I Named My Stoma Kalliope: Our Adventures Await!

Many people name their stomas, and at first, I was turned off by the thought of naming it, but now that I have come to embrace this gift I have been given, I pondered about a name. Not wanting to name it something too crude (I want my stoma to be nice to me), I searched high and low, calling it different names and deciding that didn't quite fit right before I landed on... Kalliope. The moment I said Kalliope, my stoma made a little noise, and ironically, Kalliope means beautiful voice. The added bonus is I have a nickname for it too, Kal, my little pal! So from now on, we will have the adventures of Colleen and Kalliope! Stay tuned for more!

Good for you. I named my stoma too soon and no longer connect with the name, so I don't use it. Glad you have a great name and a nickname; you will have some good times together.

I didn't really name mine so much as just call it something. It's kind of a fine distinction... and for what it's worth, I just call it "Clyde" sometimes...

Which is a fairly odd name, but it seems to fit.

Hi, I love the name you picked for your stoma. When I first had my op, the doctor asked if I'd named it... I thought he was mad and pointed out, "It's not a pet"!?! But you know what, naming it kind of helps, after all, it's part of me. I actually refer to mine as "my accessory".

I never thought of naming my stoma. What a good idea. I have to come up with one.

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