I am excited that my colostomy will be reversed next week. Please pray for me that it will be successful without complications. It's been over a year since I carried this bag, and I can hardly wait to have it done. It is a struggle for me, and at times more of an inconvenience meeting friends and on my travels, it was hard carrying my bags. Now that my surgery is coming, I will let everyone know how it turns out. Again, please pray for me to have my colostomy reversal be a success...
Peping
Mar 11, 2015 5:07 am
dizzy1971
Mar 11, 2015 7:22 pm
Hi!!! Congratulations! I had my reversal on 18th March 2014 (best birthday present ever). I haven't looked back. I wish you all the best for the future and will be praying all goes well :)
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Ragdoll
Mar 12, 2015 5:24 am
Congratulations! I will keep you in my prayers and wish you nothing but the best! Keep in touch and let us know how you are doing!
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Mar 15, 2015 8:35 pm
Great planning on mine soon. Let us all know how you're doing. Good luck!
rosebud922
Mar 15, 2015 9:27 pm
Hi guys: Had my colostomy in March 2014. I will be seeing the doctor tomorrow about a reversal. Because of diverticulosis, had emergent surgery. I have learned to deal with this. Sometimes it is difficult because my friends always thought that I was stush and now I wear a colostomy pouch. God saved my life for a purpose. At 73, I am going to college for my Health Information Technology degree. Keep your chin up, guys. Put a smile on your face, you are alive.
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sherrybear
Mar 17, 2015 9:23 pm
Congratulations to every one of you guys getting a reversal. Pray everything goes great, and don't forget to come back and let us all know how you are doing.
Mrs.A
Mar 18, 2015 7:36 pm
May the Lord watch over you and guide the hands of your surgeon. May He keep you strong while you heal. Amen
latina63
Mar 21, 2015 6:15 pm
It has been 2.5 years since my ileostomy reversal in 2012. I have adjusted well to my new normal. Just be prepared that with any bowel surgery, it takes time for everything to adjust and heal, and you probably will never be the same as before. With that being said, I am so glad I did it! You will do fine, and I will pray for you! We are strong!
latina63
Mar 21, 2015 6:15 pm
I will say that it all depends on where you were reconnected at. Mine was mid rectum hence the more adjustment :-)
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kattgentry
May 14, 2015 2:29 am
My doctor says my ostomy can be reversed, but I'm too scared to do it. All I can think of is all the pain that I was in during the first surgery, and it took months to heal. I guess at age 61 we don't heal as fast. I just don't think I can muster the courage to go through with it.
kattgentry
May 14, 2015 2:29 am
now that I have lost my insurance I don't really have to consider having it reversed