Sorry for this rant, I just need to get this off my chest.
I had a "mushroom" drain put in 4 weeks ago to drain an abscess. I was told by the Dr's at CC that if it got too long, my local surgeon could "trim" it. Well, I went in today to have that done, and he cut it too short! (It's now inside the abscess, no tail sticking out like it was before) I spoke with the Dr on call at CC tonight, and I have to call Gina (Dr. Dietz's nurse) in the morning, and more than likely go and have this drain removed, and a new one put in.
It's just really frustrating that my local (yes, I know, just a general) surgeon messed things up, and I was dumb enough to let him do it.
Okay, I'm done now. Thanks

So, update...Back from CC. Dr. Dietz removed my drain, and didn't have to replace it (YEA!!) I saw the ET nurses while I was there, and they changed the type of appliance I was wearing. Dietz also made me see Dr. Shen, for a flex sig. They said my pouch was looking a LOT better, and the cuff was less inflamed. Shen put me on Cipro for who knows how long.
I'm feeling a LOT better without that drain. They said that I could keep the loop ileo as long as I want...and we have the go ahead to start trying for kids (according to Gina, with the condition that we name them David and Bo - ha ha, I thought it was REAL funny when they had me semi-sedated)!! SO....we'll start trying in a few months...wish us luck!

Yeah no more drain! I'm glad that things worked out okay after all that. Good news too that your cuff is looking better
Semi-sedation is an interesting state of mind. Lol. I always tend to get a little bit bossy after sedation. I have no idea why!
Good luck conceiving, and I hope things continue to improve for you.

Glad you got your drain out. I had one for 4 months. What a pain!

Good luck conceiving, have a lot of fun trying.

Great News!!! Hope you get good news really soon.

janna