Do You Name Your Stoma? Share Your Stories!

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infinitycastle52777
Nov 12, 2023 8:23 pm
Reply to amymariefred

Aw, red velvet, that is nice. Yeah, my ostomy nurse that I had kept telling me I had a beautiful little rose. But I had already named him Marvin. That is why he is Marvin Rose.

I like the image of a red velvet cupcake! Yum. Except the last time I had red velvet cake, my ostomy exploded with bright red output and it was excessive output. Strangely, it doesn't like blue dye either.

Lee

infinitycastle52777
Nov 12, 2023 8:29 pm
Reply to Anonymous

I agree she does deserve a name. How else will she know when you are talking to/about her! Yes, I am strange and my mom is too, as we talk to Marvin on a daily basis. Loonie is a good name too. It makes me think of Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter series. And McFart can be so true of stomas. After breakfast, mine was conducting a symphony. My mom calls it talking when he farts. And she will answer Marvin with like "Well, good morning to you" or "What's the matter, Marvin?" She will even sometimes give my tummy a little pat and say she is giving Marvin a love pat. Yes, we have a lot of fun at my house. But I always say, "If I'm laughing, I'm not crying."

Lee

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Mommad
Nov 12, 2023 9:02 pm
Reply to Killarney

Stinky Stewie disagrees, lol.

infinitycastle52777
Nov 13, 2023 3:27 am
Reply to Mommad

What does SS disagree with?

Lee

MairiC
Nov 13, 2023 11:30 am

Nope...when I had an asshole, I didn't name it. I didn't name my elbow or my foot either. It's just a part of my body, not a separate entity.

 

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doloressierra54
Nov 13, 2023 2:51 pm

I named mine Brook because it burbled a lot in the beginning. I find it's easier to reference the stoma, if I need to, by using the name. Plus, it adds a little humor to a sometimes challenging situation.

infinitycastle52777
Nov 13, 2023 3:10 pm
Reply to MairiC

If I named my foot, I would call it Ouch, at least my left ankle, as it is still healing from a sprain.

I rather like to think my stoma has its own personality.

Lee

infinitycastle52777
Nov 13, 2023 3:12 pm
Reply to doloressierra54

It definitely does add humor to a challenging situation. I like humor. We laugh a lot at my house. It helps with coping.

Lee

rian7260
Nov 13, 2023 10:54 pm

I playfully call mine either Button or Stomi.

infinitycastle52777
Nov 15, 2023 2:48 am
Reply to rian7260

Buttons are really cute. They do sort of look like buttons. Actually, it's a strange story about that. After my relocation surgery, I wanted to cuddle something soft just for comfort from the experiences I'd had, and I took a stuffed monkey that I had and sewed a red button to its stomach. Then I took an extra bag I had lying around that was clear, cut it to size, and sewed it closed all around, making a little bag for the monkey. Then I colored a piece of paper brown, crumpled it up, and stuck it up into the bag, and now I have a monkey with an ostomy and a partly filled bag. I just thought of that because you said "button." Stoma is cute too. Today, I have been referring to Marvin as "The Super Pooper" and "The Liquidator" because he has been a very busy little stoma today, and all liquid. I must have done something to upset him. LOL

Lee

Winnie The Pooh
Nov 15, 2023 3:56 pm

Mine's called Winnie - as in Winnie the Pooh.

I've since found there are a few of us! And Aldi had some squares of cloth with Winnie the Pooh characters and quotes, e.g., "Without Pooh, the adventure would be impossible," which I bought to make bag covers, but haven't got around to it yet.

infinitycastle52777
Nov 16, 2023 3:19 am
Reply to Winnie The Pooh

Wow, you make your own bag covers? That is so cool. I like the name too, very fitting. My Marvin has slowed down today after doing 2250cc yesterday of pure liquid. He's only at 1,000cc today and it is after 9, so I don't think he is going to do any more before bedtime. I wasn't too happy with him yesterday; as soon as I emptied the bag, he filled it right back up not more than 1 minute later all morning.

Lee

yanceydelrio
Nov 27, 2023 2:22 pm

I named mine Fred. I gave him a man's name because he'll always stay by my side and never leave me. Sometimes he'll shit on me, but I'll just clean him up and we'll start all over with our very permanent relationship.

Kirstickle
Nov 29, 2023 10:18 pm

Mine is called Bilbo (Baggins) 😁

warrior
Dec 17, 2023 2:21 am

This is just for laughs. So take a chill pill, folks.

Naming your stoma would be like naming your boobs.

Without nipples, boobs would be pointless.πŸ˜‰

I know.. I know. I'm going to hell for that.

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CrappyColon
Dec 17, 2023 2:38 am
Reply to warrior

Purgatory 😜

warrior
Dec 17, 2023 2:56 am

Oh, you devil. Was that an invite?

Heard you put the "oh" in Ohio. πŸ˜‰πŸ˜€

kennybob94zz
Dec 21, 2023 5:27 pm
Reply to CrappyColon

I named mine Freddie the Freeloader, then turned it on my income taxes.

kennybob94zz
Dec 21, 2023 5:27 pm
Reply to CrappyColon

I named mine Freddie the Freeloader, then turned it on my income taxes.

Beachboy
Dec 24, 2023 11:35 pm
Reply to warrior

When I chill on the beach in summer, all the young guys laying in the sand around me are staring into their cell phones. What boobs!

But not me... I'm enjoying the bikini show walking along the water's edge. Every once in a while I'm thinking, "What boobs!"

aTraveler
Mar 23, 2024 5:35 pm

I call mine Yack. He can be quite noisy β€” plenty of times I would tell my wife, "Listen to all that yackity yack." I have never named any other body part, primarily because they are just there requiring minimal attention from me. No other body part requires as much attention as Yack. I can't ignore it and act like it is just another body part. I could say more, but I have to change Yack's clothing.

DebinRI
May 10, 2024 9:17 pm
Reply to Killarney

I disagree. I named mine "The Gremlin" like in that old movie. "He" is one of the nasty ones!

DebinRI
May 10, 2024 9:23 pm
Reply to infinitycastle52777

I totally agree. I came here for support and not nastiness!

Diverticulitissucks!
Jun 18, 2024 7:34 pm

My "Myrtle" saved my life...we lovingly call her Myrt and are very proud of her!

charlie
Oct 07, 2024 2:53 am

Yep, mine is β€œCharlie”. I am still old school, I don’t tell anyone that I have an ostomy, and those close to me know that when I do refer to Charlie, I am having issues and need to take care of it.

RonnieB2
Oct 07, 2024 2:58 am

No, but to each their own. It just creeps me out.

BethE
Oct 15, 2024 1:22 am

I have two stomas, lucky lady me. My urostomy's name is Rosie because she looks like a rosebud. My colostomy has been named Petunia. I don't know why . . . it just seemed right.