Surgery in a couple of days!!

So the time has come - I'm getting surgery in the next couple of days!
I've been suffering a lot since remicade failed and over the last week got worse again; 15 BMs a day, extreme urgency, I stopped eating it made me nauseous, was losing a lot of blood and then over last weekend I developed a fever. I was coming into hospital on Monday for a sigmoidoscopy & to speak with the surgeon but when he & my consultant saw that the state I was in & that my temperature was high, they admitted me. I'm on fluids & rest for a couple of days to get my temperature down and I'll be heading in soon.
At the moment I'm sticking with an ileostomy and I'll see how I get on with that. Expecting to talk to the stoma nurse today.
I'm so scared about the surgery as it's such a big deal but I'm also excited. This year has been awful & especially the last couple of months so I any wait to actually be able to do things again!!
Any tips for the surgery or post surgery or recovery is welcome, literally anything at all! I'll post on ostomy forum also.

Hi SB. First I want to wish you all the best & a speedy recovery for your surgery. Kudos to you for taking charge and moving forward to do what you need to do to get your life back. You will get your life back.
I too had an ileostomy for a period of time. Eventually I was able to have it reversed. I would tell you to take full advantage of the ostomy nurses. I considered them angels. They have the expertise, knowledge & patience to help get you through the initial period. You will learn how to handle your stoma & how to change your wafers that fit around the stoma.
With time you will see how certain foods affect the output of your stoma. It is all a learning curve...and I tell you that you will be great! You will get your life back.
So best of luck & keep us informed of how you are doing.

Good luck. For now I'd recommend following the healingwell ostomies forum and j-pouch.org. There are some blogs that document the surgery, post recovery and tips/techniques for ostomy supplies. One example is:

ronnielee-fightingforit.blogspot.com/2012/10/surgery.html

Good luck and speedy healing!

Good luck and stay strong, I wish you all the best!

good luck, superblanks!! can't wait to hear how it goes! i'm sure you will feel loads better!