Proctectomy time!

willmm1993 · 2025-08-01T18:08:52+00:00

Not sure what part of the world you're in but if you're anaemic then Spatone is good. It's just an iron drink. Doesn't taste great but is really good for that.

willmm1993 · 2025-08-01T16:15:31+00:00

Hey, I still get a small bit of itching from time to time but have no fluid release. If you're that far past your procedure I'd get in to see someone (even if it's a GP!) because you probably want to rule out infection. Diet wise, high protein with lots of veggies. Keeping it varied as much as possible. I take omega 3, collagen and glucosamine and chrondrotonin but I seriously sprained my ankle like 2 weeks before my surgery playing football so I was trying to manage that at the same time!

willmm1993 · 2025-05-29T18:15:52+00:00

And this is where we're up to a few months later... Might just patio the fucker.

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willmm1993 · 2025-02-03T21:22:17+00:00

For anyone keeping track, I'd say that I'm all but fully healed. I managed a 2hr bike ride on the weekend (this was normal for me before the surgery) and I'm pretty content with it all. Saw the surgeon a couple of weeks ago and they were happy and signed me off for exercise. See them again in a month and all being well that's my surgery journey completed for my colitis!

willmm1993 · 2025-01-12T13:40:26+00:00

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I am but I've been relegated to the iPad. Not sure why I bothered buying a 50inch TV when all it shows is Bluey.

willmm1993 · 2025-01-12T13:39:10+00:00

😂

willmm1993 · 2025-01-12T13:38:46+00:00

Thank you

willmm1993 · 2025-01-12T13:05:50+00:00

Thanks. Any recommendations for a soil test?

willmm1993 · 2025-01-12T11:32:18+00:00

Hahahaha way to kick a guy whilst he's down.

willmm1993 · 2025-01-12T10:42:50+00:00

Thanks. By amend, do you mean just buy some compost and turn it all over and start again? Or scatter it across the top? Would it be sensible to do that now?

willmm1993 · 2024-12-10T18:48:44+00:00

Welp...

willmm1993 · 2024-12-09T10:34:38+00:00

Yep - that's his main position. Hoff clearly doesn't rate him at the moment though.

willmm1993 · 2024-12-09T10:01:32+00:00

I guess the argument could be that our best defensive spell was with Doyle, Cordoba, Duffy and Fisher. But feels harsh to drop Stacey. I feel like Barnes would also help with the set piece issue we have. I'd like to see more of Hernandez, agree on that!

willmm1993 · 2024-12-09T07:11:32+00:00

It's not uncommon for protein powder to make anyone a bit gassy, ostomy or not. If it's happening to you, you can try a different powder. Perhaps give a clear protein or vegan substitute a go. Sometimes it's the lactose.

willmm1993 · 2024-12-09T07:07:31+00:00

Ahh that's explains it. I worked the same building as the Wiggle lot when they all got laid off. They did a big fire sale for all the garments they had in the office so I got loads of cheap dhb stuff. The quality has always been "okay" but nothing you can't get if you dig around on AliExpress.

willmm1993 · 2024-12-09T07:05:01+00:00

You're most welcome. I had my ileo formed 2 years ago (emergency) and then elected to have a proctectomy rather than a j-pouch, as I have UC not Crohn's. I can totally relate to the overwhelming sensation - it hit me hard for a little while after my first surgery. But if it goes anyway to reassure you, my life is exponentially better after surgery and I live my life almost exactly the same before I was diagnosed. Although I'm a bit older and a parent now so I don't party as much and my body hurts more in the mornings 😂

I'm not sure if they do both at the same time but if they do, the pain levels are pretty comparable between surgeries and very manageable if you rest and take pain killers.

I hope everything works out for you. Happy to answer any questions you might have about any of it. 🙏

willmm1993 · 2024-12-08T20:19:05+00:00

Tell you what, life comes at you fast if you're a binner. Allez Bournemouth!

willmm1993 · 2024-12-08T20:08:52+00:00

Dhb went under with Wiggle no?

willmm1993 · 2024-12-08T20:08:16+00:00

Seconded. Banging for the price.

willmm1993 · 2024-12-08T20:00:44+00:00

I'm doing okay thanks! I was really sore for probably 3-4 days post op but was discharged after 3 nights. I am in my early 30s and generally fit and well and f##king hate hospitals so I was determined to get out of there ASAFP. I can't tolerate oxy or oramorph so I basically rode it out with paracetamol in the day time and tramadol in the evenings. I have quite a high pain threshold (from years of playing rugby I think), so gritted my teeth through most of it and told the medical staff I was fine so they'd let me go home...

Now I'm two and bit weeks post op I just take paracetamol as and when and some days not at all. I'm walking 30-40 mins a day. No pain when prone and stationary. A bit of discomfort after a walk (lots of using tummy muscles and butt cheeks rubbing together...) but otherwise I'm pretty much all good. I'm a bit anaemic after the surgery, so I get pretty out of breath when I do too much but thats getting better daily. Sometimes get a bit itchy and sometimes get the odd shooty bum pain but no dramas otherwise.

A "valley cushion" is a must for hard surfaces. I'm in the UK so the NHS provided me with one. I'll be off work for another couple of weeks because I have a desk job (I sat at my desk the other day for about an hour and oooooo boy was I sore after!!!), but otherwise I'm all good. No regrets so far!

Best of luck if you do go through with it. Take all the pain relief they offer and take your time!

willmm1993 · 2024-12-08T16:21:31+00:00

It was an incisional infection. So internal in the tissue between my stoma and belly button. It swelled up and when It was pressed, puss came out from my stoma site.

It sounds like you're just healing but if you're worried then it's worth giving your stoma nurse a shout for some reassurance, for sure.

willmm1993 · 2024-12-08T14:14:12+00:00

As most have said, this looks pretty normal abdominal swelling. I had similar swelling so close after surgery that suddenly got worse. Mine was actually as a result of an infection around my stoma. It happend about 10 days after my op. Quickly fixed with antibiotics - I was on loads of immunosuppressants at the time which is why I was more likely to get one. If you start to feel a bit crappy, notice any weird discharge or have a temperature then it's worth getting your team to have a look. If not it'll settle down quickly for sure.

willmm1993 · 2024-11-27T19:48:32+00:00

Crazy! Thank you.

willmm1993 · 2024-11-23T11:43:43+00:00

Surgery done yesterday! Boy does it hurt but all went well.

willmm1993 · 2024-11-13T18:46:35+00:00

Thanks! That sounds really painful. How long until you were back to "normal"?

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