Hi gang,
So last year I posted about how I was due to have a resection performed due to having a second perforation happen with my intestine. During the procedure they removed close to 10 feet of small intestine and placed a temporary ileostomy. I spent 9 days in the hospital post surgery with the complication of very high ostomy output (almost 4 liters of fluid output the first couple days) and was put on opium tincture to help reduce output. Have a PICC line in my right arm to help with bouts of dehydration.
So the surgeons initial thought before the surgery was 4-6 months on the bag and then reversing, with his estimate remaining the same on discharge day as the surgery itself went well. I see the surgeon in a couple days to discuss the reversal, as the day I see him will be 5 months from the day of the surgery. From everyone elses experiences with scheduling the reversal procedure, what are the chances that:
1) After talking with the surgeon we go ahead with scheduling?
2) The surgeon decides he wants some kind of imaging done before scheduling? (CT scan, scoping, etc)
3) Deciding to wait longer (albeit I wouldn't be sure why they'd want to without some kind of diagnostic scanning)
I will say the first time I had an ileostomy it took almost 1 year to have it reversed, however there were other circumstances that delayed scheduling (mainly a surgeons office who wanted $1000 upfront before even scheduling, but have a different surgeon this time around) This time around with the bag has been a better experience than the first time, but I can tell you I am ready to get this scheduled and have a date that I can put in my calendar and look forward to.
So last year I posted about how I was due to have a resection performed due to having a second perforation happen with my intestine. During the procedure they removed close to 10 feet of small intestine and placed a temporary ileostomy. I spent 9 days in the hospital post surgery with the complication of very high ostomy output (almost 4 liters of fluid output the first couple days) and was put on opium tincture to help reduce output. Have a PICC line in my right arm to help with bouts of dehydration.
So the surgeons initial thought before the surgery was 4-6 months on the bag and then reversing, with his estimate remaining the same on discharge day as the surgery itself went well. I see the surgeon in a couple days to discuss the reversal, as the day I see him will be 5 months from the day of the surgery. From everyone elses experiences with scheduling the reversal procedure, what are the chances that:
1) After talking with the surgeon we go ahead with scheduling?
2) The surgeon decides he wants some kind of imaging done before scheduling? (CT scan, scoping, etc)
3) Deciding to wait longer (albeit I wouldn't be sure why they'd want to without some kind of diagnostic scanning)
I will say the first time I had an ileostomy it took almost 1 year to have it reversed, however there were other circumstances that delayed scheduling (mainly a surgeons office who wanted $1000 upfront before even scheduling, but have a different surgeon this time around) This time around with the bag has been a better experience than the first time, but I can tell you I am ready to get this scheduled and have a date that I can put in my calendar and look forward to.
