Surgery Playlist Suggestions for a Laugh

Hi friends. Surgery is now just 4 days away. Shit (pun intended) is getting real. You know, like all the phone calls about pre-op, pharmacy, arrival time… and the dreaded bowel prep. Please pray for my family; this will be ugly. A trip to the hardware store for plastic sheets is a serious request!!

As a way to find humor and get me through my poop anxiety, I thought about music that pairs well with my sick humor. Here is what I have so far:

During bowel prep - The Asshole Song, The Anesthesia Guy - Comfortably Numb.
My entrance song - I Will Survive
AND FOR MY SURGEON: Back Door Man. Danger Zone. Fat Bottomed Girls. Ring of Fire.

Recovery - Somebody's Watching Me

That's all I have for now!!

I love your sense of humor.

Now wait for it... I'm sure someone cleverer than I will come along with more ideas.

Lol! Your humor will be a big help to you on this journey! You will also learn that there is a thing called 'ostomy humor.' We'll save that for after your surgery!

Terry

I have been chronically ill and trapped at home for over a year. I'm definitely struggling with my mental health; therefore, I find it very helpful to be “in charge” of my thoughts and use laughter when I want to cry. I know I am embarking on a new journey, and I already know my husband will be finding new material for comedy about me. I have to be ready!

Are you kidding? I've found some of that as well. I sent this to my husband this morning!

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Staying Hydrated with an Ostomy with LeeAnne Hayden | Hollister

James Brown,

"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag."

G-Day tanfishjen,

Set this up for all the people that you want to remember what it's like to be covered

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in shit after an accident.

Regards, IGGIE

Pray for your family? Why, they aren't sick, and this surgery is all for you. Their benefit of getting their mom/wife better comes in second over getting yourself better. What's going to get ugly? You're about to get way better health-wise, and gradually your mental state will improve. I don't think you will since you have a sense of humor, but the worst thing you can do is make your life all about your ostomy. The more you dwell on it, the longer it'll hold you back. Go in, get your surgery, recover, and gradually move on with life day by day.

I have that one! That's why I did this!

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The “pray for my family” is about the bowel prep. My family is already aware of my bowel issues because we all make fun of them. I have sprayed walls, left trails, and had it in my socks, and those were good days. Throw in a bowel prep, and we are in for some surprises. I have lots of poop jokes about me. I might actually miss it!

Well, the bowel prep won't make you do anything you haven't done already; just have extra socks nearby. 😁 I lost a whole outfit getting out of my truck one day. 🤭

Alex T, you have a way with words. Love it! And you are so right. I get consumed too from time to time and have to snap myself out of it.

Thank you.

OK, so when I reflect on the last 2½ years of healing and adjusting to my new normal, the following tune kind of/sorta sums it up.

Be advised... this is not for the faint-hearted or those who like "sedate" music.

"Better Each Day" by NOBRO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GZ9PKPlKrA

I'm sure you will survive with your great attitude.

Best of luck and prayers for a good "outcome"!

Let us know.

Woo Woo Woo!! That's me cheerleading for your upcoming surgery. Mine is Tuesday, so 3 more days for me. I've actually had my ostomy for 10 years; I've had a hernia for nearly 5, but it's now bad enough they can't get the scope through it to check for any cancer coming back, so something must be done now. Thank you for the song selections and the sense of humor! It will help me through bowel prep, too (dreading that worse than the surgery itself, to tell the truth). After that, it's all on my husband to worry, since I'll be in la la land. We are the champions!!

Wait till you try spicy food, with your "new buddy".  "and it burns, burns, burns".  Try Chux!  The VA gave me a case, when I had nonstop diapoopis.  I exploded in bed & on the way to the toilet.  Fell & laid my hip open.  Blood & poop at 3 am.  I cried in the shower, but felt great after getting back to sleep.  Ileostomy stopped it. Plastic sticks to your wet skin, skin ulcers.  May the good lord guide your surgeon to perfection.

I think your strategy is perfect. The other thing I would suggest is giving your stoma a name and personality. Mine is Sadie, and she has days when she is particularly beautiful and has paid sufficient attention to her outfit, and others when she blows a raspberry in public. She can be such a show-off. I find it helpful to externalize it all.

I'm sorry about your mental health; it is a hard journey and one you didn't choose. Did you know that vitamin B6 is structurally a tricyclic antidepressant? I take supplements in the knowledge that it is water-soluble, so when your body has enough, it'll pee the rest out. Magic!

Your poochies are gorgeous, and I hope you'll sail through your journey.

All the very best to you.

Wow, your story is impressive. I hope all is well with you now.

I named my stoma "Poo Bear" as in "Oh bother." Welcome to the champion club! You're going to rock it.

Warm regards, and remember, come winter, you will have a built-in hand warmer that should make everyone jealous. LOL :-)

Interesting name. My surgeon is Dr. Sadie, and so far as I can tell, she did a good job.

Best wishes to you.

Coming out of surgery and hardly alert, my husband told me I opened my eyes and told him I had lost my vagina and I have a new friend. He said, “Well, maybe your new friend took your vagina.” I said, “No, Mona wouldn't do that to me.” I then introduced my friend as “Mona… the aroma stoma.” I remember very little of that conversation. I was out of it!

Thanks so much, things are very good. Same to you, all the best.