Confidence and Self-Esteem... Gone

repogirl2 · 2024-01-20T21:24:22-05:00

Hi group!!! I'm a single woman. I have been pretty self-confident until "this" happened. I have a colostomy and a huge abdominal scar, and I am not adjusting to it. Surgery was in June 2023. I'm hoping it gets better as time passes, but I'm not feeling much better emotionally. I'm guessing these feelings are common with these surgeries. Yes, I try to be positive about it, but it's very hard. Nobody I deal with in my daily life has had any surgeries such as these, so as much as they try, it's very hard for them to understand what I'm going through. Don't want to sound like a "Debbie Downer," and I apologize if I do. Any suggestions, thoughts? Thanks for reading. Sue