Hi, new ostomate here, used to kayak, snowshoe, do aerobics/kickboxing, boogie board, ocean swim alot. How about you, any problems with any of these sports? How soon after surgery did you start back up?
Ginger
Ginger
ginger
Dec 18, 2007 12:24 am
spitchwick
Jan 01, 2008 12:13 pm
Hi there, I breed and show Highland ponies, and do a great deal of riding, I have recently had a large peristomal hernia repaired from around my old ileostomy and a new ileostomy formed on the other side. That was 6 weeks ago, and I began mucking out and riding last week, I also have a supra-pubic catheter and I do everything from hunting to dressage, and showing my ponies all over the country. I also have two dogs and 3 grandchildren, so basically never sit down
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Posted by: Primeboy
Hi Mike and all. I am not sure how panoramic my perspective really is as my peripheral vision shrinks with each passing year. I can tell you that when I came to this website six years ago I was truly ;impressed by the positive attitudes of so many members, especially the younger folks who refused to let their ostomies define who they were or what they would become. I also came to appreciate that having an ostomy is not the same thing as having a disease. Pardon ;my pun now, but ostomies and cancer don't belong in the same bag. One is a solution, the other is a problem. Celebrating National Ostomy Day ;is also well outside my comfort zone. That's like celebrating National Wheel Chair Day. Come on!
I think there is a ;need for improved ;public awareness of ostomies, but I am not sure how that's best done. There ;remains ;some social stigma attached to our situation, and it's acutely felt among our young. We need to get out of the dark ages on this issue, but not by going 'in your face' to everyone else. I think Bill and NDY are 'spot-on' when it comes to telegraphing the right message to friends and family. People will know how to react when they ;see ;how we accept the cards we were dealt. I also appreciate the contribution some people here are making to this effort through their publications.
On a personal note, my son has been suffering from ulcerative colitis for years just like I did. I am very concerned because people with UC are at a higher risk for colon cancer. Years ago my GI told me to get annual colonoscopies to be on the safe side. I am glad I did because he eventually found pre-cancerous cells which led to several surgeries and my becoming an ostomate. Since then I have always ;conveyed a positive attitude to ;my son about wearing a bag because it has kept me alive to enjoy many more years with my loved ones. I think he got the message. We both go to the same gastroenterologist in NYC and get scoped on the same day. Father and Son moments!
Someone once wrote that our children are the letters we write to the future.
PB
Past Member
Feb 08, 2008 8:13 am
I played rugby from the age of 30 until I was 47 & in the front row, also hill walking, cycling, sledging, squash.
Nothing you can't do.
It's only the changing room that's difficult.
Nothing you can't do.
It's only the changing room that's difficult.
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