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The Mayo Clinic Ostomy support group meets monthly, on the first Tuesday of the month from 6 to 8 PM MT (find your time zone). We are currently meeting virtually, via Zoom. Each meeting will feature a relevant topic and a guest speaker. Topics have included: stoma and skin management, ostomy care and products, nutrition related to ostomates, motivational ostomate speakers and emotional support.
Join Zoom Meeting here https://mchealth.zoom.us/j/99659580974?pwd=VUdyZ0dQVmdxd3lCd0s4S0JzbnVvdz09
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Candy Boyes, R.N., RN-BC, C.W.O.C.N.
ARZMCOSTOMYSG@mayo.edu
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What can cause a sudden lengthening of the stoma in the absence of any symptoms. What should be done about it?
My understanding is that it may be common occurrence. Suggest talking to a colorectal surgeon.
How much change in length are you talking about?
doubled in length but resolved itself within hours and there's been no recurrence.
Ok. Mine goes from flat or sometimes in a bit to put an inch or more.
Has anyone experiencing post operation pain for a considerable amount of time after surgery?
After guided imagery loop surgery to remove a sigmoid cyst, my pain returned 2 days post op. It continued to increase to severe over next week. Surgeon phone response was that I was having antibiotic side effects. I ended up having emergency life saving surgery which required two surgeons to perform hysterectomy and colonoscopy from sepsis after FAILED first procedure. Increasing pain not normal. Seek treatment asap!!
Never had such an experience but reinforces my instincts to not ignore pain. Cannot imagine any MD suggesting that antibiotics cause pain.
Glad your good sense triumphed.
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