AppleTree wrote:Thank you for the update. I was in ICU for 3 days (they had a/c there) before they moved me to a regular unairconditioned room. Yes, walking was key and trying to sit on a chair in 1/2 hour increments. About 5 days later I had tons of fecal matter come out down my legs. What a mess. They told me this was normal after getting a stoma...the last bits so to say. So maybe he will want a depends or mat on the bed. I was so shocked and upset, but if I had known ahead of time it would not have been such a surprise.
Appletree, the exact same happen me, firstly in the hospital 4days post surgery
Second thankful in a hospital again the day I started chemo exactly 2 months later
What looked and textured like pancake batter , it's was such a shock, I was nervous leaving the house again for a while,,, ( I now carry depends incase)
Apparently it's nothing serious,,
Just embarrassing!!!!!!!!
It's amazing how doctors differ
Met my surgeon Fri in connection to reversal ( of course he wants to see his handwork working)
And asked about lazy bowel if I leave it too long!!!! ( After X mas) and he says no if it's 4 months or 24 months I/u pretty much have a new rectum that will need retraining regardless,.
Steve that was my worst nightmare ( a bag at 47!!!!not the cancer
lol ) at the time, but 4 months in and with the proper bag,,,, it's a piece of cake so if my reversal goes badly,,, I ain't pushed TBH,,, it's not that bad I'm reality, so don't think of its as such. Bad thing
Mike I can now go a week or over with the convex sensuro mio bags
It's brilliant, I'm Evan going back to Spain on a girls holiday next month and then back again with my kids,,,,
Hope u start to recover quickly Steve
Adele X