I have an ileostomy and wondered if anyone on here has been to a music festival post surgery?
Sorry if this seems a silly question but I was invited to one today and didn't feel confident enough to say yes because getting a spot close enough to the stage to see my favourite band would mean arriving at ten in the morning and leaving at ten at night, eg, a twelve hour day spent in a muddy field contending with using portaloos decorated by thousands of other music lovers. Then there's the worry of fighting my way through the crowds to get to the portaloos in time should I get a proctitis attack (which I get at least once a day).
I've tried quite a few things since my surgery as I told myself in hospital that I didn't want to let this make me miss out on things in life, so in a sense I feel like I let myself down in saying no, but on the other hand I'm not going to enjoy the festival very much if I'm on edge all day because of the poor facilities.
Have other ostomates braved music festivals? Am I worrying unecesarily?
Sorry if this seems a silly question but I was invited to one today and didn't feel confident enough to say yes because getting a spot close enough to the stage to see my favourite band would mean arriving at ten in the morning and leaving at ten at night, eg, a twelve hour day spent in a muddy field contending with using portaloos decorated by thousands of other music lovers. Then there's the worry of fighting my way through the crowds to get to the portaloos in time should I get a proctitis attack (which I get at least once a day).
I've tried quite a few things since my surgery as I told myself in hospital that I didn't want to let this make me miss out on things in life, so in a sense I feel like I let myself down in saying no, but on the other hand I'm not going to enjoy the festival very much if I'm on edge all day because of the poor facilities.
Have other ostomates braved music festivals? Am I worrying unecesarily?