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Reply to "Time for surgery.."

Originally Posted by WildOne:

Clearly the benefits of having the procedure must outweigh the risks substantially - so much that I suppose everyone would still be on permanent ileostomy (correct me if I'm wrong, carries fewer risks, but is obviously more to manage).

I think that is correct.  In addition to your thread, I see two other similar threads started recently by other posters who are contemplating surgery. It seems like the biggest concern is how much recovery time will be necessary, and frequency of bowel movements. In my mind this is a variable depending on what complications arise from surgery (if any at all) and individual response. I think my surgical experience was by far on the rougher side of normal, but I would still repeat the process based on the immense improvement in the quality of my life.

 

Regarding the frequency of bowel movements, in my mind, this is not as much of an issue as urgency of bowel movements. When I had ulcerative colitis, towards the end any way, I had no control over my bowels and had frequent accidents. The greatest improvement in my quality-of-life was that the control over my bowel movements was restored with J pouch surgery. So even if I have to go 6-8 times a day, there is no urgency to do so.  I also can control frequency with medications like Imodium, so I think this is really not an important concern.

 

Good luck to you.

Last edited by CTBarrister
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