- Location
- Chesterfield England UK
My husband had a clonostapy 2 weeks ago. He is a C5/6 Quadraplegic. After the surgury, it was discovered that his stoma opening was about 2 inches down a crevice next to his skin. At that time the surgeon said that he felt the stoma would be fine and would work but there was an option to have another surgury where he cut open his stomach and would move the intestines so that the stoma opening would be in the proper place. Being new to the world of stomas, we elected to trust the Surgeon that all would be fine and declined an additional surgury. After coming home and doing some research, I am now not sure that was the right decision.
* It is my understanding that the crevice between the stoma and the skin should be packed with algenate and be allowed to heal, but in his case it would heal over the opening of his stoma.
*Will he be at risk of continuous infections with waste running down the crevice onto his skin?
* Will it be more difficult to keep his skin around the stoma clean and his bag from leaking?
I am at a loss and totally overwhelmed to understand all the information I am reading and also having a very hard time finding any information regarding a stoma opening being placed like this. Any information or advice you might be able to share would be most helpful. He is still in hospital and the second surgury is still an option.
Help please
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* It is my understanding that the crevice between the stoma and the skin should be packed with algenate and be allowed to heal, but in his case it would heal over the opening of his stoma.
*Will he be at risk of continuous infections with waste running down the crevice onto his skin?
* Will it be more difficult to keep his skin around the stoma clean and his bag from leaking?
I am at a loss and totally overwhelmed to understand all the information I am reading and also having a very hard time finding any information regarding a stoma opening being placed like this. Any information or advice you might be able to share would be most helpful. He is still in hospital and the second surgury is still an option.
Help please
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