Celebrating One Year Since My Ileostomy Surgery

Today is my one-year anniversary from my ileostomy surgery.

I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone on this site for their helpful tips and hints.

I have been very fortunate to eat all the food I ate prior to surgery.

I have also returned to my favorite hobby: quad biking, trail riding, and camping with my family.

I did return to work 6 weeks after returning home from surgery.

I also returned to the hospital 5 months later to have all the remaining bits removed. No J-Pouch option available now.

I had some concerns with flying as my job required me to fly interstate on occasions.

Thanks to some of the posts on this site, my concerns were put to ease.

I have also had very little incidents with my wafers using some of the hints from this site.

Once again, thank you all.

I have been shy when it comes to writing posts over the year.

I will try more in the coming future.

Regards,
Mark

Congratulations. My colosto-versary is a week from this Saturday.

That's lovely to hear, Mark,
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I'm also just over a year after my colostomy op, and like you, I eat almost everything I ate prior to the op.
I took a long while to heal due to radiotherapy and chemo, but have recently got my 6-month all-clear! Which is brilliant
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I've been abroad, and I'm going again soon! I've done a lot of swimming, weekend away! All the normal things again, which at one point I thought I would never do. I return back to work in a couple of weeks.
I agree with you, this site has helped me a lot, with reading the forums, profiles, handy tips,
and support, helps us realize we are not alone.
I must add, the bag is no real problem now either.

Thanks to all,
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xx