When I originally got my stoma I named it Igor then when I got permanent ileostomy surgery I gave it a sex change and called it Helen. Because of mount saint Helen it erupted like it so it got a deserving name. I just find it funny that I tell it like that.
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TerryLT
Yes, Helen seems like a good name! Also, I've always found it odd that a female would giver her stoma a male name anyway! Mine is Rosie, as I had a doctor at the hospital where I had my surgery tell me I had a "nice rosebud"!
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merman1974
My first temporary stoma was named Xenomorph, after the "chestburster" in Alien.
My second is called Sequel.
They don't really have a gender, although I do tell "him" off.
LoveIsACountry
😆 love it!
Mine is Mike.
I got it like 11 years ago, and the TV show "Dirty Jobs" was popular. I named it after the host, Mike Rowe. He was always in the grossest, dirtiest situations (often covered in poo) but he ALWAYS had a good attitude and found a way to laugh through the shit. I am so inspired by him!
But "Helen" is brilliant!
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