My Journey Through Multiple Surgeries And Recovery

Hi everyone, just wanted to share my latest op news with you. Well, here is my story: May 2010, I had an abscess on my bowel. It burst, and I was rushed to the op room. I woke up with a colostomy in high dependency but was very unwell as I had gone septic. After 10 days, I was taken to a ward and I was doing well and made a good friend who also had a colostomy. My stoma didn't look too good, so after a week on the ward, I was told I was going for a scope. I woke up 8 hours later in high dependency again. They said my bowel was dying, so they fixed it. I spent 2 more weeks in the hospital, then they let me go home. I had no problems with my stoma, oops, Bubba, as I liked to call it, lol. My hubby and daughter were great when I got home, always making a fuss. My surgeon said he would reverse it for me, so in November 2010, I went into the hospital. I needed a hysterectomy, so they said they would do it all in the same op. I also had a hernia, so on the 25th of November, I went for the op. I woke up in high dependency again, but I felt good. After a week, I was taken to a ward where I spent 4 more days. I was bleeding heavily and passing a lot of crap. They told me that was okay and was due to having the hysterectomy. They sent me home, but after 2 days at home, I knew what was happening wasn't normal. I had poo coming from my vagina and coming out the old stoma site. I phoned the hospital and was told to come back in. They did a CT scan and said I had a fistula. I was taken back to the op room and woke up with an ileostomy. That was a nightmare from day 1. They sent me home on Christmas Eve, but I was in so much pain I can't remember most of it. My stoma site was very sore and red, but I was told it was normal. I told my stoma nurse I thought it was the bags. She told me not to be daft. I suffered for 2 more weeks when I went to see the nurse again, and my surgeon came in and said I had to come back into the hospital. My skin had burns so bad. So, I went back in and was told I had dermatitis, lol. Then I got a CT scan that showed my fistula had dried up. I don't know how that happened as it was still running the day before. I think someone was looking after me. So, the surgeon said he would reverse my ileostomy, yippee! They also sent me to see the dermatologist who said I was allergic to the bags. I was right all along. My stoma nurse took a long time to accept I was allergic to the bags. I got my ileostomy reversed on the 19th of January and so far, I have been great, still in some pain, but everything is working. I went for my checkup today, so my file said I had MRSA. I was so angry I was never told. The doc just said, see my GP for checkups. What a flaming cheek! I am just glad it is all over. My colostomy, oops, Bubba, saved my life, and I will never forget that. I want to start a support group when I am fully fit and help others, and I hope I can always be welcome back on this site as I have made great friends and will always see myself as an ostomate. Sorry, I got carried away with my story. x

My Journey Through Multiple Surgeries and Recovery

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