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Hi Daniel

I've only just joined this group, so consequently have only just seen these posts!

Hopefully, by now, you will be the proud 'owner' of a j pouch?

My partner and I are are due to move to Spain within the next few months and my final surgery was carried out on 27th April (in the UK), following a few months of having a stoma.

I had ulcerative colitis, which didn't respond to an array of drugs; hence surgery!  Initially, my surgeon was going to aim for a two-stage process, but i became too unwell to have that have.  So, intial ileostomy on 16th June 2014, j-pouch formed and a temporary loop ileostomy on 24th February 2015 and the reversal/ j pouch 'gone live' on 27th April; a little over eight weeks between stage 2 and 3.

It's early days for me and although I'm finding the recovery process a little more challenging than the previous two stages (even though they were pretty major ops compared to the final bit!), I have no regrets about having it done and am looking forward to a new life in Spain.

I do hope things are working out for you.

te deseo lo mejor

Garry

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