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Thanks John. I am trying to not judge things already, I know I need to give myself time to heal and for things to settle but it is not easy. I want to...

Hey everyone! I thought I would update my thread since I am back home for a while now after surgery. In the end, I choose to go with an end ileostomy ...

Is sleeping really that big of a problem with an ileostomy? You guys are scaring me, I will have my surgery next week and this makes me a lot more wor...

@pumbaa and @sjlovestosing thank you very much for your replies it really means a lot that you took time to tell me your story and encourage me with a...

I have to be honest I am scared to death about the pain after surgery, how bad is the pain after they remove your colon and rectum? Doc said he will t...

Happy thanksgiving!

I had the exact same thought process, some have it way worse and the bag might seem to be nothing compared to it. It is really hard to accept it but i...

Thank you very much for the detailed answer. It is a bit overwhelming but I will try to process it.

@veganostomy I got the same conclusions on my own but it is good to hear it from others. Those who have no issues with the appliance or their illness ...

Well, it is certainly a very depressing time, and you cannot really imagine let alone know how life is going to be after surgery does not matter which...

Yes I know I am overthinking the problems, I do tend to do that, it is just that I do not really see much to be positive about at the moment but thank...

Thank you very much for your answer, I guess I will have to accept that it might become hard to live after surgery.

Thank you I will try to reach her through them!

I was thinking about reaching out to her as well, do you think anyone can contact her and if yes how?

A question is going around my mind for a while now but what makes it more likely for a patient with illeostomy to have blockages? Is it more likely to...

I have to ask you for your honest opinion about something. You mentioned you had no option to go for a J pouch but given the chance to go for it knowi...

Well now that I am thinking about it with the illness I always have to plan ahead wherever I go be it work or even the grocery store which means I nee...

I have to be honest, I expected way more negative comments from ileostomates, I am kind of surprised. Robert, thank you for answering I really appreci...

VeganOstomy, thank you for answering me, your site and your videos really gave me a lot of help and what you are doing for all the ostomates out there...

Thank you very much, I am trying my best! :)