I wanted to share that I had a big milestone today. I finally went back to work in the office! My employer went hybrid after the pandemic and requires at least two days in the office, but as I have a two-hour commute by train, I had received permission to work from home full-time after the surgery, and now it was time to go back. So far, everything has gone swimmingly.
Hello, I have stage 4 colon cancer since 6/24 and have to deal with an ileostomy and a stoma named George. He is very active, and I do have leakage sometimes at night. I am thinking about the skin barriers. Anyone have problems like this and suggestions?
I (21) had elective proctocolectomy and got my ileostomy 5 days ago because of my UC. I've had a lot of time to mentally prepare, and the benefits of living free of my UC by far outweigh the negatives of having an ostomy, so I, for myself, am pretty happy with the new situation so far. Pain is there but manageable, and I'm quite mobile already.
I am giving my best to be open about my condition ...
The weeks ago I started going back to work.
So, 5-6 weeks of healing and now 3 weeks in the books back at the job, that's 9 weeks since my urostomy.
The nice thing was HR asked if I had any "needs" or requests for "reasonable accommodations." I filled out the ADA form and just asked to be allowed to wear coveralls as the daily work uniform and that I wanted "light duty" / no heavy lifting for ...
Those of you who recall Letterman's top ten list, I'm reviving/revising the late-night comedian's popular subject for those interested. Think of it as a checklist from seasoned members put together as a helpful bit of advice. There are no wrong answers.
ME!! go first with number 1.
1) Advice/suggestions/replies offered from various and seasoned members—what works for one or two folks may n ...
I first started on here in October talking about my stoma being moved from the right to the left and having numerous leaks and bag changes. I've said it was so short (almost flat) I couldn't see where to place the bag. Well, the last three bag changes went without a change for 7 days! Back to my old schedule when it was on the right side. It did come up ever so slightly, so I just practiced fo ...
Morning all, hope you are all well. Just a quick update. I didn't post anything here for quite a while. So I had my full panproctocolectomy on the 17th of July this year due to ulcerative colitis. My recovery went well, 5 weeks later I was back to driving, 6 weeks later I am pretty much where my old self was, and now my bottom wound is almost completely healed. Results of the removed intestine ...
Why do you love your ostomy? The last couple of mornings, I woke up thinking about the little ways I'm thankful for mine, like I'm much more in tune with my body now and I have the cleanest butt in all the land without even needing to wipe! What are yours? I'm looking forward to hearing and adding to my list!
If you go online to AliExpress and type ostomy into the search bar, you will find huge amounts of ostomy products from bags, wipes barrier rigs, belts, sprays the whole range. I always buy non-woven tape from them and I only pay about $7 instead of the $30-$40 at the pharmacy (I have lots of allergies and their tape is good). I've also used their flange extenders. I have not used any other ...
For many years, I was either unable to travel or suffered with Crohn's while traveling. Two weeks ago, I took my first vacation with an ostomy and was able to enjoy my time away. Not only a vacation, but a vacation at Disney/Universal with a ton of walking, rides, and all kinds of food. I did have some anxiety to start with, but it turned out to be misplaced. It was such a great feeling to be ...
I have been away from this website for a short time. I decided to come back and see who's on here and what's going on. I'm looking for a friend who could turn into more than a friend. I'm lonely and hoping to find someone who has the same thing as I do so that it would not be an awkward situation.
