Colostomy Advice Please

I haven't one, ZG.
I do know that people with chronic bowel problems often find them life-enhancing compared to their quality of life before.
& there are 205,000 people in the UK living with a stoma, so you will be joining a big group.
Hope someone with personal experience will be along soon.

I’ve had one, DH has had three in last 3 years.

It’s a very easy procedure, if you’re offered sedation and you have someone dropping you off and collecting it, please accept it.

DH declined then more polyps were discovered, as they were small, they were chopped off immediately - ouchy.

You’ll be talked through everything and it’s normally a fairly quick and painless process, unless they plan on biopsy or removal of anything, hence my suggestion of sedation.

Good luck

I had a colostomy after surgery for bowel cancer. I had it for six months, but after some research, I learned a reversal was possible.
I spoke to my consultant about this and he said it was possible but a large number failed and had to return to the colostomy.
I found the whole thing upsetting and difficult, I tried many types and adaptations with the colostomy set up but I had several mishaps with it.
I decided to push ahead with the reversal. I was home within a week, and while it took some time to get near a normal toileting, I was happy to persevere and am still very happy ten years later and pretty much back to normal.
I hope this is helpful or at least another option for you.
Also, I have to say my treatment after the cancer diagnosis, I had the very best treatment from nurses several times a week to check on me, cat scan and MRI within two weeks and surgery within the month.

No personal experience but friends who’ve had them have found the colostomy nurses really kind and helpful.

Oh, did you mean a Colonoscopy?
A thin, flexible tube with a camera examines the entire large bowel, very different and much quicker than what I described

Good luck any way

I’m so sorry, I misread your original post and thought it said, colonoscopy.

Many apologies and good luck x

saymyname

Oh, did you mean a Colonoscopy?
A thin, flexible tube with a camera examines the entire large bowel, very different and much quicker than what I described

Good luck any way

No I think I misread x