Things have certainly been up and down with my recovery. Seems that when you've had a colostomy for over 14 years getting all of your body parts to cooperate again isn't as easy as just stitching everything back together. Sure has been a roller coaster ride. Had to get my daughter, Leah, to take me to hospital to have some tests done. Seems I have a UTI and am back on antibiotics. Naturally, the antibiotics kill off all the normal flora in your intestines, so everything is in an uproar again.
My surgeon got a bit alarmed and sent me in to the hospital again today for a CT Scan. He's concerned that there might be an abscess if the resected areas are not healing properly and are leaking. I really don't think that's it, but we'll know by the first of the week. Thankfully, my daughter has been able to squire me around as Jim is working in the office by himself this week. His brother, Mark, is off on a well deserved annual week at Sunset Beach, NC.
I'm a bit overwhelmed with it all. Of course, none of us (me or the doctors) knew what to expect in the way of recovery time since they have never reversed a colostomy after such a long period of time. Now that the CT Scan is over, I feel a bit better - relieved, mostly. Time for my afternoon nap!
Stephanie
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