In all the years I’ve had my ostomy, I think this year has been, by far, the easiest. Why do I say ‘easiest’? What has made me feel this way? Well, even despite a long recovery from my hernia repair, my stoma behaved really well to surgery, Yes, they made me a new one to repair the hole in my abdominal wall, but this one could have been unpredictable, difficult…
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Why I’m Keeping my Stoma Bag | World Ostomy Day 2017
Today is World Ostomy Day and I’ve been thinking about this topic for a while now. I’ve spoken about why and how I came to have my ostomy quite abit – you can read more under the category ‘ostomy‘ – but recently, I’ve been considered what would happen if I went permanent. You see, my ostomy is technically and surgically temporary. Which means I have my rectum and anus still…