Hi, I am Amber, a 41-year-old female from Denver. I would like to meet someone from my area or surrounding area. I am very shy; I have never been on a site like this before. I was so happy to find it.
I hate dating normally because it is so hard having to explain my ostomy bags. I have both, ileo and colostomy. The ileo doesn't bother me all that much, but the colostomy makes me very self-conscious.
I am looking for someone with a sense of humor, social drinker, easygoing.
REDHOTMAMA
Sep 21, 2008 12:10 am
tarababy
Jun 25, 2009 6:01 am
Hi there Redhotmama... well, blow me down, here I was thinking there weren't any ostomates in Denver for me to try and meet. Just a suggestion... maybe while I'm there, we could meet and have coffee/booze; I'm easy... oh well, not that way... but I drink both and I love to meet new people, especially an ostomate. You see, here in Oz, they hide. They don't like anyone knowing they have a bag... so I don't even converse with other ostomates here in Australia. Tried and got sick of trying... so this site is my only connection with other osty-mates. It would be really nice to meet someone while I'm there. Let me know, okay? And if you can't, that's okay too... cheers for now. Tara
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In both of my cases, I had no choice. It was surgery or be put 6 feet under! I thank God that He has been with me all these times. Without Him, I never would have known what to do and might not have gone to the hospital when I did. I don't know if you have had your surgery or not yet but I hope you will hang out on this website when you are done. I have learned a great deal through the people here and it is so great having others who have had the same thing done and been through what you are about to or have gone through. The only thing I have turned down is a reversal of the ileostomy. When the doctors did the emergency rebuilding of my original ileostomy this last February, I told them I did not want to go through this again. My doctor told me at that time that I was no longer a candidate for the reversal. In a way, I was very relieved. The last three years of my life have been a nightmare for me. I do not want to go through any of it again. If you wish to be rehooked up and they say you are a good choice for that, research it carefully. Every surgery I have ever had except for Old and New Maxine and the emergency surgery on my broken foot, I have spent weeks researching. I recently had my C5 C6 disk in my neck replaced with an artificial one. I went to my pre-op with 2 pages of questions for the doctor. I knew everything that they were going to do and could talk intelligently with them. I always try to research my adversaries! Don't cancel your surgery. It is nice not to have to suffer any longer with horrible pain. We all had to change a few things around when we had our surgeries but in the long run, most of us are glad we did it. I know I am. Good luck to you!