- Location
- Midwest
First I would like to say, Mayo in Minnesota is fantastic.
Brian had a loop ileostomy done. The surgeon took time to go inch by inch and look at every section of bowel. He went in thinking the terminal ileum would need to be taken out. But to the surprise of us all he felt it didn't need to come out. So we just did the ileostomy. Brian recovered really well. I think that's part that he's pretty tough, but also that the surgeon is good. The evening after the surgery he was eating goldfish!! First food (besides an occasional broth) in over 14 weeks!! The next day he had breakfast, lunch and dinner. (Small portions tho!) But before surgery he was having blood and cramps from broth. After.... No Pain at all! Brian is so happy. Right after surgery I could tell he was a little sad looking down at his stoma.... but within a day he was fine with it. He has taken ownership and he empties it himself. They had him changing the appliance all by himself. They cut his TPN way down. We came home with that for a week for the food transition to go smoothly.
Yesterday we got the picc line out!!!!
Plan is to stay on the same medicines and scope in 6 months. We will be doing that in Minnesota also.
Brian had a loop ileostomy done. The surgeon took time to go inch by inch and look at every section of bowel. He went in thinking the terminal ileum would need to be taken out. But to the surprise of us all he felt it didn't need to come out. So we just did the ileostomy. Brian recovered really well. I think that's part that he's pretty tough, but also that the surgeon is good. The evening after the surgery he was eating goldfish!! First food (besides an occasional broth) in over 14 weeks!! The next day he had breakfast, lunch and dinner. (Small portions tho!) But before surgery he was having blood and cramps from broth. After.... No Pain at all! Brian is so happy. Right after surgery I could tell he was a little sad looking down at his stoma.... but within a day he was fine with it. He has taken ownership and he empties it himself. They had him changing the appliance all by himself. They cut his TPN way down. We came home with that for a week for the food transition to go smoothly.
Yesterday we got the picc line out!!!!
Plan is to stay on the same medicines and scope in 6 months. We will be doing that in Minnesota also.