Well...I will be having my reversal in Oct. 2012. I had my surgery back in Nov, 2011. I have heard so much about the reversal that I don't know what to think! LOL. I am connected at the retum but disconnected from the colon with an end illeostomy. I'm just wondering if anybody out there has this same scenario and how the reversal was done. My only place to reconnect is from the ileostomy site itself since my colon is connected to my retum. Primary tumor was in my retum..thank for any info..sorry for sounding kiinda confused LOL
latina63
Apr 17, 2012 3:29 am
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Apr 17, 2012 5:19 pm
I also had a surgery in Nov 2011. It was removable of entire colon. My first part of reversal is June 21 and second is 2-3 months after. In my case, it is going to be 2 stage surgery. If you still have a colon, it will be just one stage I think. I also have a end elio at the moment.
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MJMuraco
Apr 21, 2012 11:53 pm
I first had a colostomy done during emergency surgery back in September. My colon was perforated due to diverticulitis which I didn't even know I had. I went in for surgery to reverse my colostomy on Feb. 2nd only to wake up to an ileostomy bag on my other side. My surgeon said it would be temporary and give my colon a chance to heal all of the way. I was quite upset and discouraged. The good news is I went in for another surgery on March 16th to take down the ileostomy and I'm now bag free!!! It was tough having so many surgeries but I'm now on the road to a full recovery and looking forward to going back to work.
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My colon was connected to my colon like yours so go for it! Good luck and let me know how you are.
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My colon was connected to my colon like yours so go for it! Good luck and let me know how you are.
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