Hi gang,
Just want to update you. I'm now six weeks post op, and already 2 miracles have occurred. First, I can finally sleep ALL night without having to get up and go to the bathroom (first time in over 20 years!). Second, I only have to empty my pouch every six or seven hours (give or take)!!!!! When I had my J pouch I was pooping every few hours and was awake half the night. So, despite the intense post op pain (which will soon go away) I LOVE my new Koch pouch, I should have done this years ago! I'm so happy it's working so well!! I owe Dr Cohen at Mount Sinai everything, and the staff there was amazing! I could kick myself for suffering for so many years, hoping my pouchitis in my j pouch would stop. I instead tried every therapy available, to no avail. Had I done my K pouch sooner I could have avoided so much pain, but, better late then never! If any of you are thinking about getting a K pouch, provided you can find a good surgeon, go for it! It's a rough one to recover from (they also removed my rectum, now THAT hurts!)but once the first month, it gets so much better!
Cheers,
Eric
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