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Posted 11/18/2011 12:56 AM (GMT 0)
Howdy,

Just about to head off to the hospital to have my reversal. Mine isn't a J-pouch - I have a bit of sigmoid colon left so it will be an ileosigmoid anastomosis.

Currently starving due fasting from last night. Hoping for the best - I have actually managed extremely well with my ostomy so I'm a little bit nervous that the new plumbing may not be up to scratch - but surgeon and gastro believe it should still be good.

I shall let people know how my healing goes as I know there is a lot of info on j-pouches, but not so much on ileorectal and ileosigmoid joins.

Wish me luck!

Smackie
Posted 11/18/2011 12:59 AM (GMT 0)
Good luck!
Posted 11/18/2011 1:04 AM (GMT 0)
hey smackie

I just had my Ileo reversed 8 days ago and so far its not too bad. I was in the hospital for 5 days but for 2 of them i had really low hemoglobin so the doctors were waiting to see if it would go up on its own or if i wo uld need a blood transfusion so i wasnt allowed to go home. Im having a little bit of sharp pain and i think some gas pain too. I definately miss being able to eat anything i want tho. I Im not sure if you have colitus or crohns but i have crohns and before the ileo I wasnt able to eat dairy and high fibre stuff so im kinda wondering if all my pain is coming from the fact that ive been drinking ensure. My appetite has been non existant so im trying to get a little bit extra from the ensure but its proving to be painful. Mine wasnt a jpouch either. I'd really love to compare symptoms and notes with you after you get out and are recovering if that would be ok with you. because im not really sure what to expect. Like you i have read a tonne about jpouch reversal but nothing really about non jpouch stuff. having crohns my surgeon said there was no way id be able to get a jpouch ever because of the way crohn's burroughs into the intestine to leave their nasty little sores. lol. So hopefully everything goes well. Im thinking of you and congrats on your reversal :D
Posted 11/18/2011 1:14 AM (GMT 0)
Good luck! Sending healing thoughts your way!
Posted 11/18/2011 2:33 AM (GMT 0)
Hope everything went well for you! Update when you feel up to it. :-)
Posted 11/18/2011 12:54 PM (GMT 0)
Thinking of you, hope things went well. Keep us posted.
Posted 11/19/2011 10:23 AM (GMT 0)
Day 1 update

- surgery took about 3.5hrs. the procedure was a little more difficult than hoped due to some adhesions but surgeon was overall happy
- im on a ketamine infusion, morpheine pca and fluids.
- surprisingly i am on a few clear fluids and no ng tube

im sore but it is manageable and i was able to walk a half lap of the ward with a frame and my catheder in toe.

My family have been great in entertaining me.

I ran into my previous surgeon and nurses. they are amazed at how healthy i am. given i tried to bleed to death on the operating table last year and im now 20kg heavier it is a clear comparison.

Some bowel sounds but no pain or movements so far. doc did mention it could be a while due to touching the small bowel.

Day 1 update done - now some sleep
Posted 11/19/2011 6:43 PM (GMT 0)
Glad to hear it went ok.. hang in there and heal well! sending healing thoughts x
Posted 11/19/2011 11:58 PM (GMT 0)
Sounds like you're doing well -- glad to hear it!
Posted 11/20/2011 11:49 AM (GMT 0)
Day 2 update.

lost the ketamine infudion and now only on pca for morpheine.

Still.on clear fluids but felt much better with them today.

I walked a few laps of the ward and i am now largely independent.

I passed wind today and has two bowel movements - rhings are flowinf early!
Posted 11/21/2011 10:24 AM (GMT 0)
Day 3 update

lost the catheder = woohoo!!

Walked about 15 laps of the ward with only a little bit of morpheine.

Had two solid meals some steak and mash and chicken and vegies.

3 loose movements so far and a bit of gas

feeling good and the doc has started thinking if things that need to be done to send me home.
Posted 11/21/2011 12:35 PM (GMT 0)
Wow, you sound like you're doing great. I'm existing w/o 90% of my sigmoid (due to cancer) and 15 inches of colon above that point on the GI tract. I needed to strictly follow a low residue diet for 2 full years after my takedown, I am still on this diet about 75% of the time (12 years later). I am able to eat more fresh fruit and some fiber now. So tuck this suggestion away for future reference should you find yourself having repeated dumping episodes and 3 bm's during one meal (I would need to relieve myself as soon as I began chewing and producing saliva). Not to freak you out but going on a low residue diet saved me from living in my bathroom.

I hope you have continued excellent progress like this. Like you, I knew the benefits of walking, I walked so much back then, every single day. Have gotten a little lazy in 12 years. lol
Posted 11/21/2011 9:22 PM (GMT 0)
You must be so happy that you're doing so well! I know about all the trepidation. but what you are reporting here is definitely very encourageing to me, and I'm pretty positive in general about my step 2 and 3.

I love dhearing about the steak and mash. Keep giving daily updates if you can!

Posted 11/4/2015 1:00 AM (GMT 0)
I know this is a 4-year-old thread - found it purely by chance - but this is the first time I've come across somebody who's had the exact same operation as me for Crohn's disease: an ileosigmoid anastomosis.

In the vanishingly small chance that you see this, topic creator, please can you provide an update? I had my operation almost 4 months ago, and it's been hellish so far. It was all good before the operation: no sign of Crohn's in 2.5 years, only mild diversion colitis in the rectum.

Sounds like you did infinitely better than me in the first week after surgery. Just could not have imagined eating steak on the 3rd day or indeed anything at all. I suspect I caught a stomach bug the day after surgery, but since the staff of ward 22 seemed to be in collective denial that there had been a bug going round the ward, it was hard to be certain. My docs just kept on telling me the nausea, vomiting, low-grade fevers etc. were all normal and the after-effects of surgery.

I'll always wonder if that stomach bug triggered off something worse (i.e. Crohn's) :-(
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