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  1. TacoBot3000

    Curious about small bowel resection?

    I'll be having my ileostomy taken down and resectioned in the next few weeks and I just had a question that I couldn't seem to find an answer to on the internet. I guess what I'm confused about is the healing process within. Both ends of the bowel that are going to be reconnected have had more...
  2. TacoBot3000

    Small bowel resection NG tube chances?

    In just over a week I'm going in to have my ileostomy taken down and anastomosed to my colon. I'm excited to get put back together and to lose this bag, but I was wondering if for a procedure like this they would have to place an NG tube. Because throughout my battle with Crohn's, some of my...
  3. TacoBot3000

    Am I gonna have a badass scar?

    In a little less than three weeks I'm going in to have my temporary ileostomy taken down. It is to my understanding that after I'm all put back together on the inside they're just gonna suture up the opening through which the stoma came. Any idea if the inevitable scar will be substantial in...
  4. TacoBot3000

    End Ileostomy Takedown

    Hi, I'm a 17 year old male named Tate and I was diagnosed with CD just over three years ago. In early 2011 my condition took a major turn for the worse and I ended up having emergency surgery on the night of January 17th. When I came to from the anesthesia, I was informed that I had an...
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