Hospital

Just over a year since My New Bum was installed I was back in the hospital this week for another check-in with my surgeon and stoma nurse.

Today I embarked on the next step in my journey to a ‘normal’ life again by giving Colostomy Irrigation a go.

It’s been seven months since I last saw my gastroenterologist and the lengthy appointment is normal after surgery due to the Crohn’s being ‘taken care of’, but it’s never truly taken care of so what will the appointment bring?

With a perineum wound that was refusing to heal, was frequently infected and had joined up to a pilonidal surgery, a different solution was required in the form of a vacuum-assisted closure aka a VAC aka negative-pressure wound therapy.

Over 8 months after having an abdominoperineal resection as part of the proctosigmoidectomy, I’m back having the entire thing reopened in a bid to try and resolve the wound healing issues.

Post-surgery my specialist had recommended seeing someone in his team for more specialised advice on how to care for my wounds.

It’s been mentioned many times on My New Bum about the ongoing issues with the Ken Butt due to wounds that hadn’t healed. One wound was on the perineum and the other was a pilonidal sinus at the other end. I had been getting both wound dressed daily and over time the perineum wound was improving and it was the sinus that was causing issues but then that changed.