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Faith, Hope and Charity

by iMacG5
Oct 20, 2020 - Oct 21, 2020
So what’s it all about? Most of us are born, live any number of years, then we die. So what’s it mean? Did we take someone else’s place? Will someone take our place? Was it mostly fun? Was some of it too difficult or was it a b...
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Need some Inspiration today

by Scuba_diver1972
Oct 15, 2020 - Oct 21, 2020
Just found out my ex Narc significant other is trolling on the same Ostomy sites ....AWKWARD! I really thought he was my Ostomate for life.. Honest people are hard to come by and the World is seeming like a MUCH smaller place. I have been on the...
187 views, 3 comments

COLOSTOMY

by Bill
Sep 29, 2020 - Oct 15, 2020
COLOSTOMY. For those of you who do not know,colostomies divert the flowof faeces from my normal bumto an opening on my tum. A stoma is the exit holewhere faeces come under controlby catching it in a ‘device’ which is a ‘bag&r...
82 views, 4 comments

CONFLUENCE OF OSTOMATES

by Bill
Sep 03, 2020 - Sep 04, 2020
CONFLUENCE OF OSTOMATES. When a group converse togetherit will be their own choice whether they play an active part or not depending on the skills they’ve got. Some will need facilitationto establish a foundationfor a safe and friendly p...
209 views, 2 comments

Morning Walk Challenge

by Lacey
Aug 17, 2020 - Sep 30, 2020
After chatting with a fellow member we decided to help push each other to improve both our physical and mental health. A group like this can help keep us accountable and give that extra push sometimes to just getting moving. With this pandemic I...
262 views, 5 comments

ABDOMEN

by Bill
Jul 09, 2020 - Jul 10, 2020
ABDOMEN. I used to have an abdomenlike other fit and active men.Slim, with muscles well definedand symmetrically aligned. Of course, this was a different ageand playing on a different stage.For then, I had the momentumto maintain a healthy tum...
166 views, 3 comments

Two bags

by looking forward
Jun 29, 2020 - Jul 02, 2020
has anyone heard from two bags? he is from australia and has been very depressed  hope he is ok
227 views, 6 comments

Ostomy Memories Again

by HenryM
Jun 10, 2020 - Jun 11, 2020
Working in an office means sharing a bathroom. Our office was spread out over multiple floors. The bathrooms were out on the stairwell, half a flight up or down, depending upon whether one was looking for MEN or WOMEN. One day I was in a stall. ...
301 views, 3 comments

Shingles

by xnine
Jun 09, 2020 - Jul 02, 2020
I got my second shingles shot yesterday and I am feeling a little poorly.
147 views, 8 comments

Bladder exam today

by xnine
Jun 02, 2020 - Jun 03, 2020
Things have opened up and my postponed exam is today. Hope for an A. Chiropractor opened and fixed my back. Dentist is also taking patients, next month for me. Restaurants and Bars have opened also. It is still not the same.   Got an A, n...
242 views, 10 comments

Chiropractors

by xnine
May 18, 2020 - May 20, 2020
Chiropractors are closed and my back is killing me.  I need help.
178 views, 4 comments

Not Always Okay

by Lilmesican
May 12, 2020 - Jun 26, 2020
I had my surgery on April 1, 2016, April Fool's Day. Each time I tell the story I mention how I was hoping the doctor would come out an tell me it was a joke. That I didn't need the surgery... Psyche!!! That didn't happen.  After comp...
327 views, 7 comments

Blood donation

by xnine
May 05, 2020 - May 08, 2020
Since we did not go to Mexico this year I am able to donate again. This will be my 24 time, I thought it was more but that is what my card says. A gift to share. Records show 34 times but not today. I need 5 years clear from my bladder surgury ...
181 views, 13 comments

Pets and ostomy

by Past Member
May 04, 2020 - May 08, 2020
How does your pet/pets react to your bag, I have a labrador and he's very protective of me, don't know if that's them as a breed or because I have the ileostomy, he follows me everywhere, even in the loo! A lot) he watches while I gather my sup...
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COVID Challenge

by Lacey
Apr 20, 2020 - May 03, 2020
During these pandemic times, we are limited in what we can physically do outside our homes. I’m am lucky enough that I can work from home so I am still employed, but socially I am on lockdown and it sucks. So I revisited this site I had ra...
644 views, 8 comments
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