I’m due to have an APR operation Monday and remove my current ileostomy and replace with a permanent colostomy due to another cancer growth.
Is anyone willing to share how the APR is done, how they sew up ure bottom, pain etc ? I want to be prepared for it but feel nothing has really been explained about that part (maybe because it’s too gruesome!)
Thanks in advance
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