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@sjlovestosing Stella, that is really funny!! Your daughter has a great sense of humor!!

Hi Shay and welcome to our little ostomate family here. We may all have different journeys which brought us here, but we all know the feelings of isol...

@rick my ostomy nurse gave me a coloplast belt, and when they called me to follow up on samples they sent me, coloplast offered to send me a free o...

I called the doctor the other day because I felt like the spot they put the drain tube in my tummy was getting infected. In talking to the nurse, I le...

@sjlovestosing Thanks Stella! I sure hope you are right and it does get better. When my hubby changed out the packing in the incision today, I thou...

@john68 Thanks John. I don’t know why I didn’t think to trim the wafer smaller. I probably can do that along the bottom where it rubs against the dr...

@llholiday Yep, Tom is great company and taking great care of me. As for the drive home, my eyes were closed for most of it. But there was a lot of ...

The trip home was rough. Every bump and turn in the road put pressure on my tummy. My hubby felt bad and apologized whenever they couldn’t be avoided....

I am going to be discharged tomorrow. Seems fast, but I am meeting all their hurdles. I think the recovery drinks and exercise in advance really did m...

Thanks for all the good wishes. I was able to get up and walk about the floor a ways twice today. The most painful part is the actually getting up. On...

Hi all, Yep, yesterday was a rough day. I was late going in to surgery. I think my husband filled me in on the details when I got to my room, but my...

Thanks John and LL. 😀

I just got the call. I have to be at the hospital tomorrow at 11:15 am for a 1:15 surgery. It is expected to take 4 hours. I’m getting pretty nervous ...

Thanks Linda. Yep, it was a year ago I did the two 5ks to raise money for Ostomy Awareness. One in Portland on Oct 5th and one in Boise Oct 12th. 😀

I went out for a walk this evening and wore my t-shirt from last year’s ostomy awareness walk. Happy Ostomy Awareness Day to everyone. 😀

@janezeee I think it is very hard when you weren’t planning on the surgery. Many people who get an ostomy see it as a relief to their suffering, and...

I just got home from getting my flu shot. They recommend that I get it before surgery next week. 👍

@janezeee I know exactly how you feel. The denial goes away with time. You said it saved your life. Me too. Was your ostomy planned? Mine was not. ...

Chris, That is amazing. Cost of parking only!?! Why do I live here?? Are all you medical needs free. Doctor visits? Medications? Ostomy supplies? ...