BillV posted:When I did my research for a presentation I made at the Quality Life Association annual conference last year, I was not able to get actual counts on the number of people with BCIR’s and K pouches. My educated guess is at least 4,000 with BCIR’s and 15,000 with K pouches. The success rate for both of these procedures is over 90%. It’s true that some people have complications, but that is also true of any major surgery. Although there are not many doctors who do BCIR or K pouch surgery, a local doctor can contact your surgeon for treatment recommendations. It is my belief that the quality of life benefits of the BCIR far outweighed the chance that I would experience complications. These message boards are visited mostly by folks who are experiencing complications with their procedure. The majority of people with good results are out enjoying life and rarely visit these boards. I encourage you to contact the BCIR program at www.bcir.com and request an information packet that contains a list of over 300 people living in 40 states with BCIR’s who you can contact about their experiences.
Bill
I'll request a packet but the BCIR website says patients with Crohn's aren't candidates.