Reply to "j pouch failure possibilites"

Jan DollarModerator, RN, retired

I believe your doctor was just trying to be honest and tell you that your risk of pouch failure is higher than average because of your history of leaks and abscesses. He probably was just clumsy at it, and wound up scaring you instead of just informing you. Since your colectomy was during emergency circumstances, the fact you had these complications is not surprising.

Basically, septic complications are associated with increased risk of pouch failure. I had a large pelvic abscess post op. That was in 1995, and I still have my pouch, if that makes you feel any better. The main thing is that risk is not the same thing as a sure thing.

Jan

12/15/1612:14 AM

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