The good news is I survived the colostomy reversal with hernia repair surgery. The bad news is my doctor performed an ileostomy so that the waste can drain and allow the stoma and hernia to heal. I'm still wearing a bag but he says that he'll do another surgery in four weeks to reverse that and than I can heal and get truly well again. It's such a long road and I've had so many detours along the way but I must keep on truckin and get past this inconvenience in my life. I'm feeling pretty groggy now as I just got home from the hospital last night and am on strong painkillers. My doctor said he was throwing around F words during my surgery because he too was frustrated that when he connected my colon, it still showed leakage. He says that with more healing, he'll do everything to get this reversal over and done with. Has anyone experienced this during reversal of a colostomy? I thought I was going to be done but I guess not. Thanks for all of your prayers and encouragement. MJ
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