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Why Join MeetAnOstoMate?
First off, this is a pretty cool site with 33,370 members. Get inside and you will see.
It's not all about ostomy. Everything is being discussed.
Many come here for advice or to give advice 🗣, others have found good friends 🤗, and there are also those who have found love 💓. Most of all, people are honest and truly care.
Privacy is very important - the website has many features that are only visible to members.
Create an account and you will be amazed.
mswashtun
Hi! I had my first ileo surgery when I was 9, in 1980. Then I had the permanent in 1981 at 10 years old. I've had the "barbie butt" since I was 10 also. It has been quite the journey. I just turned 50, so life with an ostomy has been just regular life for me for as long as I can remember.
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dmccrillis
First time August 2008. Permanent since 2011 some time. That damn Murphy's Law thing got me.
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Meadow Snow
Reply to AlexT
He's obviously from the future, Alex. He traveled back in time using the TARDIS, he's the companion for Ncuti Gatwa's 14th Doctor
Nicky-T
Hey Cat. Is that a stethoscope in that photo? I'd ask if you were a nurse, but instead, I'll ask if you're a physician. (I've been fooled by THAT before). I've never jumped out of a perfectly good aircraft, but I HAVE actually flown the damned things. I'm a retired cardiovascular perfusionist. I've been an ostomate since 2008.
nehamashira
March 8th, 2000 was the date that "Barnelia" (ileostomy) was born. Since then, I have had 3 revisions. Rectal stump was removed in 2017. I have never looked back. I am living a full life as a palliative care/Hospice RN. Life is good - dealing with annoying pain issues, but hey, who doesn't have something invisible that they are dealing with???