Hernia, anyone?

Hello all,

Nearly three months after collectomy, and waiting for operation number two in the winter, I was having some strange sensations around my stoma last week and on thursday evening took myself to the first aid in the surgery where I'd had the collectomy. The attending doctor was great and after examining me, said I have a tiny hernia and my stool is way to thick. The most important thing, he said, is that I have to keep the stool as fluid as possible, drink more water, and he recommended I take lactuose twice a day. I've been taking it and it makes the stool totally liquid, which makes life easier in the sense that emptying is very quick business now.

That I'm getting such a thick consistency without lactuose will probably be an advantage for life with the j-pouch in a few months. But I'm worried about the hernia. He said it might get worse, or it might not get worse, before the next surgery, but there's nothing I can do for it but drink lots.

Any experience here?

 

I don't know much about hernias (fortunately), but a lot of people wear belts to prevent them or prevent them from getting worse. I know that nu-hope is one of the manufacturers of the belts.

Hopefully thinning your output will help w/the accidents you were having.

Thanks!

I had my surgery in April.  A temporary ileostomy.  I currently have a hernia about the size of an orange.  Although I am concerned, my surgeon says that he will fix it on the reversal???

had multipule hernias after colostomy in 1991 , been irrigatting since 1992 , now got to he point were i have a parastonal hernia and an incicisinal hernia , also a plate inside my tummy because of the weekness in the wall of my stomache , which my body is rejecting since i had it in 2008 , which means i have a perminant sepsis ozzing which i have to redress each day , my consultant does not want to risk more surgery at the moment and i am not haveing succsess irrigating without pain discomfort and never feeling empty because my bowel has gone realy bad and not working anymore . I am in a lot of pain and do not seem to be getting anywere with any relief or answers . I was prescibed a strong pain med which is morphine and opium based but the side effects from them are horrendious , i am waiting for over 2 months to see another pain specialist but can not get anywere with that . in the mean time my life is unbearable and i spend every other day in the bathroom and getting over the trauma of the irrigation. No one seems to come up with an answer , i am a very young looking and minded 70yr old and a widow , i also have lost my appetite and loseing a lot of weight . Folks that is the short story !! . any one got any suggestions ???? . wits end !!