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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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Terrible pain from constipation and antibiotics or surgery.....surgery or pain....pain or surgery. I know what I'd do but I'm not you. I would not recommend waiting until it becomes an emergency. Doctors do not like emergency surgeries they would rather plan on getting a good nights sleep and having something to eat before they do their surgeries. I'm aware of having both the bladder and colon removed, I only know it can be done and it has been done. That's all I know about it.

We can be thankful that doctors know about what is going on, fifty years ago you would be on the cutting edge and the doctors could only guess what to do. You really don't want to damage your kidneys because if you did you could have to have dialysis and than a transplant. Dialysis isn't that bad if you had to have it and neither is a transplant, it just takes time. Good luck.

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I really don't want to damage my kidneys so that is the driving force. Maybe just the colostomy and block off the hole in the fistual and keep the bladder intact? Will see. Thanks.

You are entirely welcome. May everything go as it should. If you need more information after your surgery(s) you know where to go. Good luck.

mlmcg