:arghmatey_ani: Hello everyone--for those of you with sewn up arses. Okay, original surgery was 7 months ago yesterday. Wow. Ileostomy seems to be doing well. It's the butt! I hate to complain, I have no drainage or wound issues. I just underwent a scar revision 3 weeks ago, the surgeon did it in the office (saves me a bunch of money--but it kinda hurt--lol). Anyway it drives me craaaaazy. The area right where the anus was sewn is so annoying. Its really tight--and I mean tight. The regular bum skin is pulled--the area kinda reminds me of a horizontal bridge. Sorry--hard to describe. My surgeon made kind of an S-shaped incision in that region in attempt to alleviate the pressure. Well, I'm not sure it helped--obviously not his fault--he's awesome. You know how it is--the skin down there has been traumatized by surgery, longstanding Crohn's disease, and horrible medication side effects. I know that any scar takes up to a year to heal and soften--but I'm not sure this will. He said I'd be going to the OR if this was not successful. Ugh. Do any of you have this issue? I'm really active--on my feet all day at work, hiking, swimming, etc. By the way, what do you do about itching under the flange? I don't have skin issues, and leaks are very rare (keeping fingers crossed on that one). It itches like mad sometimes, and I'll take everything off---and nothing. Again I feel like a weenie complaining--but it's bothering me! I am still amazed and thankful every day for not being sick, though! Yippeeeeee! Thanks everyone. Dana:hug: