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10-06-2016, 08:41 PM

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dublb

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Originally Posted by sewbizgirl

So Bev, will your mother then have an ostomy? No colon left at all? My hubby had about 1/3 of his colon removed because it had gangrene (!!!) and he had an ostomy for several months while the rest of his colon healed. Then they put him back together and now he has no more ostomy... all closed back up.

The ostomy takes a little getting used to but at least it gives you a way to live. Hope your mom recovers well.

She has an ileostomy & it is permanent. She will have to deal w/the pouch for the rest of her life but it is better than her life has been for the last 10 years. Never knowing when her bowels were gonna go off on her, & no more of that pain either. I personally wish they had done this years ago.