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Stoma

Lily_Anne
Lily_Anne CSN Member Posts: 39
in Ovarian Cancer #1

Has anyone had a stoma fitted? I have a operation booked for November 25th. This is to hopefully remove tumour, but there is some bowel invasion and a stoma is possible. I just wondered how it is. Feeling pensive

LA

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  • Vickierph
    Vickierph CSN Member Posts: 12
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    I had a stoma years ago. I

    I had a stoma years ago. I had ulcerative colitis, and had my colon and rectum removed. I had an external stoma for about 3 months before they made an internal rectal pouch from a piece of my small intestine. I did all right with the external stoma. Once you are fitted with the right materials and are taught how to take care of it, things went okay. I had my husband also learn, because after my colectomy, I needed help. I had an ileostomy, do you know if that is what you will have, or would it be a colostomy? They are cared for a little differently. I was diagnosed almost 3 years ago with 1C ovarian cancer, and during my hysterectomy, my gyn/onc surgeon had a colorectal surgeon come in to make sure there were no problems, which there weren't.  Vickie

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  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer CSN Member Posts: 3,629 Member
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    Vickierph said:

    I had a stoma years ago. I

    I had a stoma years ago. I had ulcerative colitis, and had my colon and rectum removed. I had an external stoma for about 3 months before they made an internal rectal pouch from a piece of my small intestine. I did all right with the external stoma. Once you are fitted with the right materials and are taught how to take care of it, things went okay. I had my husband also learn, because after my colectomy, I needed help. I had an ileostomy, do you know if that is what you will have, or would it be a colostomy? They are cared for a little differently. I was diagnosed almost 3 years ago with 1C ovarian cancer, and during my hysterectomy, my gyn/onc surgeon had a colorectal surgeon come in to make sure there were no problems, which there weren't.  Vickie

    Thank you, Vickie.  I have a

    Thank you, Vickie.  I have a friend who was telling me about a co-workers sister who had to have something like this with her ovarian cancer treatment.  He asked me about it and I had no idea so this is helpful in understanding.  Thank you.

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