helo rachel ,yer i know a lot of ostomys are permanent,i had my iliostomy 5 yrs ago when i was 7 months pregnant,me and my baby survived thru all wen my bowel twisted at 7 months,she was born 3lb in weight and sent to i.c, i was in a bad way when i had a prem baby and a stoma to look after ,but my baby survived an so did i.as i had gangerene,i lived with a bag for 5 yrs and to be honest i had no probs but was scared of reversal opp,so when i developed the parastomial hernia and had a lump in my stomache from a addesion ,the doc was going to repair the hernia and remove the lump,but i asked him ,not demanded a reversal,and he said he will see down in theater.as it was probably a easier option for him.but i was happy with the bag it saved my life and i was not too sure about the reversal as i
thought i would have pain again,this has took a lot of getting used to and i myself was a ostomist and always wanted to hear from people who had reversals ,being a x ostomist my self ,there is a lot of questions you need to know and ask,and yes i do think of other people who have permanent ostomies,as a woman i know the feelings of wandering if i never had a partner who loved me,how would i would have told a new man if i was single ,and what people were even saying about me not getting a reversal ,but the amount of pain i have sufferd with my colon put me off having the reversal,i am still not class 1 after the reversal opp,i am constipated a lot and sure do worry again,and i have to be on tramadol twice a day as i have arthuritus in my spine and scoliossis.but this sight can cover a lot of questions and answers on ostomys and hopefully reversals.christine.
----- Original Message ---- From: rachel622650 <newton646@...> To: ukostomysupport@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, 27 May, 2008 12:47:24 PM Subject: [UK Ostomy Support ] Re: hernia
Christine you are a lucky person to be able to demand a reversal, please remember that not all ostomy's are temporary, most are permanent. There is also a waiting list for any type of op which can compound the problem, and round here there are ways to go through before the docs even think about ops. Once again please think about other people who may not be as lucky as you and also new ostomists who may not have come to terms with their new body image yet but read these letters and become convinced the docs have told them wrong because someone said this or that. Basically if your anus is removed you cannot have a reversal. My husband has had an illeostomy for 13 yrs,went back to work and had parastomal hernias, twisted bowels (where the bowel in the hernia twists and stops working) and everything else, just about, that life can throw at him, he now is on fentanyl patches for pain relief and hes
only 54 which is not that old, depends on your outlook and willpower really from a loving wife Rach
--- In ukostomysupport@ yahoogroups. com, christine rooney <silver_spoon50@ ...> wrote: > > hi im christine from liverpool uk ,i developed a parastomil hernia ,and was in agony,i went in hospital and asked for a reversal while i was there which they done,it was a realy bad experience for me but thank god i got out after 13 days without getting mrsa ,any one who wants to ask me about the opp is free to add me to there list ..silver_spoon50 psits 4 weeks today but my wounds still need dressing every day ,i think it was much easier getting the iliostomy than the reversal and hernia repair.im 46 by the way so im not that young lol.every pain i get now i think
omg my colon wats left of it.okbye for now christine. > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Stewart <globetrotteruk@ ...> > To: ukostomysupport@ yahoogroups. com > Sent: Monday, 31 March, 2008 9:13:54 AM > Subject: [UK Ostomy Support ] Re: hernia > > > Hi Mick, Sorry to hear about your probs with the hernias. There is a > scheme for hernia repairs which involves strengthening the damages area > with a type of man made mesh.......This is being replaced with a mesh > made from our friend the pig. Perhaps you should ask your surgeon if > that might be available for you. > Stew/Globetrotteruk > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ >
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