@grandmairene Welcome to Mayo Clinic. We’re a community of patients, family members, and caretakers who all help each other with resources, information, and personal experience. Sounds like to have lots of questions about your surgery and ostomy. Do you have anyone who helps you with changing your appliance? Have you contacted the surgeon who did the surgery? They should be able to give you the name of an ostomy nurse who can help.
You are in the ‘ostomy discussion group’ so maybe @kenc and @riverwatcher might also be able to help.
Do you have a family member or neighbor who might be able to help you with the computer? You’ve done a great job so far!

@grandmairene I found this information booklet and ostomy guide for you. @dancing1 mentioned the UOAA group in her posting earlier. I has a phone number where you can find a support group and people to help you.
https://www.ostomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/UOAA-New-Ostomy-Patient-Guide-2020-10.pdf
Do you think this will help?

Hi @grandmairene, I wanted to add my welcome. You are certainly in the right place to connect with other "ostomates" - people living with ostomies. Please ask your questions any time.

To help answer your first question "Primarily what are, if any, consequences of not having the procedure reversed?" I'll invite fellow members @thull @coffeebean @iamthekat @d1ane who have had a reversal and can share their experiences.

What other questions do you have Grandmairene?