Hello my baggy friends. I spent the whole day at the hospital on Saturday, rushed by ambulance due to severe pain. I thought I had a bad blockage, but it turns out that from lugging tables down 2 flights of stairs the night before, I pulled the stomach muscles that did damage to my stoma. Now, the doctor at the outpatient mentioned to me about a stoma extension. Is there such a thing, or was I too stoned on painkillers and misunderstood?
miyzy
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Hi Myziy.. Sorry to hear about your troubles. Unfortunately, I have never heard about this. Did you try the on-site ostomy nurse? Maybe she could educate all of us.
Hang in there! And no more lifting tables, ok?
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miyzy
Thank you Suziq. It goes with the job. I've been there too long to leave, and it has Blue Cross. I just have to put up with the crap. It's either gonna kill me or disable me. I really don't have a choice, but thanks for your support.
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junopete
Miyzy,
I lifted the world from every angle you can imagine. I never had a problem with hernias or "extending" the stoma.
I guess if a person were really flexing their stomach muscles, it could put a squeeze on their stoma. It never happened to me. I used to do sit-ups with the stoma. Lots of push-ups.
Stop and think about it for a second. For a guy, making love with a stoma does not seem to be problematic as far as I have ever heard. Well, other than finding a partner, this is.
Rick.....
I lifted the world from every angle you can imagine. I never had a problem with hernias or "extending" the stoma.
I guess if a person were really flexing their stomach muscles, it could put a squeeze on their stoma. It never happened to me. I used to do sit-ups with the stoma. Lots of push-ups.
Stop and think about it for a second. For a guy, making love with a stoma does not seem to be problematic as far as I have ever heard. Well, other than finding a partner, this is.
Rick.....