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I have had my ostomy for a number of years now and all I will say is dating with an ostomy sucks.  Dave

I've had my ileostomy for a week and I've been having terrible anxiety I'm not sure how to deal, it's all so new to me, i could really use some advice 

Hello folks. These last couple days have been full of activity. Home health care nurses have been by to assess,. Got out of the house to get my t3.... What an adventure, and what a garbage system. Insurance really is not an assurance of anything h...

Hi Guys,   I always thought it odd that so many osotomates are from the UK.  Just from a percentage of the population sort of thing.  I noticed it on here first, when I look at the ladies pics....but I also noticed it recenlty on the "other" ostomy dating site.  I was looking at the "new members" pics and the majority of the gals are from the UK.  What am I missing about ostomies and Great Bri...

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Thank you all ladies and gents for reading my Rant , for your comments ,  confirming my faith in humanity . I fitmily believe that the vast majority of people , not just the US but worldwide are decent human beings who are always willing to make a little sacrifice in an effort to help and protect others .. I many months at various times in a no-entry isolation unit , to protect my wrecked immun...

       How to Have a Smokin' Hot Body  1 ...Have A Body  2- Go to Arizona  3- Walk from target to your car in the parking lot !!! hotter than hot for all body types , instantly 

I am considering surgery to have my illestomy removed. I would like to know from others who have done this if it was successful or unsuccessful and problems that may have occurred. Thank you

Hi  I have found this site extreme helpful. Especially the foods to eat. Dietician and the nurse made it seem like a life change event on dining out foods not to eat especially 1 of my comfort foods arroz con frijoles negros (black bean and rice ) couldn't eat salads before due to flare ups. Now no colon to worry about. I'll give it a go. I discovered on my own.... support belts. WOW what a ...

Sometimes my fallibility and humanness catch me unaware. Being chronically sick for so long, was such a source of shame that at times I don’t allow myself to feel. It is only when my body says ‘enough’ that my brain follows suit and recognizes it ...

There doesn’t seem to be a problem running miles of pipelines from one place to another regardles of whose properties we might encroach upon, what natural resource we might destroy of whatever miseries might be imposed on citizens of this country. I guess those pipes are OK because of the zillions of dollars worth of gas or oil they carry. Wouldn’t it make some sense to pump water from flooding...

Well.......the doctor in this video tells the truth about COVID and the vaccine.  Finally.  So listen to what he says very carefully.  It's not political in any way, just the cold hard truth.  And you won't like it.  If the video link doesn't appear below just search YouTube for "mt vernon school board meeting".  I'd say 'Enjoy' but I doubt anyone will.   https://youtu.be/2wIFAoTVc7M   regar...

Mystery od the human body...!!!?Have anyone experienced after Radical Cystectomy (removal of bladder and prostate) the "feeling" of having a full bladder and desperate need to peeIs this the "memory" of the past when the bladder was present and had the ability to urinate...?I had my operation 2 years ago..... will this problem last for long...?Is there anything I can do to reduce/eliminate this...

Hi All ,   


I was watching a documentary about 911 last night and I had a bit of an epiphany , I was in Ireland at the time because we were having a sort of a family reunion in Ballina, Co Mayo, my home town . My New York family and my Washingto...

Hey Ostomates..........sorry for my absence!!  But thanks for all the messages and emails!!  No, nothing bad has happened, just always really busy this time of the year.  Got to get the farm ready for winter and I'm by myself.......so just tons to do and not much time to do it. But I got hay put up this past week and I closed the pool yesterday......so I'm on the downside of the fight now.....a...

Hello,hi 🙋🏻‍♀️  Have a joke...  What does a Rubics cube ( cube with colors and you move them and you try to match all the colors) and a penis have in common?    hope I'm aloud to say that P 😬😊   They both get harder the more you play with them!   I thought you would like that Siri joke and laugh  we all can use many laughs 😊It hurts when I laugh but it's ok I need a la...

Hi all


I am off to Dornoch northern Highlands any ostamate up there first 2 weeks of August would be nice to meetup and chat over a coffee beer or meal


I am going with granddaughter and her mate so could do with someone to meet up with


Gordon

Many of you are probably familiar with the Jeff Foxworthy comedy routine of "You Might Be A Redneck". If not, it goes like this...."If you (fill in the blanks with a scenario)....you might be a redneck!"  Some time ago, I decided to make my own list following Foxworthy's lead. One or two of the following were partially borrowed from other sources, but as far as I know, the rest came from the s...

We just learned that a good friend of ours, who had been living in England for the past couple of years, recently died of Covid19.  He was 60 and otherwise healthy, and he was not vaccinated.  Perhaps someone reading this will find the lesson in it.  I can only hope.  All I know is that this virus has suddenly become much more real to me.   Terry

KINDNESS: CARE & CONSIDERATION.



We live in a society 
where people’s impropriety 
can sometimes go beyond what’s right 
even when it’s out of sight. 


If we are to live together 
we must all consider whether 
everyone should do their bit 
and not let s...

Yesterday was rough. Two blow outs. A lap full of sh*t twice. I thought I did it all right. Been down on myself for being stupid since that's obviously the issue. I've been trained in this why am I failning so miserably!?!?


I'm trying to pull bac...

Hello all! I'm only 22 and have had my ostomy since the end of this January and after waking up from my coma and receiving the news that my large intestine and a part of my colon perforated and that I needed an ostomy for XYZ amount of time, I've struggled hard with my depression in the past but it's much worse now. I've kinda been a couch potato because of it and I'm afraid to be active like I...

Greetings All... As a new member to this site I have to say I've been really impressed with all the helpful information, suggestions and encouragement provided by so many of you in this community!Participating on this site will be a rather different experience for me in that I have never got involved in the social media scene, the Facebooks, Twitter's etc. - should be interesting I am sure. A...

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When Covid first started I thought it would be worse than what it has been. It has been bad and it's likely to be with us forever but controlled. I thought ( at first) is this the end of the world as we know it? I wondered what would happen if 50 % of the world died? I thought if I survived how would people like us manage if we couldn't get pouches/bags? Before I had time to think of an answer ...

A few of you commented that you would like to see some more of the "You Might Be A Redneck" (YMBAR) jokes. For those that missed the first round, this is my take on furthering the Jeff Foxworthy routine. As far as I know, these have mostly been born from the deep recesses of my mind. Oh well, hope you get a good laugh, a hearty guffaw, or even a mild chuckle out of these.  1.   If the manager ...

and my girl below is a Maltese/Shihtzu so either a Malshie or Shiteeze! 😁

Just wanted to say I'm back, I've been a bit quiet recently. Been for flexible sigmoidoscopy and CP et to see if I could have the reversal done. The Flexi I passed with flying colours. However I failed very badly on the other. My score was 6 which is usually a score for ventilated patients. So it looks like the 4 week being ventilated and covid have taken their toll on my heart and lungs. XX

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO NOT EAT DONUTS (in Old English: doughnuts). Yet I resist, I resist with all my might. It’s not fair that such pleasure should be so bad for you. Driving home from the gym, where I turn left to get home, if I just went a half mile further up the highway, there is a wonderful donut/ice cream shop there. I have been in there two or three times, days when my defenses were destr...

Life is Complicated Sometimes in people’s lives , things don’t happen the way you want them to . 

No more from me about people  who don't have enough sense to save their own lives , I just wish they would stop trying to take the lives of others who are actuall trying to mitigate the current medical disaster. Just leave the sane people in peace...

8/11/21 greetings and salutations to old friends and  newbies... Have I been missed? Where you at Bob- my brother in arms-...  Yes been  awhile.  membership is now renewed for life time and wanted to touch base.  Warms my heart seeing you all still out here fighting the good fight.  and  goodness, the amount of new members is incredible. Glad to see word is getting out.   I have a lot of catch...

John HoxieiMtSaaponausy o4g, 2Sro02nean0egd ·Sunday Morning SexUpon hearing that her elderly grandfather had just passed away, Katie went straight to her grandparent's house to visit her 95 year-old grandmother and comfort her. When she asked how her grandfather had died, her grandmother replied, "He had a heart attack while we were making love on Sunday morning." Horrified, Katie told her gran...

This gave me a laugh I needed my son has covid 19 and is very sick. I am praying I don't get. Hope it gives y'all a smile   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iptwN89XHf4  

There is very little in this world that we have control over as individuals. Our voices as a group can hold great strength, and I'm not suggesting that as individuals our voices are unimportant. Every voice counts. I'm just saying that it is a fool's game to overestimate what we hold sway over. I recently became involved in a discussion on this forum that became very unpleasant and resulted in...

The Single Ostomate



If you are single, you have a bit more of a challenge. Dating is hard enough when you have little or nothing serious in your past. But now, you have a medical past that has affected your body, mind and spirit. It can take some...

Well it was really date afternoon, went to the movies and saw Respect. It was really good, lots of music with an interesting story. Now just waiting for our dinner reservation.

ANNIVERSARIES.


As anniversaries I fear
roll regularly round each year,
they tend to make me pause awhile
to ponder if they are worthwhile.


Are they for me to celebrate,
or are they there for me to hate?
For they are just another way
to contemplate tha...

Humor Before Humor Became Smutty · RED SKELTON'S RECIPE FOR THE PERFECT MARRIAGE1. Two times a week we go to a nice restaurant, have a little beverage, good food and companionship. She goes on Tuesdays, I go on Fridays.2. We also sleep in separate beds. Hers is in California and mine is in Texas.3. I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back.4. I asked my wife where she wanted...

Hello everyone, I just wanted to share what has been going on lately.  I was to have my right shoulder rotator cuff repaired but the surgery was postponed to a heart issue. My EKG that the VA took for preop came back wonky.  I had to go to Cartiac and have a stress test as well as wear a monitor for 14 days. Turns out I was having SVC's, PAC's and PVC's. They were very concerned about the tachy...

Hi Ostomates, Top of the day to you all. The following is something I ran into and wanted to share. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did .    1. When grandpa hit the floor .. I died./Youtube.com 2.  Toddler copies grandpa by walking like him with can/Youtube.com 3.  Juju on the best baby/Youtube.com   Take care All,  Angelicamarie

so i know some people with ileostomy can eat popcorn, but sometimes the crohn's I have really doesn't like it when I have it (fiber has always been an issue for me) so... What's your favorite popcorn alternative? 🤔🍿?

So May is National Date Your Mate month.


Did you know that? Me neither.


Sometimes I look around the web for special holidays, national days, days in history and such for funny, obscure or interesting ideas for date posts.


Well in doing this rec...

A CONTEMPLATIVE INCIDENT.


Last night there was an incident,
which turned into an accident,
that made me contemplate my life,
my stoma, sicknesses and wife.


It had been quite a normal day
with nothing much out of the way,
and nothing to make me alarme...

A man was being tailgated by a stressed out woman on a busy street. Suddenly, the light turned yellow just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at ...the crosswalk. The tailgating woman hit the roof, and the horn, screaming as she missed her chance to get through the intersection.As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a police off...

Finally some good news !!  Elders lost and Calif  Won .  Crazy that it cost 200 million bucks One year before an Election to , keep  Calif  safe and sane from wacky  Ultra Conseevatives  like Elders , Covid denier who would have revoked all Covid ...

To my united states mates I hope you have had (or having) a great Independence Day and Happy Birthday to Mountain Man! 🥳 P.S. Hope y'all finding somewhere "cool, green and shady" over there and can escape the scorchers!