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Heppy8
Jan 05, 2024 7:30 am

Just wanted to say hi. I thought I must be the only person with an ostomy in Doncaster, or it seems that way, but looking at the members list, it's good to see I'm not, which is great.

eefyjig
Jan 05, 2024 12:33 pm

Welcome, Heppy! It's nice to know you're not alone, isn't it?☺

Heppy8
Jan 05, 2024 12:46 pm

Thanks for the welcome. Yes it's great to know I'm not on my own in my local area

Posted by: iMacG5

Hi Crossley. Ya know, I think it’s all about feelings. I don’t mean the pain feelings which could control everything. I mean the feelings inside our heads, our hearts and even our souls. I mean the feelings of who we are now compared to who we were; how we accept our situation or maybe we don’t. My wife asked how I felt and I said, “like crap”. She asked what hurt and I answered, “Nothing hurts, well, everything hurts, I don’t know, It all sucks.” That was a long time ago. You question if your feelings are normal. How normal is it to relocate your butt hole to your belly where it’s usually in the way of your belt and, you know. But that’s where we are and for lots of us we are so much better off than we were before, physically. Emotionally, psychologically, well, that might be a different story. I believe talk therapy is wonderful if we could find a real empathic or sympathetic listener. So guess what! I found MAO and began “talking” with a keyboard with some of the wisest, kindest most sympathetic and compassionate folks on the planet. Regardless of where we’ve been, lots of folks here have been there and worse places and found their way back healthier and happier. We really do help each other.
Keep “talking”,
Mike

Heppy8
Jan 05, 2024 12:53 pm

Thanks for the welcome. Yes it's great to know I'm not on my own in my local area

ron in mich
Jan 05, 2024 2:39 pm

Hi Heppy, welcome to the site.

 

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Morning glory
Jan 05, 2024 4:16 pm

Hi Heppy and welcome to the site. You are in great company.

Mysterious Mose
Jan 05, 2024 7:28 pm

Hi, Heppy. Welcome to the group. Lots of people here with lots of different experiences to pull from. We are everywhere. Have you tried looking online for local support groups? There are some in Yorkshire. However, I am not sure if you have to drive like an American to get to them. :-)

https://www.colostomyuk.org/support-groups/

Daniel