Hello out there. I just came home from hospital today after having my ostomy reversed (take-down). My J-pouch surgery was done in February 2014. Two weeks post op I started having problems with high fluid output and subsequent fluid, electrolyte and Magnesium imbalance. I made 4 trips through the emergency department for rehydration and electrolyte replacement; two were day trips and the other two were 5-day admissions. It got to the point where my surgeon needed to get the reversal done to prevent this from happening so he got me in though the "back door" and got the surgery done on Saturday between emergency cases. I live in Canada where our "
free " healthcare results in very long waiting lists for procedures so anytime a doctor can circumvent the system works for me.
Today is day 4 post-op and I am having significant pain still. There appears to be a lot of gas and bloating that makes me feel full and achy. I know this is normal but can anyone tell me how long it might last? The good news is that I have good control and less frequency than I was expecting. I think that things might get more frequent before getting better as my diet is increased. As long as I have the control I am not as much concerned about the frequency. On the advice of others from this Forum I have stocked up on
softtoilet tissue and lots of good barrier cream.
Any readers out there from Nova Scotia?
