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consider this an expansion on bobs post about how many folks are currently active on this site.  How often do you visit this site 1 daily or sometimes a few times per day   2 every few days   3 no more than once a week   4 monthly or less     you may Post your reply as the numbers above or  make your own remarks ie: only on leap year, none your dang business, etc.  everyone who replies will be entered for a chance at a brand new car.... I will contact you if you win, prize substitution is...

Do any of you folks know how to make the profile photo stay put?  Everytime I log out it seems to disappear and then I have to load it all over again.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.

    Hi all,  If you want to discuss or give an opinion on politics I suggest you strictly post in a "political" titled post. It is blurring into health related posts.  Believe it or not some of the people come to this website to discuss and ask questions related to ostomy health, recovery, and helpful support.  If you want to complain about politics and government concerns leave them to a bi*ch blog! Others DO NOT WANT to hear it.  Do you want people to have a comfortable place to ask questions, get supp...

I liked the British accents of Google's tts (text to speech) voices, so I use one of them in this. Now I want to get back to animating my historical novel A Pocket Full of Shells, but when I looked at the opening scene after a year of being distracted by this, I realize there's so much I have to rework. https://vimeo.com/549123121        

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 very uncomfortable feeling...?  

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

HIGH UP ON THE STRESS-O-METER is having to drive in heavy traffic, an experience that I had yesterday for the first time in a long time. We drove to Jacksonville to see our daughter, who had recently moved there from New Jersey. I had read a city review that noted there was a high-volume traffic problem there, but nothing can prepare you for the reality, when you are in it and having to focus with everything in you upon all the moving cars and trucks surrounding you, while keeping an eye out for street signs telling you where to turn. It&r...

I like the new font size, or is it just my iPad.

Happy Mother’s Day .  

As a retired fire department captain, I will give you the chemical definition of fire. Technically speaking, it is "the rapid self-sustaining oxidation of a fuel that produces both heat and light". Therefore, we liked to joke that we weren't firefighters, we were: 'Rapid Oxidation Suppression Specialists'.......................So following that line of thinking, here are some additional inflated job titles that I came up with. 1.   Route Specific Multi-Occupant Commercial Vehicle Operator.............................City Bus Dri...

After all the singing and clicking, the cicadas mate and the females lay eggs in trees and other plants. Then, after about 4 to 6 weeks of life above ground, the party ends with dead adult cicadas and molted exoskeletons littered literally everywhere and the next generation of cicada larvae heading back underground.   https://www.cicadamania.com/images/Septendecim-HP- 700x322.webp        

It's said that hindsight is 2020, though 2020 was far from a hindsight let's all hope that 2021 will become more than that. Being a New Year is now approaching let's Pray that the numbers 2021 will become more fun and prosperous for all. Ch...

In the United States the month of February is celebrated as Black History Month.  As a member I've posted every year in recognition of black history.  My intent with these stories are only meant to inform and demonstrate to the none believers who don't seem to understand the state of being black in America. The Topics follow:   1. YouTube; Mom accuses her son's black friend of stealing . The ending to this story will shock you.-Dhar Mann 2. YouTube; Women calls police on a black man who has two bikes, Ins...

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 semi-fertile fields of my mind. My current list is up to 65 and here are 30 of them. As you read them, don't forget to say "you might be a redne...

KIND GESTURES 7. (keeping going) I’d like now to compile a rhymeto capture this moment in time,when most of us are in lockdownand ‘normal’ things are upside down. I’d like to pay a tribute tothose folks who work to help...

Public washrooms are a struggle for many of us at the best of times. Since COVID-19, and with regulations about how many women can be in a washroom at a time (including standing in line), there is added pressure to an already stressful process. ...

A husband and wife had been married for 40 years and were experiencing escalating difficulties in marital happiness. They decided to seek the advice of a professional so they booked an appointment with a marriage specialist, Dr. Jerome Loving (Phd). At their first appointment, Dr. Loving asked the couple to each express their desires and frustrations. He started with the wife, who proceeded to unload a tirade of complaints about the inattentiveness and lack of affection that she was receiving from her husband. She went back about 15 years...

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 used to be. Mainly because when the therapists at the hospital after I awoken were trying to get me to move after my body shut down and gave u...

TODAY I LOST A STOMA PLUG. For many years I’ve felt quite smug, to wear a simple stoma plug, and skip the inconvenience  of the stoma-bag experience.  Perhaps, for some, I should explain, that I found bags c...

I am in UK and I am bombarded with people from USA is there not any members from UK  I have nothing against Americans but it would be very hard to form a relationship from so far away        

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How do we get more of the alleged 22,000 plus “world-wide” members of the Altered Plumbing Society to become more involved in this site? We have Henry with his daily memories. All good reading….many of us can relate, but good old Henry doesn’t seem to receive many replies? We have the English poet Bill Withers who seems to have a rhyme/poem for just about any topic. (Please don’t be offended Bill). Then there is the usual suspects who post comments/observations/opinions/questions but it seems to be the sam...

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

Hi Ostomates, the following are 3 kids doing the juju beat. It's seems to be what the young ones are doing today and even some adults are doing it. I liked it because the little people were included . All they have to do these days is watch the video and they pick the moves up.  Listen these are our children , grand and great grand.....   1. 3 year old dancing to juju in the beat/youtube 2.  3 year old kills trendy juju on da beat/youtube 3.   7 yr old Asian boy kills juju on da beat/youtube Take Care ,  ...

Ostomates the following song is a blast from the past. Hey Love/ Stevie Wonder/ Youtube Stay safe... Angelicamarie  

Someone told me that Valentine's Day doesn't apply to people that don't have a special other . I DISAGREE totally . I think Valentine's Day can be celebrated simply by sharing a happy smile or gesture or whistles back to the birds . So , with that said... to all you singles out there ...It's our day too 👏🥰 Have A Happy Valentine's Day ❤️🌈❤️👌 Smiles and love to you all , RITZ 

The year 2020 has been an unpredictable ride through world politics, the pandemic, numerous protests and many more difficulties that had made living life quite hard for most. Let us embrace 2021 with much-needed hope and happiness. Just, K.  

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

Apparently there is (?was) a super "pink" moon in the Northern Hemisphere last night (?this morning!).  Did anyone get a glimpse?   https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-04-27/sup er-pink-full-moon-to-shine-across-australia-perige e-syzygy/100066644?fbclid=IwAR04gywdO93ezzNNzf0FPN FnyMhF9pFecCV4CuUAPKDro9eAP8qr4rZVa7c Down here it is due tonight but naturally enough the skies are cloudy, I did notice last night that it was huge (but not exactly pink!) Quote:  "In North America, the April full moon is known ...

Well, for all you hockey fans out there - eh, there is nothing more inspiring, than watching the (IIHF) World Juniors – young men who are playing their guts out – for the love of and the passion for the game. You see – they are not getting salaries but if they get drafted into the NHL – well, that’s were the love of money takes over. This is all happening 3 blocks north of where I live, in Edmonton, Alberta – in Rogers Place – a brand new arena modelled after an ‘oil drop’ of all thing...

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 tachycardia spells and I have to take medication now.  I have to wait now for awhile to let things settle down before any more surgery.&nb...

Doctor Omar Atiq, a Pakistani-American oncologist erased $650,000 of his patients' debts. According to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Dr. Omar, who founded his cancer clinic in Pine Bluff in 1991 sent out a notice to his patients just before Chr...

Had a full colectomy last year due to UC. Was diagnosed 30 years ago! Looking to meet a guy who gets it! Hoping for a reversal but some issues involved. Moving out of NM soon. Just waiting for my last son at home to go Active Duty and I am out o...

 

You only get three choices in life. Give in, give up or give it all you got. Live by choice and not by chance. Because if you can weather the storm you can conquer the pain. The two things we can't fight are age and death. All you have to do is keep on living. "Your're either in or out". In this life whether you're right or wrong, one thing is real and that's the choices we make.   Take care, Angelicamarie

Boy - sure can tell when I get a few days of holidays during Covid - what to do, what to do? Happy Ukrainian Christmas. Just, K.  

Do any of you do core exercises? I was told not to for the first few months after surgery.  Just started pushups again and oh my there is some serious atrophy going on.  What are you doing to stay fit with a hole cut through your abdominal wall?    

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 so...

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 r...

Are there any in central coast Sydney? I am struggling to cope. 

My late friend McBurr, may he rest in peace, loved coffee. He had grown up in the Mormon Church and they forbid coffee, but he hadn’t been back to church since, as a nineteen year old, they told him he would be required to go on a mission to Iceland. He wanted to go to Columbia where he knew they grew some of the finest coffee beans in the world. He tried all brands of coffees over the years and sampled the brew from beans grown all over the world. It was strong coffee that he preferred and, I must admit, I have him to thank for intr...

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? 🤔🍿?

I had a total colectomy with illeostomy 10 years ago and then a proctectomy 6 years ago. No issues until 6 months ago when I started having extreme itching where my bottom is sewn closed. I have no drainage, no rash... seems to be scar tissue that is stretched tightly. Any suggestions on how to address this with a doctor and even what type of doctor. The surgeon who performed this surgery has moved away to a new hospital. I'm at a loss how to get help for this and it's affecting my quality of life. Ty 

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Holiday Greetings to All O'Mates! May we all create better health in our bodies, open our hearts to greater joy, and nurture more peace of mind in 2021~ Lily17~

My Doctor was telling me today everyone should be wearing the N95 mask now with the new virus..  I wear my 2 ply fabric masks.. has anyone else heard this from their Doctor?

KIND GESTURES 8. (the cleaner) I wish to tell this tale in rhyme,so it may last beyond my time,illuminating a kindnessthat help me out when in a mess. I suffered with incontinence,which meant that personal effluencewas not that easy to control...