V.M.
Hi - I'm sorry for the delay in replying - I was waiting for my brother to get back to me, but hopefully it will still be of some help. My brother went through this at a very young age (19/20) he first had a colostemy bag and then had the surgery to reconnect his colon, which seemed like a brilliant solution. But to be honest with you it has a low success rate and he was literally in and out of hospital for the next 6 years (the scar tissue caused huge problems and he was often really sick, lost loads of weight and always felt horrible). He made the decision then to get rid of the reversal and go back to a bag - mainly because as much as he hated the bag (mentally) at least he wouldn't feel physically ill all the time. The surgeons that he recommends at both at Mt. Auburn in Cambridge, Ma: Dr. Ruymann: office - ###-###-####. Another guy is Dr. Admin Kasperian, also at Mt. Auburn, he's one of the head honchos. Good luck with everything - I hope your sister get's the help and advice she needs.