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MILD PAIN AND DICOMFORT AT STOMA SITE

Wed, September 01, 2010 1:35 AM

HELLO EVERY ONE WHO MIGHT READ THIS I AM NEW TO ALL OF THIS OTHER THAN UC . I HAVE HAD UC SINCE 96 HAD WHOLE COLON REMOVED ON JULY 8TH THIS YEAR WITH J POUCH REVERSAL COMING IN LATE OCTOBER. AT THIS POINT I STILL SEEM TO HAVE MILD PAIN AND DISCOMFORT AROUND STOMA. WORST PARTS SEEM TO BE IN THE MORNING WHEN I GET UP AND LATE IN THE DAY . I AM TOLD I SHOULD BE PAIN FREE AT THIS POINT ????? HAS ANY ONE HAD THIS PROBLEM I AM HOPING AFTER REVERSAL IT WILL NOT BE A ISSUE JUST LITTLE PEVED THAT AFTER SURGERY STILL HAVESOME SAME OLD SAME OLD PAINS .ANY THOUGHTS COMMENTS PRAYERS OR SUGESTIONS ARE WELCOME

p12
Joined Sep 1, 2010

Thu, October 14, 2010 9:57 PM

Reply posted for P12.

Hi,

I am 25 now,leaving with stoma for over 4 yrs

The muscular pain around the abdomen will go off in some days.

Ignore the pain

Key thing here with stoma manag is to keep the skin good.

try avoiding skin erosions,it will have lot of burning...

Use good skin barriers(like coloplast paste).

If u r having skin erosion then u need to apply a coloplast sheet before u place ur plate.

hope it helps

Thanks

Aamer

UC-2006

J-Pouch-2008

planned closure-2011

aamer
Joined Oct 14, 2010

Wed, September 15, 2010 8:34 AM

Reply posted for Magenta.

thank you for your reply magenta. i got the same answer from my doc about the muscles being cut and took a few days of just rest and have had no real pain since thanks once again.

p12
Joined Sep 1, 2010

Wed, September 01, 2010 8:30 PM

Reply posted for P12.

I had that pain, too. As a matter of fact, I posted my concern about it on another site and got no replies, so I figured I was unusual and that bummed me out all the more. I finally spoke to my surgeon and he said he had to do a lot of muscle cutting behind the stoma which explained the pain but, oh, it hurt for several weeks. Add to that the stinging and itching from the skin around the stoma being exposed to my waste (I had to prepare the skin with each bag change to take care of that) and I was not a happy camper. If your situation is like mine, the pain will eventually go away and be just a memory. I sure hope so. Hang in there.

magenta
Joined Nov 25, 2009

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