Hi all, it's been some time since I've posted here (probably 2013) when I had my temp ostomy. I'm usually in the Ulcerative Colitis boards. I just had my step one JPouch surgery last Wednesday and I'm now waiting on discharge from the hospital. All went well except for the massive amount of scar tissue on my abdominal wall from my previous surgery, they couldn't do it robotically and had to
open up my belly. JPouch construction went very well he said. I'm eating fine and I get my staples out on Friday. My ostomy is a bit tricky as it's very close to my staple line so it's a bit hard for me to trim and avoid the staples (I haven't tried myself yet) but have watched the nurses struggle with it. I still have a ton of my two piece hollister supplies left over from my last ostomy which I think will make things easier for me and once the staples are out, even easier. I'm just waiting now to see the ostomy nurse here at the hospital then I'm discharged for home. I'm sure I'll have some questions along the way as it's been a while since I've dealt with an ostomy :)
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