Experiencing Sharp Pain in Stoma and Surrounding Area

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bluerose157
May 18, 2018 11:17 pm

Hi! I haven`t posted in a while. In Sept./16 I had a subtotal colectomy toxic megacolon (colon sepsis); end result an End Ileostomy. (had cardiac arest during the procedure) Been basically getting along okay. 

These past few days, every so often get a sharp pain inside ( feels like it`s inside stoma and surrounding area). Only way to describe it, feels like pinching skin with fingernails or a sharp knife. There`s been lots of output; so I don`t think it`s a blockage. Is it possible a particle gets blocked, while other stuff gets through? It`s not continuous; starts every so often, then seems to stop on it`s own. tried heating pads and massaging area; this didn`t make it better or worse. 

Wondering if anyone else has experienced similar symptons? My wife is a retired RN; she can`t see anything noticable from the outside of stoma. 

side note; I have prostrate cancer; don`t know if anything here would be affecting this. 

Thanks

Lloyd

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Past Member
May 19, 2018 3:49 am

Loyd hello from Baltimore.yes we get those paines from your intestines with ??'? in thear thru small intestines suposed to send signals to you to shit from your old life before you became a mate now use your fingers and slowly push in around stoma you can feel the clumps is your small intestines.eventuily you will get regular and you have to tutch and masage stoma to make stoma fell you have it back you need to eat light and exercise more than the average person now you have to keep clean change often once you sortof forget about stoma things will geat back to the regular.hope you have a good day mate kemo 

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