Connect
← Return to total colectomy with IRT - energy level issues now
Discussion
total colectomy with IRT - energy level issues now
Digestive Health | Last Active: 3 days ago | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, @aileenredding. What a bummer to have to deal with exhaustion and unpredictable day-to-day energy.
Tagging a few Connect members who are familiar with total colectomy and/or IRT to see if they have input on fluctuating energy levels two years on from surgery: @lsdd13 @suzytalib @angiemns @madso25 @mypine @bluehedgehog. @annewithane also may have some input on your energy varying. I'd also like you to meet @hopeful33250.
What colon condition prompted your surgery, aileenredding?
Replies to "Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, @aileenredding. What a bummer to have to deal with exhaustion and..."
I had a congenital malrotation of my large bowel. I always had problems with constipation and it does run in my family. I also had diverticulitis off and on for 30 years. In July ,2023 my colon blocked up completely and I had to have it removed. I am 78 now and was 76 when I had the surgery.
Connect
I only had 1/3 of my colon removed in 2021. I had diverticulitis.
My decrease in energy level might be partially due to aging. I’m almost 79.
I also test positive for SIBO/IMO.