I wanted to expand a little more on the post I wrote about how much I hated having an ostomy in the heat. I thought I would share a little background about what I did with my first ostomy during spring/summer months vs how I handle it currently. Background… When I had my first ostomy, I was […]
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The Only Time I Dislike Having an Ostomy: The Heat
The spring/summer is the only time of year that I really don’t like having an ostomy. Not saying I love it the other months, but ya know… I accept it and it has been a lifesaver for my health. I don’t want to be a complainer but I imagine other ostomates feel similarly at least […]
Sleeping in the Heat… with an ostomy
I have always felt this need to wear a decent amount of clothing while I am sleeping in case my ostomy should leak. I would want it to get on my clothes instead of the sheets, blankets or pillows since it would be a lot easier to deal with. When I can just quickly do […]
Spring Shopping
I went to spend a couple days with my parents last weekend since it was Mother’s Day and I couldn’t imagine not spending the day with her. We ended up going shopping which is something my mom and I rarely do. Not to get too personal but we both needed underwear and I wanted to make sure […]
Dates & Seasons are Symbolic, Not Life Changing
Two years ago, following my 13th major operation, my dad told me to focus on April 1 as if it was going to represent some type of symbolic time when my life was going to start and all of the pain I had gone through would be put behind me. I had undergone kock pouch surgery February 11 of that year so […]