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Posted 9/12/2011 8:57 PM (GMT 0)
I havent posted much on this site but i do follow alot of you and have read many of your stories which lead me to the ultimate decision to have surgery...... I had my gastrograffin (not sure of the spelling) enema and it looks like I have healed well from my j-pouch and will have my takedown surgery on Monday the 19th!!! I am so excited and looking forward to carrying on with a normal life and I FEEL AMAZING!!!

Thank you all so much for putting your stories out here and being a great support system for so many of us UC sufferers and pouchees!!!!!!

any feedback on life after takedown would be great!!!

xoxoxoxxo

Posted 9/12/2011 10:23 PM (GMT 0)
Congrats! I don't have a j pouch, so others can share stories, but it's great that you're doing so well. Good luck w/the next step.
Posted 9/13/2011 12:41 AM (GMT 0)

 Good luck to you on Monday.  My 16 year old daughter is just 5 months post-op from her takedown surgery.  All I can say is she is doing great.  Back to school and living her life as a normal teenager should.  Some days she can't even remember how many times she had gone to the bathroom.  She can hold it with no urgency.  Feeling great.

Posted 9/13/2011 12:48 AM (GMT 0)
You will do great! The surgery itself is SO much less than what you have already been through. yeah

It is helpful to have flushable disposable wipes with you....they are SO much easier on the "behind" than toilet paper. The hospital should give you a barrier cream and make sure you use it after EVERY trip to the loo. At the beginning expect to be making frequent trips to the bathroom but as soon as you start to eat again it will start to slow down and become less acidy.

As with the other surgeries make sure that you GET UP AND WALK until you are sick of it....it is the best thing that you can do.

I cannot tell you how well Dillon is doing......you will get there soon! turn
Posted 9/13/2011 2:02 AM (GMT 0)
Good Luck on the 19th...I'm sure you're gonna do just fine! YAY
Posted 9/13/2011 2:54 PM (GMT 0)
You sound sooooo thrilled and I'm sooo thrilled for you!!!! Best of luck and you will do amazingly well, walk alot, listen to your body regarding food, don't expect the world in one day :-) and take a deep breath and count your blessing because you've been through alot and you've survived!!!!!! :-) :-)
Posted 9/13/2011 3:21 PM (GMT 0)
My takedown was very uneventful thank goodness! 30 minutes in the OR, minimal pain and my new plumbing woke up pretty quickly. It was actually nice to go to the bathroom again after 3 months with the bag! I did have A LOT of gas pains which is totally normal. They lasted a few days after I got home from the hosptial and then they subsided. Walk as much as you can after the surgery...it will help with the gas pains. If you don't have some, buy some Calmoseptine ointment. Walgreens carries it and also Amazon.com does too. It will help with the butt burn/irritation you may get at first. Go slow with foods the first few weeks also. After three weeks I was eating cheesburgers and fries with no problems! Heaven!

Best wishes to you!!!
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