Colon Surgery Demo
January 11, 2010It’s clear to anybody who’s spent even a small amount of time on this vlog that I know a thing or two about colon surgery. I know many of the reasons why people need surgery, how they change the body, and what effect surgery has on life afterward. But one area I know very little about is how the surgery is actually performed. How do they actually cut out and remove part or all of the colon or intestine?
I found this little animation about the basics that go into open colon surgery and laparoscopic colon surgery. This video has no sound apparently, but you should get the idea. It doesn’t cover J-pouches but it does help explain what those little tiny scars on my abdomen are from.
When you look at videos like this on YouTube, it’s very easy to stumble across actual medical videos of bodies being cut open and worked on. I won’t show any of those as yet since they are still a little gross for me to watch. But they are out there for all who are curious.
Keep fighting,
~Dennis
