Reversal Surgery

Hi, I have never posted anything,but thought I would introduce myself before I go in for my reversal surgery the 4th of October.

Hi,I am 37 yrs old and got a bowel upstruction in June this yr. The surgeon said the infection I had in my stomach (I had an abcess pop in my stomach and was very ill,so I had surgery to drain the abscess but when he got in there he found my bowel had damage,so I ended up with an illostomy. That was in June,and like I said,my reversal is the 4th of October. I am rally looking forward to getting back to pooping normally again,but have to admit I am scared at the same time that something will go wrong and I won't ever poop right again...weird thing to be scared of isn't it.

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