Successful Reversal
Posted: 2011-05-01 11:17:53
Hey everyone - I just wanted to post a quick note about my experience because prior to my reversal - I looked for some good news and could only find depressing stories of reversal failure. I used this forum a lot during my two surgeries and and want to thank everyone for all of the great info.
I had UC for 11 years did every therapy imaginable - Remicade for the last 4 years and 40mg of Prednisone for the last 1 1/2 (plus 26 other pills). Finally was told surgery was the only option so had my colectomy, etc on Nov 3 had bilateral pulmonary emboli on Nov 23 - then finally had my reversal on March 11 - plus some minor surgeries here and there in between the big two. I was super scared of getting my reversal, not the surgery itself - after the first one, I wasn't really afraid of pain anymore - but of the reversal failing. There's really not much you can do but leave it in gods hands -
Thankfully, it's almost 2 months post reversal and I'm almost back to a normal life - back to work full time, eating things I couldn't before (still working foods in one at a time) - and having a lot of Metamucil, I like the taste so no biggie, lol. There are still minor annoyances here and there but I'm 100% satisfied with the results, no more meds, UC pain - and I'm really going to the restroom the same amount as before with UC so aside from all the pain of surgery, an even trade.
Good luck to everyone still going through the process - and stay positive because people do have positive results, most just never come back to talk about it.
BTW - those with permanent ostomies are my heroes. The B-Life as me and my sis call it is super hard, and you all are super strong to live through it.
I had UC for 11 years did every therapy imaginable - Remicade for the last 4 years and 40mg of Prednisone for the last 1 1/2 (plus 26 other pills). Finally was told surgery was the only option so had my colectomy, etc on Nov 3 had bilateral pulmonary emboli on Nov 23 - then finally had my reversal on March 11 - plus some minor surgeries here and there in between the big two. I was super scared of getting my reversal, not the surgery itself - after the first one, I wasn't really afraid of pain anymore - but of the reversal failing. There's really not much you can do but leave it in gods hands -
Thankfully, it's almost 2 months post reversal and I'm almost back to a normal life - back to work full time, eating things I couldn't before (still working foods in one at a time) - and having a lot of Metamucil, I like the taste so no biggie, lol. There are still minor annoyances here and there but I'm 100% satisfied with the results, no more meds, UC pain - and I'm really going to the restroom the same amount as before with UC so aside from all the pain of surgery, an even trade.
Good luck to everyone still going through the process - and stay positive because people do have positive results, most just never come back to talk about it.
BTW - those with permanent ostomies are my heroes. The B-Life as me and my sis call it is super hard, and you all are super strong to live through it.