Switching from Colostomy to Ileostomy for Healing

Have a colostomy. Has anyone's surgeon told them that the surgeon will do an ileostomy after reconnecting the colon to the rectum? An ileostomy is to allow the reconnected area to heal. So, no more colostomy, but another new problem with the ileostomy for at least 3 months.

There is always the chance of a temporary ileostomy with all reversals. When they make the join, they test it for leaks with air pressure to check if it's all good. Any chance of a problem and you wake up with a temporary ileostomy. About 1 in 5 from memory before I had my reversal; that's what they told me anyway.

There was an Irish woman on here a while ago, and she was the 1 in 5. If you look back through the reversal posts, you should find it.

In fact, when I came to after my reversal, the first thing I did was reach down and check. I thought I felt an ileostomy bag and thought, "Oh well." But I was still pretty drugged up, and it was only my wound drain bag.

Good luck and remember it is only short term.

I had an ileostomy put in during reversal. Obviously not what I wanted but I have a great medical team and I know they did the right thing. Plan is in 3 months to finish the job.