@Jaydog posted:Ya I was struggling bad for the first 5 or 6 weeks then I kinda figured out my situation. I was constantly leaking and I was in huge amounts of pain because of my skin burning. I change my bag every 2 day no matter what. I could probably go 3 days but why risk it. Like I said at this point I'm 3 weeks out from my takedown and I can't wait.
My surgeon is dr valente from the cleveland clinic and he's been great. He didn't do my first surgery but he did my second and he'll do my takedown. Just stay positive. Your mind can be your biggest enemy or your biggest asset. You are less than 2 months away from getting rid of the stupid temp illeo. It will go by like nothing and soon this will all be a memory and you'll be helping someone else on here.
Oh great! Let me know how your takedown goes in 3 weeks! If you have any questions about it, you can definitely ask me if you would like. My takedown was almost 6 years ago 