WOW, what a way to start off my first blog.
I have been an ostomate since 2008. A routine surgery to cut out a section of accordioned intestine turned into a fight for my life and ultimately an ileostomy. After many months I decided to name my stoma Oscar. i have been plagued with excessstoma granulation tissue. Granulation tissue is the raised, sometimes painful, red tissue which can develop at the base of the stoma . Granulation tissue can bleed and promote leakage of stomach contents through the stoma onto the surrounding skin.I usually refer to this as my stoma's ugly twin brother.
Normally I would just take a trip to the surgeon for some silver nitrate. This time I have decided on hopefully a more permanent solution. Thus I am set to undergo the knife once more.(Tuesday) Fulguration of stoma granulation tissue is supposed to be a fairly routine procedure. Once I am under anesthesia the surgeon will electro/laser cut off the excess tissue and if needed he will repair the tissue surrounding the stoma. I am a bit apprehensive as to being put under again. A repeat of the original surgery comes to mind. If anyone has had this procedure please feel free to chime in. I will post the results of mine sometime next week.
I have been an ostomate since 2008. A routine surgery to cut out a section of accordioned intestine turned into a fight for my life and ultimately an ileostomy. After many months I decided to name my stoma Oscar. i have been plagued with excessstoma granulation tissue. Granulation tissue is the raised, sometimes painful, red tissue which can develop at the base of the stoma . Granulation tissue can bleed and promote leakage of stomach contents through the stoma onto the surrounding skin.I usually refer to this as my stoma's ugly twin brother.
Normally I would just take a trip to the surgeon for some silver nitrate. This time I have decided on hopefully a more permanent solution. Thus I am set to undergo the knife once more.(Tuesday) Fulguration of stoma granulation tissue is supposed to be a fairly routine procedure. Once I am under anesthesia the surgeon will electro/laser cut off the excess tissue and if needed he will repair the tissue surrounding the stoma. I am a bit apprehensive as to being put under again. A repeat of the original surgery comes to mind. If anyone has had this procedure please feel free to chime in. I will post the results of mine sometime next week.