Butt Glue

Buckwirth
Buckwirth Member Posts: 1,258 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1
As a result of the surgery my cheeks are glued together. Anyone know if this is permanent, or will the glue come off with time?

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  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #2
    Well.mine weren't glued but stitched......
    I would think that the glue is to prevent any opening up until its healed...Radiation back there does major tissue damage and Im sure they had to roll it under pretty good to get to the "meat" that would hold stitches....If I am right it most likely feels like a pair of socks has been sewn up in there. The glue may just be an extra precaution and Im sure in time it will come apart...but, im sure it won't be much......wishin ya the best in this....Buzz
  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #3
    Surgical super glue
    I too had this instead of stitches in that area.

    It will come off in time.

    Marie who loves kitties
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #4
    Lovekitties said:

    Surgical super glue
    I too had this instead of stitches in that area.

    It will come off in time.

    Marie who loves kitties

    Marie....can I be nosey and ask when your surgery was done
    I simply wanna know if this is a new procedure move or just someones "signature" stitching process...I am only curious....Buzz
  • Buckwirth
    Buckwirth Member Posts: 1,258 Member
    #5
    Lovekitties said:

    Surgical super glue
    I too had this instead of stitches in that area.

    It will come off in time.

    Marie who loves kitties

    In Time?
    Any guesses how long?
  • karguy
    karguy Member Posts: 1,020 Member
    #6
    Glue
    It is permanant,if you have a permanant colostomy.It has to grow together,and you better hope the stitches don't tear,if they do then it will take a long time to heal.Mine tore,and I had to have the nurse come out every day to change the bandages,and I had to wear a pad for all the blood that was leaking out.It took a lot longer to heal.I had glue and stitches.If that happens I hope you don't have to wear a wound vac.Good luck.
  • Buckwirth
    Buckwirth Member Posts: 1,258 Member
    #7
    karguy said:

    Glue
    It is permanant,if you have a permanant colostomy.It has to grow together,and you better hope the stitches don't tear,if they do then it will take a long time to heal.Mine tore,and I had to have the nurse come out every day to change the bandages,and I had to wear a pad for all the blood that was leaking out.It took a lot longer to heal.I had glue and stitches.If that happens I hope you don't have to wear a wound vac.Good luck.

    All glue
    That I remember discussing with the surgeon in the hospital.

    Also, my Home Health nurse was very pleased by the way the wounds were glued.

    Sorry to hear about your stitches busting loose! Does not sound like a fun way to spend your time!
  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #8
    Buzzard said:

    Marie....can I be nosey and ask when your surgery was done
    I simply wanna know if this is a new procedure move or just someones "signature" stitching process...I am only curious....Buzz

    No Prob.
    Surgery was March 19, 2010.

    Isn't it amazing how the dates related to our journey remain so clear in our minds.

    I too was surprised when on a check-up the surgeon explained it to me. He said they had much more success with it than with stitches.

    Worked for me, I am glad to say.

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties
  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #9
    Buckwirth said:

    In Time?
    Any guesses how long?

    Hard to tell
    To be honest with you, between showers, baths and such I think it just goes away a little at a time.

    I never noticed an 'big glob' of glue coming off.

    On one follow-up appointment the surgeon went to pull at a loose piece but let it alone when he found it was still slightly attached.
  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #10
    karguy said:

    Glue
    It is permanant,if you have a permanant colostomy.It has to grow together,and you better hope the stitches don't tear,if they do then it will take a long time to heal.Mine tore,and I had to have the nurse come out every day to change the bandages,and I had to wear a pad for all the blood that was leaking out.It took a lot longer to heal.I had glue and stitches.If that happens I hope you don't have to wear a wound vac.Good luck.

    Mine was all glue
    All of mine in that area were glue only.

    Had staples for the external major incesion.

    Had stitches on all internal spots.
  • TMac52
    TMac52 Member Posts: 352
    #11
    Stitch for me.
    I also had stitches. I had drainage less loose after being hom from the hospital two weeks, scared the #@%^ out of me, soaked my kitchen floor. Had to pack it with gauze for a week then just when I thought it was closed up and healing I tried driving my car and ripped it open about an inch. Dam that hurt. It didnt close up completly until about 7-8 weeks post op. Sounds like the adhesive might have been a better alternative to th stitches.
    Good luck Buck,
    Tom
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #12
    TMac52 said:

    Stitch for me.
    I also had stitches. I had drainage less loose after being hom from the hospital two weeks, scared the #@%^ out of me, soaked my kitchen floor. Had to pack it with gauze for a week then just when I thought it was closed up and healing I tried driving my car and ripped it open about an inch. Dam that hurt. It didnt close up completly until about 7-8 weeks post op. Sounds like the adhesive might have been a better alternative to th stitches.
    Good luck Buck,
    Tom

    Thank all of you for the replies and thanks Buck for......
    starting this thread...Man, things are changing quickly, and really that's a good thing for all of us...........Buzz
  • Buckwirth
    Buckwirth Member Posts: 1,258 Member
    #13
    Buzzard said:

    Thank all of you for the replies and thanks Buck for......
    starting this thread...Man, things are changing quickly, and really that's a good thing for all of us...........Buzz

    Thanks to all for the help
    Especially Marie for the answer I wanted to hear!

    Buzz,

    Thanks for being there man! Glad we newbies could teach you something new!

    Btw, the newer (and better) liquid bandage stuff is just a slower drying version of superglue.
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #14
    Buckwirth said:

    Thanks to all for the help
    Especially Marie for the answer I wanted to hear!

    Buzz,

    Thanks for being there man! Glad we newbies could teach you something new!

    Btw, the newer (and better) liquid bandage stuff is just a slower drying version of superglue.

    See, there's always something new and hopefully more beneficial
    for us, coming out of the world of medicine, science, technology,etc....New drugs, more precise radiation,less-invasive surgical procedures, better nutrional knowledge, investigation into alternative/complimentary treatments.......

    glue instead of staples/stitches....who would have thought!!!!!!!!!

    I got nailed instead of plastered less than a year and a half ago!!!!!
  • abrub
    abrub Member Posts: 2,174 Member
    #15
    Buckwirth said:

    In Time?
    Any guesses how long?

    I was still peeling glue off my belly
    8 weeks later. However, it eventually came off. My abdominal incision was glued this time instead of staples - a 6 inch incision. The glue held long enough for the raw edges to heal together.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    #16
    coloCan said:

    See, there's always something new and hopefully more beneficial
    for us, coming out of the world of medicine, science, technology,etc....New drugs, more precise radiation,less-invasive surgical procedures, better nutrional knowledge, investigation into alternative/complimentary treatments.......

    glue instead of staples/stitches....who would have thought!!!!!!!!!

    I got nailed instead of plastered less than a year and a half ago!!!!!

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  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #17
    unknown said:

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    Mine....
    Gracie......Imagine this ......someone splitting you from as the ole saying goes " a-hole to elbow" and then taking a pair of socks and rolling them up, placing them in to where they split you and sewing it all back together....then everytime you try and even think about sitting down the first thing that goes through your mind is the excruciating pain in your behind. It doesn't take long to see that it wasn't a good idea. It also feels as if it will split wide open when you sit down and the thoughts of your tail opening wide up is one of many haunts that goes through your mind, much less the thought of falling and straddling something like a boat is always in the back of our minds...It eventually gets better but it is perhaps the hardest surgical experience I have ever known...and I don't mean to speak for Buck, I would like to hear his story as well to relate it to mine...I hope this helps clear up questions you may have, I don't mind talking about mine at all, or any part of it......buzz
  • Buckwirth
    Buckwirth Member Posts: 1,258 Member
    #18
    Buzzard said:

    Mine....
    Gracie......Imagine this ......someone splitting you from as the ole saying goes " a-hole to elbow" and then taking a pair of socks and rolling them up, placing them in to where they split you and sewing it all back together....then everytime you try and even think about sitting down the first thing that goes through your mind is the excruciating pain in your behind. It doesn't take long to see that it wasn't a good idea. It also feels as if it will split wide open when you sit down and the thoughts of your tail opening wide up is one of many haunts that goes through your mind, much less the thought of falling and straddling something like a boat is always in the back of our minds...It eventually gets better but it is perhaps the hardest surgical experience I have ever known...and I don't mean to speak for Buck, I would like to hear his story as well to relate it to mine...I hope this helps clear up questions you may have, I don't mind talking about mine at all, or any part of it......buzz

    Glue may be gone
    It may just be that my cheeks are getting to know each other better, in a permanent kind of way.

    Feels weird, like I could pour water in the top and it would flow out the bottom :)
  • TMac52
    TMac52 Member Posts: 352
    #19
    Buckwirth said:

    Glue may be gone
    It may just be that my cheeks are getting to know each other better, in a permanent kind of way.

    Feels weird, like I could pour water in the top and it would flow out the bottom :)

    careful spreading those cheeks.
    My butt is closed up tight.........however.....it still feels like I could split it wide open if not careful. Buzz talked about stepping onto a boat, thats a scary scenario. How about stepping one foot out of your car and trying to stand when you realize that foot is on a sheet of ice and its starting to move rapidly. its happened to me. luckily I was able to grab the steering wheel fast enough to pull me back or I would have split for sure. I don't know how long before one feels comfotable with the stitch/glue job but I'm sure not there yet.
    Tom

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