RLIs Arse Shock Advice!

G, day folks,

Both my wife and I are currently stunned by our new gastroenterologist advice given to us on Friday. As you are all aware on a previous thread, I have suffered from an aggressive abscise that attached itself to my pelvic floor muscle.(RLIs revenge of the Arse)

I cannot believe, that 2 years ago, I had a small pimple on the entrance of my ARSE (Anus, freckle, gaszots, quoit, ring or the excretory opening) instead of going ASAP to my doctors as advised by my wife, I choose to ignore her advice. Three days later the pimple became a boil, that’s what I thought at the time. (In fact it was the abscise that was tracking deeper into my pelvis floor area, causing a pressure build-up of mucus which was trying to escape via the pimple/boil)

This little pimple has caused me to have 17 operations under general aesthetic. One of the operations was a lifesaving operation correcting a bowl blockage as a result of me having an ileostomy performed. (An ileostomy is an artificial surgical opening to bring the intestine to the surface of the abdomen. This opening is called a stoma. Stool/waste comes out of this opening rather than traveling through the intestines and then out through the Arse/rectum into a stoma bag)

Now my wife and I have been advised that I have to have my large bowel totally removed. (Total Colectomy procedure) So much for the advice I had three weeks ago, advising me that I was about to have my stoma/ileostomy reversed and I was to be put on Remicade infusion therapy every eight weeks for two years, then hopefully i should be in remission. (what a load of shit this advise turned out to be)

My wife and I will be researching other specialists in Sydney in the coming weeks, seeking alternative opinions and options. I am sick and tired of taking all this medication.

I am currious to know if there is any members out there who have had their large bowel removed? I would sincerely like to hear your opinions regarding this matter.

Regards,

Paul (RLI)

Geez tough break Paul . I hope it all works out for you mate

Sorry to hear your news.

I think this is common with most blokes....just wait a while and it'll be OK. Can't tell you how many people (both men and women) I've heard say this and it has turned to shit.

Keep your chin up.

Mike

Like most blokey blokes, I'm a bit uncomfortable talking about other blokes' arses, but wish you best of luck. Mate of mine had a portion of his bowel removed due to Crones, but wasn't really a big deal.

Not knowing personally, but my mate's sister in law was rushed to hospital in January with significant stomach pain which resulted in her having her large intestine removed (had suffered from pain previously)
My understanding is that she has a stoma but it is only in the short term before the intestine is reattached to commence normal function.
She does however need to make significant changes to her diet and be fairly strict in what she eats etc but is expected to make a full recovery.
That's as close to as i have to a personal experience.
Hope you get it all sorted and best of luck.

What a pain in the arse Paul,excuse the pun. Have you looked into surgeons in Melb.

I've known two people to have about half large intestine removed. It not all of it mate. Shitty news. Keep your chin up buddy and keep fighting strong!

That's horrible news mate. Good luck finding a second opinion from a trustworthy specialist. I hope some good news is just round the corner for you and your fam.

Thanks

G,day folks,

Thanks for your kind responses.

Regards,

RLI