Ris,
I dealt with it like everyone else...some days good, some days awful...hope in the morning, depression in the evening....
In other words as long as Dr C said that it could be fixed, could be repaired or that there was hope I was like a young and naive soldier going off to war thinking only of the glory...then the realities hit...I was strong when it came to pain, post op and yuck and guts...I was less courageous when it came to slipped stitches, popped hernias, sunk valves, split skin and suture lines, occlusions, infections and all of the other post op complications...not to mention the physcial price and cost...but I am a pit bull when it comes to my K pouch...I do not let go! I wanted it 33yrs ago and still want it and fight for it daily....so somewhere along the way I do what has to be done and bite the bullit...always keep the eye on the prize as they say...plus, a really good surgeon and support group helps (you guys here and my very best friend who has lived this hell alongside me)...If there is hope then please go for it if feasible...SGS is not as frequent as you think and there are tons of suppliments...Also your k pouch takes over the role of absorption very quickly and will help a lot in that aspect so do not worry so much about that as about the rest...make sure that you are physically and mentally as strong as possible going in to it and make sure that you baby it...and yourself for the first 3 months coming out of it.
PM me if you need any help
Sharon