Hi all,
as some of you are aware, I recently had my takedown for the Turnbull Cutait redo procedure at Cleveland Clinic. This procedure was done as a last resort to remove and redo my failed colonic Jpouch and RVF(which happened at another hospital). I am happy to say that when I had my first BM after the takedown @ CC, I sobbed with joy. Literally, I had not felt like a human being 'down below' since before my first ileostomy/Jpouch creation surgery in July 2009. I knew they(CC) had done it right immediately! Prior to this redo, I was wearing either an ileostomy bag(3 total ileo surgeries) or a Depends diaper since July 24, 2009.
As we speak, my ileostomy incision has healed beautifully, I feel great, and the diapers/extra ostomy supplies are in a box to be donated to the local hospital. I still do have accidents every now and then so I do wear pads, but I have every hope that my pelvic floor muscles will continue to improve with time(I'm only 3.5 weeks out from takedown). I average 0-10 bms per day and they're always formed and solid. I do have that annoying itch sometimes tho, but all in all, I feel extremely lucky and grateful.
I hope anyone out there who is facing a redo procedure will read this post and hopefully their fears will be eased a bit.
Thanks everyone, for your thoughts, prayers and encouraging words. This site is wonderful.
:-)
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