I have scheduled my surgery, which will be May 4th. I learned that in order to remove the terminal ileum, my surgeon will also have to remove my ascending colon. This is due to the arteries feeding that section of my intestines and the fact that he cannot leave any portion after the feeding arteries have been disconnected. I am attaching a hyperlink to a picture of the arteries of the intestines to get an idea of how things are connected.
http://l.yimg.com/fz/ls/he/mayoclinic//images/image_popup/r7_ischemiccolitis.jpg
I am also attaching a hyperlink to the webmd.com explanation of the surgery that I am going to have. I am having a Distal Small Bowel Resection to remove the terminal ileum, a Right Colectomy to remove the ascending colon, and a cholecystectomy to remove gallbladder. It was determined that I have a gallstone in my gallbladder, which has not caused any problems, but the stones will likely get bigger and cause problems later. So, while my surgeon is "in the neighborhood" he is going to go ahead and remove that as well.
http://www.webmd.com/colorectal-cancer/removal-of-right-colon
Hopefully, these work.
