Ileostomy Reversal, carer/wife's perspective

2009-08-31T10:02:47Z

Any tips? The consultant might have joked that my husband is his fast track patient and let him out on the 2nd day post op, but..OMG - M has now turned into a man size, 9 month old, with mulitple urgent bowel movements(bm's) I feel so sorry for him, I didn't know the body was capable of so much output from so little input. Had yet another rough night (had broken sleep for last 6 days), managed to get off to sleep 6.30am, up for 3 bm's 8.30, still sleeping now and its about 10.30am, when he wakes I'll go out to buy more barrier cream and inco sheets if I can find them, then tackle the laundry pile. He's so upset and wishing he had kept the stoma and hadn't had the op after all. Loosing weight fast and eating next to nothing. It's got to get better. Learnt he lost just over a foot of the sigmiod, and understand that was the bit which removes fluids from the stool, no wonder he has no control! I wish he had been given a meeting with the colorectal people and given a choice, just to prepare him before the op. On the bright side, he's home without Warfarin, there again he's pretty active although not through choice! Been advised a low residue diet is his best bet, or in other words bland and stodgy. Would love some positive tips if any of you have been through this, we're both feeling pretty disappointed and in low spirits; back on that well known rollercoaster yet again, and this is supposed to be part of his cure and recovery Hmmm.....

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Ileostomy Reversal, carer/wife's perspective