Need advice on colostomy

[aam7.00]

Guys I'm struggling major LARS episode since my Anterior resection 3months ago. None of the things like water enema etc worked
Moreover , I keep having small.bowel obstruction, and I'm going through one right now and a surgery is scheduled.

My Lars is so bad that I've lost 15 kilos
I sat in the tumor board and we decided to go for permanent ostomy as none of the remedies have worked for me. Tenesmus, diarrhoea, incontinence, clustering, you name it and I'm suffering everyday.

What I would like to know is if barbie butt would be a better option ? Because if I keep the rectum, continuous mucos discharge from the rectum will make my life hell

PS: ever since my sbo I am under TPN because they want to wait for another week and want me to gain 2-3 kilos weight.

[Lee]

I have a Barbie butt. Best decision I ever made. Radiation destroyed most of my rectal muscles, thus I was tied to the toilet for hours anytime I ate. I don't have any issues and would recommend it. It will give you your life back, it just may take a few months to recover.

Good luck,

Lee

[texazgal]

I also agree with Lee, get the anus sewn up. My surgeons did mine at the time of colectomy, and didn't tell me about it. Don't know if I would have agreed to it had I known, but after all the issues people have with leakage and smell, this is the way to go. Recovery was long and rather painful. You'll avoid hard seats and sit kinda on one side for some months. (Don't use a donut pillow). Good luck and better health to you!

[Rikimaroo]

I didn't get the barbie butt and I have mucus discharge. I regret not doing it. Permanent Colostomy has given me my life back, LARS was horrible I dealt with it for 1 year and I couldn't do it anymore. I think doing the full APR is the right thing. I don't know why I decided not to do the barbie butt, I got nervous when he mentioned it and wondered if I would ever go back, like have the option to poop the normal way again, so I decided against it. Now it's an annoyance I rather not have, but honestly its not the biggest deal. If I had to do it over again I would get it sewn up.

[NHMike]

I know how you feel - I use fasting, nopalina (supplement), slippery elm (supplement) and exercise to try to make things better but I sometimes have these bad days that I'm sure you're familiar with. I have put aside the colostomy option as there are some things that I like to do that may not be easy or possible with one.