Ileo Reversal

had mine a year ago
Everything is now almost back to pre surgery
Diet control and lots of fiber supplement helped me greatly
Hang in there, and be patient

I just had an ileo reversal done on May 18th.   I had a colostomy for 6 months.  went for reversal on March 16th and was horrified to wake up with an ileostomy.  had the ileo for only 9 weeks and now totally reversed.  my situation is a little different than most on the forum.  I don't have chrones disease or colitis.  I had severe stage 4 endometrosis that caused a near complete colon blockage.  I was in the hospital for only 2 days after my ileo reversal.  bowels started moving the very next day.  For the first few days, it was very urgent.  and had to get to a bathroom immediatly.  but I still never went more than 4 times a day max.  6 days after the surgery, I started having bad stomach pain again and vomiting.  My parents brought me to ER and was immediatly admitted.  I had developed a kink in my intestines whic is very common with reversals.  I was put on NPO and was in the hosptial for 4 days.  I am home now and doing great.  no more problems and bowel functions are totally back to normal.  only going once or twice a day.  just had my 2 week post op appt today and I go back to work tomorrow.   My scar only looks like a tiny scratch, never would of guessed a stoma was once there.   I don't have a j-pouch so I can't help you there.  I am back to the original plumbing.  Only a foot of my colon was taken out due to the damage the endometrosis caused.