Very ill Niece

[Oma]

Just had a phone call from my Brother my 33 yr old niece has just came out of emergency surgery for a ruptured bowel , Surgeon said if they hadn't operated when they did she wouldn't be alive in the morning , it had perforated in 3 places , she now has a Stoma bag fitted with only a 10% chance of any reversal , They have no idea yet why it happened and will be at least 6 month before they know what the next step will be , she may need more surgery in the coming week , My Brother said she,s awake high on drugs but smiling ,
Shes a single Mam of my Great nephew who is 13 so Max will be staying with my Brother and once out of Hospital my niece will be staying with them too , Dr said she wont get back to work for a very long time , But as my brother said she,s alive that's all that matters. all her 5 siblings are at my brothers at the minute , my poor Brother and Sil are shattered . Brother is worried how she will cope with a Stoma bag for the rest of her life but like everything she will learn to cope and she,s a strong woman .
We never know what each day brings do we

[Mimi]

So sorry to hear this Oma.
I hope she gets well soon x

[Gemini]

Oh Oma, how sad, what a shock for everyone
It sounds as though she is a strong woman who will cope with whatever life throws at her.
Wishing her the best outcome possible xx

[Shemadee]

What a shock for you all. My friend had a stoma bag fitted some years ago. She said it took a bit of getting used to but surprisingly quickly it became the norm.

[Daisy]

Oma - Wht a dreadful shock, but thanks goodness they operated when they did and she has come through smiling. There's a lot of support for people with Stoma bags these days, and I'm sure she will find that helpful. thank goodness she has got such a supportive family around her and her son. Wishing her all the best.

[Nanto2girls]

Oh dear, it's such a shock when these things come out of the blue.
As Daisy says,there is a lot of support now for people with stoma bags.
let's just be thankful she is still here.Hope she feels better soon.

[Oma]

Thank you ladies , our woman are made of strong stuff I'm sure she will take it in her stride , my Brother seems to be more upset than her , I spoke to her sister last night she said she was ok about it but she was still drowsy from operation xx

[Clover]

Oma I'm so sorry to hear about your niece.What a terrible thing to happen out of the blue.I do hope she makes a swift recovery. She has a large supportive family round her to help her get through it.

[Plantaholic]

That was a shock for you all, I do hope she recovers well.

[Glammanana]

Oma I do hope your niece is feeling better today what an absolute shock to you all was there any warning in any way or did the bowel just collaspe,the only good thing is that the stoma bags are far more neat and tidy than they where and easy to manage,sending my love and best thoughts to the family.xxx

[Jane Jackson]

So very sorry to read this. x

[Oma]

My brother sent me pics , my goodness they gruesome she is cut from her breast bone to her public bone through her navel then a large hole to the side for the stoma , I counted 43 staples and that's not including the ones under some dressings ,
Turns out she's been having stomach pains and Dr was treating her for water infection , it was only when my Brother took her to A&E and insisted they did a scan it was found , it's hard to think what would have happened if he hadn't kicked up a fuss .

[Libra Gran]

My goodness Oma how scary,so glad they got to her in time. Healing vibes for your dear niece.

[Daisy]

Oma - she must have been in awful pain. Thank goodness the A&E staff were on the ball. How is she today?

[Oma]

Not to good Daisy she was rushed into ICU again just after midnight , waiting for my Brother to ring with a update . I think it's going to be up and down in the first couple of weeks for her x