) each time. The first couple of times I had a slight fuzzy head feeling and just took back roads, which are slower and less traffic, home.
I live 25 minutes away from where I get my infusion.
I live in the Sierra Nevada mountains so every road is a back road with single lane each direction. I will arrange a ride first time for safety. We're your infusions 14 days apart? Did it get harder like the radiation or is it pretty stable, similar each time?
Susan
heiders33 wrote:I have started having my treatments on Wednesdays. I take Wednesday off, then work from home Thursday and Friday. Thankfully I have the flexibility to do this. I use the weekend to recover, then back to the office on Monday. If I had a more physical job I'm not sure if I could go back so soon. The last treatment I was extremely fatigued on days three and four. I took several naps and had to go to bed early.
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