Pre-take down, bleeding ulcer in the pouch

How long has it been since your first surgery?  Are you taking anything to heal the ulcer?  

Surgery was in September, followed by 4 months of chemo.  I thought the chemo was causing the inflammation, it did clear up for a few weeks after, but it's back.

And not taking anything for the ulcer.  Just the lomotil to help control the cramping. 

Follow up - chatted with my GI doc and filled him in on the surgery.  Evidently this is a rare post-surgery problem, the inflammation/ulceration was probably caused by a combination of poor circulation and the chemo.   He took a deep breath and said we are now going to practice 'kitchen sink medicine'.  Since the J-pouch is not taken down it's almost impossible to get meds to the site of the inflammation.  So I'm taking vitamins to help me heal and spending quality time in a hyperbaric chamber, which seems to be reducing the inflammation.   In two months they'll scope the pouch and see if the ulceration has healed.  If that worked then another scope under anesthesia to stretch out the stricture, if it's even possible.  If that works and holds, then I'll have the take down surgery.  If the ulceration fails to heal, then I get to have the j-pouch removed and live with a permanent ostomy.  I'll post again as there is news. 

In the mean time, has anyone else had hyperbaric treatments?  How effective were they?