I had a planned ileostomy at Kettering General Hospital. I went in at 7am, and waited for around 45 minutes before being called. At this stage my husband was told to leave, I would have preferred for him to stay until I had to go into surgery.
The surgery took slightly longer than expected and my husband was calling the ward to see if I had returned from surgery only to be told not yet but no further information was given, causing unnecessary stress.
I was brought back to the ward, which was very noisey at all times of the day.
The support from the stoma nurse was amazing and very reassuring, the surgeon came to see me everyday and answered any concerns, the surgery was a success and having a major operation done laparoscopically made recovery easier.
I was moved to a quieter ward as I became more independent and I appreciated the move as it enabled me to get more rest and resulted in me going home earlier.
"Life Changing Surgery!!"
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