Have you ever had one of those days when you would give anything not to have a colostomy/ileostomy?
Mike
Sep 27, 2009 1:48 am
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Sep 27, 2009 10:03 am
Yep, once a week on average; however, on the bright side, it does mean 85% of the time I am not overly bothered. My ileostomy does stop me from spending almost the whole day glued to a loo seat with crippling abdominal pain with a skin color of grey or yellow.
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gutenberg
Sep 27, 2009 10:36 am
Oh Yeah, many, many days like that as I had never any bowel problems until I had a heart attack an apparently I was the only one who knew I had an aneurysm but didn't know it was ready to blow. The short version, when I was operated on for that it turned into a nightmare, blood cut off too long, KIlls my colon, got very ill, had to have two more ops and woke up with an iliostomy. I have forgotten the name of the docs who screwed up for which I'm grateful for, hate is a most useless emotion, but still......a knife and ahold of his sack.. .?
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Sep 28, 2009 5:32 pm
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Yes, when I am in public and have to use the bathroom, or in a quiet situation, and it is making noise....
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