Surgery

just want to wish you luck.my thoughts and prayers will be with you.

I wish you the blessings of a fast recovery and a full life in the future!!

Tiaeight,

Words that my husband said four years ago have stuck with me and they were:

Look at your stoma as a new body part that has given you a new lease on life AND that is exactly what I have done. Take the time to recuperate after surgery and come here with questions as this group is GREAT! Good luck and know we will all be thinking of you and waiting to hear from you.

Surgery is surgery so you'll have to get through the initial pain...BUT once you do you'll be amazed at how much better you'll feel:) and NO Urgency!!!

Your ET/WOC Nurse will help you with finding the right appliance for your stoma. Make sure you get up and walk and walk a lot...it helps get things going:)

Is your surgery open or laparoscopic?

Had my first stoma operation in 1992 when I was 20 after 2 years of pretty horrific CD symptoms. Even though I have since had problems with two abcesses over the years and few flare ups it has made a massive positive difference to my life. Even during a flare up when the bag is filling really quickly, not having that butt clenching urgency to rush to the bathroom is amazing.

I could feel the difference as soon as I can round from the operation. I felt so good after have 2 bad years I was back to work after 3 weeks, prob not best idea but put it down to exuberance of youth!!

Best wishes and agree with others who said to check out all the appliances available. I didn't know there were so many until 3 years after my surgery, then again times have moved on since then. I now use a two piece system, the flange has a extra piece of adhesive covering so if overnight the bag goes nuts and fills so much it gets slight leakage, I have some extra time before it breaches the second adhesive layer. But it is trial and error as what suits you best.