Reversal Soon

[EdM10]

Hey everyone im 18 years old i had an ileostomy on March 3rd this year when i was 17. The surgery was due to a botched appedix removal, I do NOT have crohns though. I will be having surgery sometime in July (I find out the date on Monday) I'm extremley excited to put all of this behind me and move on with my life. As excited as i am I'm also extremly nervous, im not sure what to expect after pain, troubles, etc. Prior to all this I was a athlete, I play football, basketball, and I am a avid Bodybuilder. My real concern is how long will until im able to do things again. I recived many scholarships for football but i've had to put them off for atleast a year due to all this. If anyone can help me to put togther some type of time line i would b extremly greatful. Thank you so much!

 

[Thunderous Finale]

Hey everyone im 18 years old i had an ileostomy on March 3rd this year when i was 17. The surgery was due to a botched appedix removal, I do NOT have crohns though. I will be having surgery sometime in July (I find out the date on Monday) I'm extremley excited to put all of this behind me and move on with my life. As excited as i am I'm also extremly nervous, im not sure what to expect after pain, troubles, etc. Prior to all this I was a athlete, I play football, basketball, and I am a avid Bodybuilder. My real concern is how long will until im able to do things again. I recived many scholarships for football but i've had to put them off for atleast a year due to all this. If anyone can help me to put togther some type of time line i would b extremly greatful. Thank you so much!

Hi EdM10...this may or may not be of much use to you but here goes...

When I was 23 I had serious Crohn's Disease which resulted in major surgery, and a resulting temporary colostomy that was the normal practice at the time.

This was reversed after 18 months.
It was 10 years before I was able to do a sit-up excercise, as my stomach muscles were simply not strong enough until then.

However, an appendix op (although botched) would not mean that you were actually unhealthy in your physical being...so bearing in mind that my most recent op was a major bowel resection and I'm more than twice your age...after 3 months I told my boss at work that I was ready for "full duties"...which meant moving barrels weighing 220kg on my own...this takes serious stomach muscle strength.
Plus keep in mind that I am not THAT healthy really...I'm just physically strong....You are obviously "fighting fit".
Which is brilliant!!!

My advice is...wait 3 months after surgery and taking things really easy...that means no excercising and a healthy diet...to give your abdomen chance to heal.

Then try gentle stomach excercises, followed by more vigorous ones if everything seems ok...aim for October to get back to a fantastic life!

Best wishes for the future,
Mark.

 

[ameslouise]

Hi Ed -

I have had both a temp ostomy with reversal, and most recently (in March this year) a permanent ostomy. I hit the turning point after all my surgeries around 8-10 weeks - that is, I was able to start resuming normal activity and feeling like I have my energy back. But I can still feel it at time and still consider myself in the "post op recovery" phase.

I agree with Mark above that 3 months is a good span of time to wait to go back to any sort of regular exercise routine. And when you start, start SLOW. Better to build up to it than to try to do to much and have a set back.

Good luck with your surgery!!! - Amy

 

[David]

Welcome!

Best of luck with the reversal!