Hi Little Red. We must have had our colostomies around the same time. I had mine in July of 2017. I have been told that I have a hernia under my stoma, and just recently, a surgeon said I have one between my breast bones. Neither of them bother me yet. However, I also have nausea at times. No rhyme or reason to mine. I often feel hungry right after I have a good meal, and wonder what that's about. Do you have this happen to you??
I am also a woman, 67 years old now. My damage was caused by untreated diverticulitis. I ended up in the emergency room, with sepsis, and had emergency surgery. I was on life support for almost 2 weeks, and my family was told I wouldn't survive. When I woke up, the dr's said I was known as the miracle woman. I feel pretty lucky and blessed to be alive, as this was the second time I almost died in 2017. My family was told I wouldn't survive in April, 2017 - I had a really bad gall bladder and large gallstones, which caused sepsis, meningitis, encephalitis, and my body was shutting down. I was a woman who thought the pain was normal to me - but I sure learned different!
When you find out why the nausea is happening, I hope you will let us know. I'll be praying for you!!
Good luck to you! Hope you continue to feel better!