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A conversation about Stomas
I received a Stoma on the 30th of April 2024, not too long ago.
It was emergency surgery after I was rushed to hospital in the early hours of the 29th of April,
the anniversary of my beautiful sons death seven years earlier, i'm not religious but I swear he
was watching over me
I remember none of it, not the ambulance drive, nor being taken for a cat scan and then rushed into
surgery.
They removed a very large tumor that was diagnosed as stage two bowel cancer and at the time they
said they got the lot so I was cancer free at that time.
All I remember is waking up a few days later with a Stoma attached to me.
What I would like to ask the wonderful members here is the word Stoma taboo?
I'm not shy in letting people know, but I don't advertise the fact unless she decides to "make noise",
which can be most embarrassing when you're out, yes, your belly farts and it can be very loud lol.
I quickly try to cover it over with my hand, but sometimes it's to late.
There is a special belt I can wear to muffle the noise which I find a bit uncomfortable, the velcro on it
is like super glue trying to take it off, damn that stuff is good!
I have a few horror stories about mine, like having a Colonoscopy recently, the operation itself wasn't
too bad but the prep before hand was a nightmare in the making, I won't go into details but i'll just say
I couldn't leave the house until it was time to go to the hospital, even then it "leaked" while I was
in the waiting room
So is anyone else here brave enough to tell their story or do you have family members or friends that
have this "thing" attached to them?
I have been told I can have mine reversed but i'm not sure I want that yet, if at all.
