My story is a long and twisted one, that seems to never end. Long story short, I had my jpouch revised in Cleveland in August. Was doing good for about a month than out of nowhwere I started to get constant "weeping" or "welling" of moisture right where the anus meets the exterior. It doesnt drip or run, it just pools at the anus. I had a pouch for 11 years before modification surgery and never had this. Im trying to find out if my surgeon stapled or sewed as I have heard sewing can cause this. He said it looks like inflammation that could be U.C. in the rectal area, but this seems far fetched because I never had this problem until surgery. Any advice would help. Im at wits end. I just cant stay dry down there and I was so happy with the surgery until this happened. Thanks, Joe
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What Type of surgery did you have? If you had revisional surgery it is possible your pouch is hand sewn and sometimes leakage can be an issue. I have read this goes away with time. If you are not leaking are you just feeling like you need to empty your pouch? If stool is pooling I can understand why you would have some inflammation but if your pouch was advanced and hand sewn I am confused as to how you can still have inflammation.
See if you can get your surgical notes as it will say in there if they used a stapler. It might be easier to get those that to talk directly to your surgeon. You still need to know if this is a temporary problem. Can you talk to your surgeon's nurse or email them your questions?
In discussing possible modification (lowering) in my case, my surgeon did say that mucous leakage or loss of rectal sphincter seal could be an issue - either temporary or permanent.
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