Hi all,
I've been a member for some time and now I have a question. I'm hoping others can shed some light if it's happened to them. I have a colostomy due to colorectal cancer. I am 4 years NED now. In my 4 years of learning how to deal with my stoma, I also had a hernia and a prolapse. Stoma that comes out is called an outie and stoma that is in is called an innie. For the past 4 years, mine has been an outie (and it's really out) but lately it's been going in, all the way in that it feels as if it's being sucked in and the surrounding area bulges out. After a while, it goes back to normal-outie. Since last night, my stoma decided to just stay in and be an innie. It's very uncomfortable, some pain, and causes leaks. Has this happened to anyone else, where once your stoma was an outie and now it's an innie or vice versa? I will be getting in touch with my ET nurse and see what she says. In the meantime, I'm hoping others can shed some light.
Thanks,
Aileen
I've been a member for some time and now I have a question. I'm hoping others can shed some light if it's happened to them. I have a colostomy due to colorectal cancer. I am 4 years NED now. In my 4 years of learning how to deal with my stoma, I also had a hernia and a prolapse. Stoma that comes out is called an outie and stoma that is in is called an innie. For the past 4 years, mine has been an outie (and it's really out) but lately it's been going in, all the way in that it feels as if it's being sucked in and the surrounding area bulges out. After a while, it goes back to normal-outie. Since last night, my stoma decided to just stay in and be an innie. It's very uncomfortable, some pain, and causes leaks. Has this happened to anyone else, where once your stoma was an outie and now it's an innie or vice versa? I will be getting in touch with my ET nurse and see what she says. In the meantime, I'm hoping others can shed some light.
Thanks,
Aileen