Does Your Bag Have A Silver Lining?

Toppermost · 2022-01-15T19:25:12-05:00

G'day Ostomates (love that word. Makes me feel Australian) Thought it would be a good idea to collectively create a list of silver linings for our ostomies. There are, of course, negatives about living with bags, but there definitely are some upsides worth considering and remembering for novice and old baggers alike. I will start it going and invite everyone to participate with a reply containing anything you recognize as a silver lining. Be creative or practical, silly or serious, colostomy or urostomy, or totally off the wall. As a member of the double-bagged species, I will start off with one silver lining for each bag. For my urostomy...a night bag gives me the luxury of never having to get up in the middle of the night to pee. Haven't been able to do that and thus sleep through the night since I was a teenager! Love it! For my colostomy...No more of those unsightly skid marks on my underwear! There you have it, folks. Perspective is everything! Is your bag half empty or half full? Looking forward to hearing from you! Cheers, Toppermost.

Does Your Bag Have a Silver Lining?

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Past Member

Feb 23, 2022 4:48 pm

I don't have to worry about whether I wipe my pee from front to back or back to front any more, since there's nothing back there to drag to my urethra and cause a UTI. Super clean butt all the time. My OCD personal habits keep my gear clean and tidy. Still trying to find the perfect gear to prevent leaks, and am making progress. Am able to recognize a leak before it escapes from under the base.

And if I ever feel well enough to go anywhere, I can leave the house according to MY schedule, not my bowel's!

Past Member

Feb 23, 2022 8:52 pm

LOL Justbreathe

NOLA Lady

Jun 30, 2022 1:39 am

I love my stoma. It not only saved my life (blockage), it gave me my life back. I actually begged my surgeon to give me my ileo. He tried to talk me out of it, wanting to just do a resection again. I was done with being sick and having surgeries. I'm glad I stuck with my decision. It's the best thing I've done for myself after 23 years of Crohn's. I do what I want, I'm loving my life. Ain't no stopping me now. I have catching up to do.

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