still have staples- annoyed!

Just got back from the surgeons- he was able to remove all the stapled from my open incision, the one similar to a c-section. But only some of them from the perianal wound- there are still 7 left, I go back next Tuesday to get those out. He said everything looks good, no sign of infection, but one of the stapled sort of has skin growing around it- of course that one is one that's still there! he said it would be crazy sensitive when it comes out, but next week it is. I do feel better with the majority of them gone, was really hpoing to have all of them gone by now! And I can still use pain meds if I need too- hasn't even been 2 weeks yet. Frustrating! But glad to get a good report. The path report from the colon showed chronic, severe ulcerative colitis- there is a gray area near the distal colon, which was sent up to a pathologist in Boston to read- but the surgeon doesn't think it'll come back as Crohns, & neither do I. I'm crabby today, my output is slow, stupid staples, etc...!!!! Ah well, better days ahead! And, still no leaks!

you know, emptying & changing the bag has been such a non-issue.... it takes next to no time at all to empty. I've only cahgned it once since I came home, this past Sunday. I plan to take everything off tomorrow AM, shower, then put a whole new set-up on. My one solo bag change wasn't as scary as I'd thought either. The stoma is fine, things are moving along a bit faster today. The staples are more of an annoyance than anything- & apparently I am doing quite well, comparatively. I'm just impatient- it's uncomfortable enough for me to still use pain meds from time to time. Which means I can't drive. Although it's probably not a great idea to go cruising around the mall or whatever! You really have to allow a good 2-3 months to heal up ok from this surgery. Any news on your surgery?