Had step 2/3 two weeks ago- I have some questions!

Hello all,

I just joined this forum today because I think it would be a great resource going forward. I have some questions and I hope some fellow J-Pouchers can ease my mind. My first is that, two weeks after jpouch construction and rectum removal, I still have some very heavy discomfort after peeing and passing mucus. It's nothing crazy, but enough to bother me. The discomfort is generally in the anus area and lower back and I assume it's from all the work I had done in that area! I also just wanted to get an idea of how long it took some other 3-steppers to recover from this second surgery. Thanks in advance for any replies, I am hopeful this is all pretty typical.

1/3/173:17 PM

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CTB23Member

I believe it was a few weeks at most. I had my 2nd surgery June 13 and my last Aug. 8. I was swimming (about 4 weeks after)and going on walks (about 30 mins.) around the 3rd weeks. I was in pretty good shape for my second surgery and had been spending time in New Hampshire hiking just prior to it, so I think that made a difference. Yes, I remember the whole mucus thing, very annoying!

1/3/174:47 PM

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cooper_cooperMember

Thanks for your response! So you did have some discomfort with mucus passing and peeing and all that?

1/3/175:11 PM

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CTB23Member

Mostly the mucus, don't remember issues with peeing. I do remember some discomfort with the mucus and trying to get to the bathroom. I also did have the mucus more so after the first step. It's funny, after this short period of time, it seems things really weren't that bad!

1/3/175:19 PM

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cooper_cooperMember

Ah okay thank you! I know everything got all messed up in there near my rectum so I guess time will heal.

1/3/175:39 PM

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averyo99Member

I think that all sounds pretty typical. After my second surgery it took a little while to heal but by a month out I was feeling pretty great. I had trouble peeing and sometimes still do. After my second surgery the mucus was the worst, but it all got better after a couple weeks.

I hope everything is going pretty well, this forum is great to find out information!

1/3/178:22 PM

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