2 queries post op!

[Hendaz85]

Hiya,

I had bowel resection surgery on the 19/08. Surgery was successful and all pain tht I was getting with crohns has now gone. Wooppeee !

I have two questions first of all how long does it take for
Your bowel motions to go back to normal? Sorry if its too much info but I haven't really had any solid stools since my op and it's not due to the good I am eating.

Secondly my wound has not healed properly and I now have an open wound that is going to have to be packed everyday by the nurse. If anyone has this before I think it's called a sinus wound, then how long did it take for yours to heal?

Thanks

 

[valleysangel92]

Im glad everything went so well with your surgery!

It took about 5 weeks for mine to get back to a sort of normal, and about 10 to get back to almost where I normally am. I still get some urgency sometimes, but nothing major. This is different for everyone though so dont be too concerned if it takes a little longer for you

 

[xxjemmamxx]

Mine took quite a while for bowel movements to settle, maybe 2-3 months? My wound also opened although I'm not sure how mine compared to yours, mine took about 2-3 weeks to close up. I thought it never would but when it started healing (and not getting bigger) the turnaround was quite fast. Our bodies are amazing hope your recovery goes well!

 

[Axelfl3333]

It's not exactly the same thing but one of my elbow surgeries failed to close needed packed and regularly cleaned,checked was put on anti-biotics to keep away infection.this is a long winded way to say it will heal up but slowly.if nothing else with crohns we do learn patience
Hope your better soon.
P.s about 10 days longer