Hello!
I had a stoma formed on 1st August during emergency surgery. My TI was removed because of nasty Crohn's in it and an abscess. My GI and surgeon are hoping to reverse it in the next year (lots of problems with drinking and liquid output leading to dehydration).
I've been off work since April with nasty flares and then the surgery. I really need to go back for financial reasons, but am still having problems with being able to drink- basically, when I drink during the day it runs straight through. Some days needing to empty upwards of 20 times, and am experiencing a lot of nasty joint pain. The medical people think it's too soon and that I'm not well enough, but really don't have a choice.
Does anyone have experiences of going back to work to share? I'm terrified about the stoma making noises in the office and managing emptying and such. My role is actually community based. I'm normally in and out of peoples' homes doing assessments, but I'll be going back to a modified office role until it's been reversed and has settled.
I had a stoma formed on 1st August during emergency surgery. My TI was removed because of nasty Crohn's in it and an abscess. My GI and surgeon are hoping to reverse it in the next year (lots of problems with drinking and liquid output leading to dehydration).
I've been off work since April with nasty flares and then the surgery. I really need to go back for financial reasons, but am still having problems with being able to drink- basically, when I drink during the day it runs straight through. Some days needing to empty upwards of 20 times, and am experiencing a lot of nasty joint pain. The medical people think it's too soon and that I'm not well enough, but really don't have a choice.
Does anyone have experiences of going back to work to share? I'm terrified about the stoma making noises in the office and managing emptying and such. My role is actually community based. I'm normally in and out of peoples' homes doing assessments, but I'll be going back to a modified office role until it's been reversed and has settled.