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How long did it take for you to get your appetite back after your surgeries? And how long did it take to shake this overwhelming feeling of complete tiredness? Sorry I can't remember anything from 15 years ago. I just had a ileostomy put in because of pouchitis not responding to meds. I was very ill.Happened very fast. Still have the damned pouch. 

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Just after my j pouch creation, I didn't eat anything for 10 days, totally lost my appetite; I also lost 22lbs.

By day 15 my appetite had completely returned, although I was advised to eat little but often rather than 3 set meals at set times.

Since takedown, I'm still struggling to overcome the lethargy and remain hydrated.

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Hi AllyKat,

I had the IPAA with loop ileostomy done in March and it took almost a full week post-op for my appetite to come back. I felt overwhelmingly tired for 8 weeks. I had my takedown in May and did not have any loss of appetite. I would say that the exhaustion was much less for this one...probably only a couple weeks. Although, even though I'm now 9 weeks post-op, it's nice to be able to justify taking a nap in the middle of the day.

Hope you're feeling better!
Emily

My first big, open surgery I'd say at least 5 days (had to get through the ileus), but I DO remember my first puréed meal of ground up turkey being exquisite!  Mind you, I'd been on bowel rest/TPN for nearly 4 weeks prior to surgery. Hadn't had food in that long. 

 

My takedown?  I was hungry the next day, and ate the next day. I was only in the hospital about 3-4 days that time versus my 40 days the first go-round. 

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