I took your advice and bought a bidet! Not a bidet toilet seat, but a portable bidet bottle that takes batteries for better water pressure and will get the job done.. I have my takedown very soon! 8 days actually.. I'm still more worried about this surgery more than any others just because of the troubles you speak of and all of the troubles everyone else has had with takedown.. my last surgery was horrible.. I was ghost white and was not immediately gven a pain pump so was hurting tremendously and was given max medication that was ordered so basically yelled and asked for a pump.. I will ask my surgeon for one in advance this time so that doesn't happen again.. I'm mainly worried about the leakage and my bottom becoming raw.. is the ilex paste worth the money ?.. or what's another paste that works great but isn't so expensive ?! That preferably doesn't stink.. and does your bottom always burn from the acid to where you need the cream for your bottom? Or does your bottom eventually adjust to the new stool ?