Takedown Anxiety: fears and worries as it gets closer

As you get closer to your stoma takedown surgery, you might find you start worry about what will happen. When my time for takedown came, I started to think about how it would go. On my Youtube channel Pouch Heals, I received a few comments from viewers expressing their worries as they approached this stage.

In the below video I talk about some of the most common thoughts people have at this stage. I also explain why too much research can actually make things worse.

Link to my video where I discuss the worries people can experience as they approach their stoma takedown.

If you have a stoma in readiness for your J-Pouch, this might help when it comes to takedown. There are more videos on Pouch Heals covering the whole journey from of UC to J-Pouch. Subscribe HERE

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