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My takedown surgery was scheduled for last Thursday but at the last minute they called  me and said the hospital was stopping all non essential surgeries because of covid. I was pretty bummed. Then Friday out of the blue they called and said they can get me in this Tuesday.

I'm bringing some creme for butt burn, some adult diapers just in case. Anything else I should bring?

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Jay dog... congrats on the new surgery date...when I had my take down I brought nothing and came out just fine. I ate such bland food for the first 2 weeks I didn’t need anything for butt burn so you should do just fine. Good luck to you and in due time you will enjoy life with your pouch.. just remember things take time and will get better.. I am now 4 months post take down and things are much better than 2 months ago..

@Ryan138 posted:

Jay dog... congrats on the new surgery date...when I had my take down I brought nothing and came out just fine. I ate such bland food for the first 2 weeks I didn’t need anything for butt burn so you should do just fine. Good luck to you and in due time you will enjoy life with your pouch.. just remember things take time and will get better.. I am now 4 months post take down and things are much better than 2 months ago..

How long did it take to get back to work?

I brought calmoseptine, soft toilet paper.  I had my phone. I also had my husband bring me Gatorade that I mixed with water.  Not much else.  I started with calmoseptine right away, from the first bm.  People vary in this respect so better to be safe than sorry.  I think I was on a low residue diet for about a month.  

Hooray for you!  I brought a squirt bottle to fill with warm water to wash the backside after bm's.  Wiping = butt burn, and you won't be able to shower right away.   Also earplugs unless you have a private room.   This sounds weird, but also chewing gum.  When I had ileus, one of the residents gave me a stick of gum and within two hours I was going again.  I looked it up later, and that is known to work.  Just don't swallow it! 

@Kmiller posted:

@Jaydog how are you doing?

Pretty good actually. I'm pooping although it's pure liquid. I can seem to hold it as long as I want ( within reason of course). I'm just having a hard time passing gas. Since my surgery I've only passed gas twice and it's giving me a lot of pain. I'm hoping things start to flow better in the next few days but we'll see. The doctors told me it's normal and it just takes time for my bowels to wake up.

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