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Colostomy reversal: What can I expect? Recovery time?

Ostomy | Last Active: Mar 20 4:52pm | Replies (32)

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@jackson58

Hi everybody I had a Hartman's procedure done on December 2022 for rectal cancer and have a colostomy bag,I'm trying to gather as much information possible about a possible reversal.I have previously seen my consultant and due to see him again in a couple of weeks when hopefully he can give me a decision as to whether this is possible to do, his concerns to me were that i had aggressive cancer and that I only have 5cms of my rectum left ,has anybody else had this sort of surgery and not been incontinent.

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- Ostomy reversal: My story https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ostomy-reversal/

@jackson58, have you had your appointment with your doctor to find out if a reversal is possible?