Best wishes on a speedy recovery!

Good luck and happy healing!

Takedown was a success . I've been out of surgery for 5 hours now. Up and walking good, had my first pee and now just waiting for the bowels to wake up and have a bowel movement .

It's so exciting to look down and not have bag. Good times

Yay! Congrats. Walking is the best right now. It helps wake things up.

How I remember those days. Time will drag, then one day you will be a year out and will realize time flew. Happy healing!

My plan is to stay home for two weeks and then back to work. I'm an Electrican so I need my body healthy to perform my job. My surgeon is sure ill be ready.

Can anyone weigh in on this for me?

I know everyone heals at different speeds. I healed up well from the first two surgerys. I'm 31 yrs old and looking forward to getting a "normal" life back.....

I went back to an office job after 4 weeks. I would have thought 2 weeks would be too soon given electricians have more physical work.

Do whatever you feel comfortable doing though. Don't cap what you can / can't do based on others experiences. But yeah, just be careful and don't overdo it. I've gotten a little "yolo" a couple of times and my pouch has pulled me into line fairly quick.

I was fine after two weeks but I didn't have anything strenuous to go back to. Electrician work I would think you'd be on your feet a lot. It's not out of the question but your stamina may not be back yet after two weeks.

Hope you poop the bed soon! Congrats and best wishes!

I hope your new plumbing is working well. I don't want to discourage you but think your 2 week time table for going back to work is unrealistic. You might want to read a few other subjects in this section. I don't think Superman could have done your job 2 weeks after take down. If you need a doctor's excuse I'm sure your surgeon will give you one for how ever long it takes you to heal enough. Good Luck

It's day two from my takedown and for the most part I'm feeling good. Although I've had about 10 BM today and its starting to get raw down there. Doing the cream and it helps but really is a pain. I'm trying not to strain to go, it just doesn't feel like I'm emptying all the way,

Will this get better over time?