Had another doctor appointment this past Friday, 6/20/14 to find out why 2 weeks after having mucosectomy bathroom trips were having less and less stool, straining started and actual trips were still pretty high. She felt comfortable enough for me to start on Canasa and Bentyl. Things have improved a little bit, hopefully given more time it will improve more.
If these meds do not work she has said she wants me to disconnect the j pouch, remove more rectum tissue, hand sew it something…I forget the terminology, and a temporary ostomy for a few months giving pouch and that area a rest. if she disconnects the pouch and I have that ostomy what do you think my recovery time would be? I would like to go back to work pretty fast after getting the bag, financial reasons, I have already used most of my primary savings while recovering previous surgeries.
Just because I feel better by writing my feelings on getting the bag are mixed…on the one side I like the j pouch because I at least look normal, and if it was functioning properly I would feel more normal, on the other side I feel like the j pouch is hindering my lively hood. I have a boat that Im afraid to go out on because worried about bathroom trips, going out always looking for the bathroom..for the most part I stay home because im scared of urgency issues that still arise, or what if the bathrooms are being cleaned/worked on?
Ostomy on the one side I like because I wouldn’t have to worry about the bathroom trips the same way, emptying before going out, I slept a full nights sleep with the bag never with my j pouch..down side is with my bag (please don’t give me grief for this) my self esteem was pretty much gone from the first time I had a bag, I just felt pretty bad about my own image. I think this time around it might be different but I just don’t know. Oh…and bag change days…….lord knows taking the wafer off my skin hurt so freaking bad…it wasn’t until ate in the game I would shave the area nicely where the wafer goes, live and learn I guess. Idk…
Cliff notes:
Question: whats the recovery time if she disconnects my pouch and gives me ostomy? When can I go back to work with the ostomy? I’m in IT dept and have it fairly easy in terms of what you do at a job…….
If these meds do not work she has said she wants me to disconnect the j pouch, remove more rectum tissue, hand sew it something…I forget the terminology, and a temporary ostomy for a few months giving pouch and that area a rest. if she disconnects the pouch and I have that ostomy what do you think my recovery time would be? I would like to go back to work pretty fast after getting the bag, financial reasons, I have already used most of my primary savings while recovering previous surgeries.
Just because I feel better by writing my feelings on getting the bag are mixed…on the one side I like the j pouch because I at least look normal, and if it was functioning properly I would feel more normal, on the other side I feel like the j pouch is hindering my lively hood. I have a boat that Im afraid to go out on because worried about bathroom trips, going out always looking for the bathroom..for the most part I stay home because im scared of urgency issues that still arise, or what if the bathrooms are being cleaned/worked on?
Ostomy on the one side I like because I wouldn’t have to worry about the bathroom trips the same way, emptying before going out, I slept a full nights sleep with the bag never with my j pouch..down side is with my bag (please don’t give me grief for this) my self esteem was pretty much gone from the first time I had a bag, I just felt pretty bad about my own image. I think this time around it might be different but I just don’t know. Oh…and bag change days…….lord knows taking the wafer off my skin hurt so freaking bad…it wasn’t until ate in the game I would shave the area nicely where the wafer goes, live and learn I guess. Idk…
Cliff notes:
Question: whats the recovery time if she disconnects my pouch and gives me ostomy? When can I go back to work with the ostomy? I’m in IT dept and have it fairly easy in terms of what you do at a job…….
