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Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy

Ostomy | Last Active: Mar 24 1:09pm | Replies (419)
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Welcome to Connect, @hanseron,

Thank you for sharing your insights; we're so glad you've joined this group. I can only imagine the worries and questions you must have had, adapting to life after the ileostomy.

@hanseron, I've read that there are several types of Ileostomies; may I ask what type of of procedure you had to undergo? What was your biggest worry, when you got the ileostomy?

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Ron Hansen | @hanseron | Sep 20, 2017

Total Colectomy.  The attack happened so fast that I didn’t have time to worry.  I was rushed to the hospital and surgery was performed within hours.  Luckily, I had a great GI surgeon who had previously performed the operation successfully.

 I was in the hospital for about 3-4 weeks and at home recovering for at least a month and a half.

 

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