recovery – Ostomy Association of Boston https://www.bostonoab.org Disease Information and Prevention Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:37:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.26 https://www.bostonoab.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-Logo2-3-32x32.png recovery – Ostomy Association of Boston https://www.bostonoab.org 32 32 How an ostomy rehabilitation specialist can help you https://www.bostonoab.org/ostomy-rehabilitation-specialist/ https://www.bostonoab.org/ostomy-rehabilitation-specialist/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:06:13 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=789 When a patient is recovering from ostomy surgery, it is recommended that they see a rehabilitation specialist. The specialist will teach patients how to adapt to life after surgery. This article will talk about what to expect during recovery from an ostomy, and how a specialist can help.

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]]> https://www.bostonoab.org/ostomy-rehabilitation-specialist/feed/ 0 What to expect when recovering from ileostomy reversal surgery https://www.bostonoab.org/ileostomy-reversal-surgery/ https://www.bostonoab.org/ileostomy-reversal-surgery/#respond Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:46:35 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=671 If you have a temporary ileostomy, your doctor will perform another surgery at a later date to reverse it. Since people respond differently to the effects of ileostomy, your doctor will not specify the reversal date. He or she will wait until you have recovered fully from the original operation. Note that this may take

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]]> https://www.bostonoab.org/ileostomy-reversal-surgery/feed/ 0 Bleeding After Colonoscopy: Is It Normal? https://www.bostonoab.org/bleeding-after-colonoscopy/ https://www.bostonoab.org/bleeding-after-colonoscopy/#respond Thu, 10 Jan 2019 23:04:16 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=557 To examine the full rectal lining, doctors often prefer running a colonoscopy. It is a safe method for monitoring the colon, remove polyps, conduct biopsies and rectify any issues in the colon and the rectum before they turn into a bigger problem.

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]]> https://www.bostonoab.org/bleeding-after-colonoscopy/feed/ 0 Small Bowel Resection https://www.bostonoab.org/small-bowel-resection/ https://www.bostonoab.org/small-bowel-resection/#respond Wed, 09 Jan 2019 04:08:03 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=551 A surgical operation on the removal a part or the whole small intestine is known as the small bowel resection. It can be used to treat cancer and precancerous diagnose.

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]]> https://www.bostonoab.org/small-bowel-resection/feed/ 0 Your Options For Colon Cancer Surgery https://www.bostonoab.org/colon-cancer-surgery/ https://www.bostonoab.org/colon-cancer-surgery/#respond Wed, 26 Dec 2018 04:42:45 +0000 https://www.bostonoab.org/?p=528 How many people do you know that remain calm and are not affected by the possibility of undergoing surgery? A shiver runs down my spine at the thought of surgery.

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