Surgery

Hi ,going in to hospital next Wednesday for resection surgery as i have an abdominal wall fistula.Am glad as i have waited so long for this ,and am hoping to get my life back again,but am very nervous.

Once i start eating after the surgery are there foods i should avoid to help with the healing.

Have had most things explained to me ,but not this.

Would appreciate any advice!

I had a resection two weeks ago for the same thing. It's good if they are able to do it laparoscopically as this will lessen your recovery time and pain. I saw the surgeon yesterday, he took out the staples, and cleared me to go back to work already. The largest incision from the laparoscopy is only 6 cm.

He didn't say there was any foods I should avoid but I'm basically staying on a soft, low-residue diet. The only problem is that my bm's have not returned to normal. I'm still having diarrhea and loose stools. I see the GI next Monday.

Thanks, good luck to you. The worst part is the 2-3 days immediately following the surgery, but you'll most likely have something like a "morphine pump" to help get through that time. The pain wasn't excruciating for me but I also used the morphine to help forget about eating.

Hi,my prayers are with you that the surgery goes well for you and you have a full recovery.
TBW