Dodge shitty

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Bill
May 03, 2024 7:01 am

DODGE SHITTY.

Sometimes it takes a lot to dodge
the awful smell and slimy splodge
of output from a stoma where
one’s bag has gone beyond repair.

It has been known for bags to leak,
which makes the victim take a peek
into a world of smell and slime
that doesn’t happen all the time.

But when it does, it’s hard to think
whilst struggling with the mess and stink,
trying hard to gain control
over that bright-red stoma hole. 

Much like a mini volcano
it shoots its contents high and low,
for when a stoma has the shits
there’s no mercy for those it hits.

At first, you’ll try to hold the flow
but that won’t work and so you know
that you must find another way
to keep the stinking flood at bay.

There is no measure for the stress
caused by this almighty mess
and, unless you have been there,
it can be difficult to share.

Some see it as an accident,
for others it’s an incident,
but for the victims of this plight
it’s simply being in the shite. 

But looking back, we may then see
that though it’s a catastrophe
it teaches us to plan ahead
so we can dodge this thing instead.

To be prepared for anything
can sometimes soothe the sharpest sting. 

                                                B.Withers 2024

AlexT
May 03, 2024 8:09 am

You’re back. Everything good? 

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Hisbiscus
May 03, 2024 10:49 am

Love this!

Bill
May 03, 2024 11:11 am
Reply to AlexT

Hello Alex. 
Thanks for enquiring. The short answer is that everything is not good as I have been doing too much in front of this screen and have caused myself some eyestrain. However, things are progressing steadily and I hope to be up and running in a few weeks time.
Meanwhile, I do have one or two rhymes that I have written previously, that I can post to help the correspondence tick over.
Best wishes

Bill  

aTraveler
May 03, 2024 11:22 am
Reply to Bill

Bill, I often wonder if you think in rhymes — you do such a marvelous job. Thanks for sharing.

 

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Morning glory
May 03, 2024 11:32 am

Take care of your eyes Bill. Enjoyed the  rhyme.

Justbreathe
May 03, 2024 1:39 pm

Actually brilliant!!! Thanks for sharing and making an incident just a “this too shall pass” day for us ostomates! jb

Justbreathe
May 03, 2024 1:48 pm
Reply to Bill

Rest, for now, on your laurels and give those eyes a break - we shall gladly wait. So important to heal first!
Wishing you well... jb

TerryLT
May 03, 2024 9:10 pm

Hilarious!  Ostomy humour at its best.  Sorry to hear your healing is not going as quickly as you had hoped.  Hang in there and don't strain those poor eyes!

Terry

Bill
May 04, 2024 6:07 am

Thanks to everyone who have appreciated the rhyme and thanks for all your well-wishes regarding my eyes.

The problem seems to be that I have always used writing as a means to overcome frustration and to pass the time. This becomes difficult when it's the eyes that are the problem and I'm supposed to be resting them.
This week I (apparently) burst a small blood vessel in one eye, which has set back my healing for a week or two. It doesn't help that it is now hay fever season and I keep sneezing, which they tell me is a no-no for healing after cataract surgery. I am reassured that the problems are not serious but might set me back a week or two.
I still have a few rhymes that I did before the operations, so I'll be posting those in the next few weeks.
However, 'normal' correspondence will need to be reduced considerably if I'm to have any chance of recovering satisfactorily.

Best wishes
Bill
best wishes      

warrior
May 04, 2024 11:19 am
Reply to Bill

Oh, I had no idea about the burst. Gosh, I had one of those, and it's really not too serious but still frightening to have a bloodshot eye. And yes, coughing, sneezing, hay fever season.

You have my sympathy, Bill.

Just keep calm, carry on. We aren't going anywhere. Neither should you, I mean other than the healing place. 😉

B@tLady
May 04, 2024 4:21 pm

Well said, Bill! For exactly the experience you describe I gave my stoma a name: Vesuvius! 

TerryLT
May 04, 2024 7:46 pm

Oh, poor you!  That does not sound like fun, and I can empathize with the sneezing.  I remember when I first got my ostomy and was in the initial healing stages, I was having sneezes so powerful I was afraid I was giving myself a hernia.  I would not have thought that sneezing would affect healing in your eye!

Terry