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It took my bowels about 3 days to wake up and I spent 5 in the hospital. The good thing is that this surgery isn't as rough. You should be able to start walking around the same day as your surgery and I would suggest walking a lot.
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| Posts: 29 | Location: UP, Michigan | Registered: January 26, 2010 | 
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Mine woke up the next night around midnight and I was in the hospital 4 days. Takedown was by far the easiest surgery for me.
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| Posts: 180 | Location: California | Registered: December 09, 2009 |
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Mine were working within 3 hours and the nurses and drs did not believe me. My husband said cant u smell they r working? So several drs with stethescopes checked out my gut and heard it rumbling. As you can see everyone is different
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| Posts: 257 | Location: michigan | Registered: March 22, 2007 |
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I had my first bm about 12 hrs. after the surgery and was out of the hospital in less than 48 hrs.
dx UC 2008 - tried everything from nutrition to Remicade to get into remission to no avail
I ended up dependent on Prednisone and and had no option other than surgery
total colectomy 11/18/09
j-pouch formation 2/17/10
take down (scheduled for 5/11/10)
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| Posts: 142 | Location: Las Vegas, NV | Registered: April 06, 2010 |
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I just had my takedown last Thursday. Surgery was at about noon and I had my first BMat 12:30am that night. I came home on Friday night, I think they wantedmeto stay another night but I kinda pushed it. My husband was not handling thetime with me away from home very well this time so I was anxious to get home. When is yours scheduled?
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| Posts: 123 | Location: Wisconsin | Registered: May 10, 2010 |
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Its scheduled for October 19th.
Dx- Ulcerative Colitis 4/28/10
Step 1- 5/5/10
Takedown- Scheduled Oct 19th 2010
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| Posts: 220 | Location: Vancouver, WA | Registered: August 15, 2010 |
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I think it took my bowels about 48hrs to wake up. I was in the hospital a total of 5 nights Surgery was Wednesday afternoon. I got clear liquids on Friday and started on solids on Saturday. Home on Monday, cooked and ate Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday.
UC Dx: 9/2008
Step 1: 7/7/2009
Step 2: 11/18/2009
Surgery was the best decision I made!
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| Posts: 436 | Location: Dallas | Registered: July 23, 2009 |
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