Reversal

Hi Fraser1

You sound like myself I was unsure about having mine reversed  Like you I’d read so much about LARS that I convinced myself that it could be a bad idea.

The choice is yours my advice would be talk to your surgeon who will know what your chances are of gaining control. I really wish I’d asked mine as it’s wasn’t until the morning of my surgery when I was still having doubts that I asked him. He said I had a very good chance of gaining full control 

if you click on my name you can read my experience 

I don’t regret having a reversal, my rectum was removed so I have a smaller amount of storage meaning I have smaller stools more often. It’s fine, it doesn’t stop me from enjoying myself 

Hope all goes well for you 

Best Wishes

Thank you just read your story I will speak to my surgeon, can I ask were you working when you had your reversal if so how much time did you have off work? Also I see from your experience that you had lung nodules I am going today to have a ct scan as they noticed one on mine at the last scan ! this cancer  just seems to never end all clear from rectal now this !

Hi there. 
No I wasn’t working. 

I made mistakes after my operation I was on an ENT ward that knew nothing about my recovery. I didn’t eat so I was passing similar to my Ileostomy output. Once I started eating very small stodgy food it became very manageable I wore incontinence pads at night only or if I had doctors appointments apart from that just a slim pad 

it’s urgency and patience that gains control. I was thirteen months with my stoma so it’s bound to take a little while to settle my bowel 

I did my pelvic floor as often as I could before my operation and read all the posts here in the LAR section especially the holding on til it passes  That really helps 

How long have you had your stoma ? 

Hi got my frist stoma in October then had my  operation in April this year and they changed it to an ileostomy  thanks for the information will go and read some off the posts in the LAR can I be really stupid what dose LAR mean thanks again 

Lower Anterior Resection  that’s the operation we’ve had. 
LARS - Lower anterior resection syndrome means the issues that can occur. But not always 

I was eating out at six weeks I just made sure there was toilet access which gave me confidence 

Thanks again sometimes I am so stupid lol

No you’re not we aren’t medics. I didn’t know what and Ileostomy was! I was clueless 

Ive attached the link there’s lots of discussions some brilliant videos with great advice.  Living well with a stoma reversal or LARS

keep us updated. What swayed me was the doctors said I could have another stoma if it wasn’t manageable. So that was my security blanket 

Hi sorry I haven’t been on hear so much ,just wanted to update you I have decided to have the reversal spoke to my consultant and have been put on his list and he hopes it will be done in September had my pre op last week so hopefully not long thanks again for all your replies it’s so nice to hear from people who have been through the same things 

Bless you 

I had mine in September which was thirteen months after my LAR 

I don’t regret it for one minute

Good luck.  Keep us updated 

Me again looking for more advice  I had my sigmoidoscopy in June and pre op appointment so was just waiting for my date now today I have a letter to go for a mri scan in September didn’t know I was to get one. I have phone the waiting list about the MRI pelvis and they told me it requested by my surgeon and the doctor that did the sigmoidoscopy but it’s a long time away for me anyway.Dose anyone know who I should contact really worried thank you