Has anyone had a resection of the bowel done ? Is it worth it or is it better to stick with an ileostomy ?

Has anyone had a resection of the bowel done ? Is it worth it or is it better to stick with an ileostomy ? Are the risks worth having a resection done , i have had an ileostomy for 17 months now but i am on a waiting list for a resection, I wonder if anyone who has had a resection could give some advice on their experience 

thank you 

  • Hello Gordgrc,

    l would say it depends on how you have coped and lived with it .For me l loathed my stoma and for the eighteen months l had to live with it ,the skin around the site refused to heal so l was just sticking it onto a bloody mess, and constantly opening up the skin

    The bowel then went into overdrive after the reversal and it took 5 years for it to approach anything resembling normality. l am now 9 years out and the bowel has now conceded defeat and is behaving itself.Admittedly l am one of those few unfortunate exceptions and lots sail through a lot easier.

    This said l have never regretted my decision for one moment

    Hope your decision works out for you,

    David