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Red Cherry Slushy Mishap - A Lesson Learned!

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Homie With A Stomie NS
Jul 10, 2022 12:22 pm

Ok, so it's funny now but wasn't when it happened... Read on....

As many know, you can't tolerate a nice cold drink of anything for like a week after chemo, etc.... So finally, it was my time to indulge...

We go to the gas station, it hits me, it's slushy day for this girl. I shuffle inside really craving a grape slushy, but of course, no grape. I ponder all the flavors, about 7 of them, and finally settled on a red cherry flavored one. See where this is going? You guessed it, took my time, drank that sucker, went on with the day...

A few hours later, dump time, and noticed the color was off. Never gave it another thought. 3 dumps later, redder and redder it got (blood red)... There I am on the toilet, crying, calling for my hubby, saying I'm bleeding, is it blood, is my stoma cut, ready to rip the pouch off. He's grabbing his shoes, and not calmly either, full-on panic mode. We are about to take that dreaded trip to the local ER... As the second shoe goes on, he stops, forces his foot into the last shoe, busts out laughing, saying (ffs) I know what's happening...

You drank that damn red cherry slushy and the red dye didn't process through urine... Smart ass was right, and there I was with tears of relief and hating red cherry slushy for life... Next time, cream soda or something without color...

Hope you had a chuckle... Have a great Sunday... Stay strong, smile on...

Your Homie with a Stomie,

Tracy

Past Member
Jul 10, 2022 12:32 pm

I am chuckling away here, really I am. :)

Also, the part where you said about your hubby grabbing his shoes.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

Posted by: Primeboy

Hi Mike and all. I am not sure how panoramic my perspective really is as my peripheral vision shrinks with each passing year. I can tell you that when I came to this website six years ago I was truly ;impressed by the positive attitudes of so many members, especially the younger folks who refused to let their ostomies define who they were or what they would become. I also came to appreciate that having an ostomy is not the same thing as having a disease. Pardon ;my pun now, but ostomies and cancer don't belong in the same bag. One is a solution, the other is a problem. Celebrating National Ostomy Day ;is also well outside my comfort zone. That's like celebrating National Wheel Chair Day. Come on!

I think there is a ;need for improved ;public awareness of ostomies, but I am not sure how that's best done. There ;remains ;some social stigma attached to our situation, and it's acutely felt among our young. We need to get out of the dark ages on this issue, but not by going 'in your face' to everyone else. I think Bill and NDY are 'spot-on' when it comes to telegraphing the right message to friends and family. People will know how to react when they ;see ;how we accept the cards we were dealt. I also appreciate the contribution some people here are making to this effort through their publications.

On a personal note, my son has been suffering from ulcerative colitis for years just like I did. I am very concerned because people with UC are at a higher risk for colon cancer. Years ago my GI told me to get annual colonoscopies to be on the safe side. I am glad I did because he eventually found pre-cancerous cells which led to several surgeries and my becoming an ostomate. Since then I have always ;conveyed a positive attitude to ;my son about wearing a bag because it has kept me alive to enjoy many more years with my loved ones. I think he got the message. We both go to the same gastroenterologist in NYC and get scoped on the same day. Father and Son moments!

Someone once wrote that our children are the letters we write to the future.

PB

Homie With A Stomie NS
Jul 10, 2022 12:35 pm

Woot woo....and you can imagine it wasn't a calm grab either....would've been a great video...enjoy your day hun...

Past Member
Jul 10, 2022 12:49 pm

Reminds me of when I had only been out of the hospital a few days after one of the stoma surgeries, the ileostomy.

I was staying with my family. Due to me being still so weak, my dad said he will go in front of me to go down the stairs that morning.

I placed my hands on his shoulders as we took one step at a time. Halfway down, a loud, long, windy noise came from the stoma. :0 My dad just stuck his arms up in the air and said "Don't shoot". Oh my word, we laughed so much and many times after that thinking about it. :)

Homie With A Stomie NS
Jul 10, 2022 1:01 pm

That's hilarious... gotta have humor for sure....

 

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AlexT
Jul 10, 2022 1:19 pm

You should get blue raspberry next time.

Past Member
Jul 10, 2022 1:36 pm

Yes, we want a full report on all flavors and colors. LOL

Homie With A Stomie NS
Jul 10, 2022 1:38 pm

OMG no way! It will be like I ate squid or something stupid like that... Pass.

Cplumber
Jul 10, 2022 1:58 pm

Careful with beets

#beet@cherryiceelover

Homie With A Stomie NS
Jul 10, 2022 3:15 pm

Lol, no worries about that one. I really dislike beets.

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