question, I have what looks like a very small area of hypergranulation on side of my ileostomy. its about size of half a pencil eraser. Does this need to be addressed before my reconnect surgery in March or can they do the surgery ?
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It depends if it bothers you, your ileo or if it bleeds profusely...if non of the above then you should be fine if you keep a close watch on it...if not they can burn it with a silver nitrate stick.
I have k pouch with a stoma that needs intubation numerous times/day and thus the cath hooks a bit and casuses granulation...on a regular basis I burn it back (about 2xs/yr)...painless...my surgeon taught me how.
Sharon
it bleeds a little and a little painful if touched but not bad at all.Its right where the stoma and the skin meet. I spoke with my surgeons nurse and emailed her a photo and she said I can come in next week if I want and her and the stoma nurses will take a look but she is not concerned about it at all. She said its common and they see it all the time. My preop is on Feb 18th so she said I can wait till then unless it keeps growing or gets worse. I think I will wait it out.