--- In ukostomysupport@yahoogroups.com, "Den" <denaced@...> wrote:
>ello iv just had a reversal after havindg a iliostomy ,i developed a
parastomial hernia ,thenx for the news on codine as im on them now so
i thought time to come down and off the dosage,been thru a lot with
my bowels,twisting and all that nice chat has anyone else had a
reversal.christine
> --- In ukostomysupport@yahoogroups.com, "Stewart" <globetrotteruk@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Just come out of hospital after a cartelidge repair on my
knee.The op
> > went well and recovery was quick but what I hadn't prepared
myself
> for
> > was the how the painkillers would affect me. I was on Co codamyl
and
> > Tremadol. I know codiene can cause constipation but having no
large
> > bowel that wouldn't be a problem.......How wrong can you be!!!!???
> > My small intestine went to sleep.........nothing passing
through .It
> > had all the symptoms of a severe blockage but with no cramps.
Don't
> > you just love projectile vomiting??? I thought I'd pass this on ,
> this
> > ostomy thing is a never ending learning curve. We have to
remember
> many
> > GP's out there are new to it so the more we know the better.
> > Apart from feeling completely washed out I'm on the road to
recovery!!
> >
>
>
> I take co-dydramol most days for quite severe sciatica and although
i
> lost about nine inches of colon and have had a colostomy now for
about
> four years i've never had a problem with constipation because of my
> tablets so i guess everyone is not effected the same.
> Den
> xDx
>