The name finally came to me. . .

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 to soon and no longer connect with the name so I don't use it. Glad you have a great name and a nick name, you will have soem 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 Dr asked if I'd named it... I thought he was made and pointed out 'it's not a pet'!?!? But you know what, naming it kind of helps, after all, its part of me. I actually refer to mine as 'my accessory'.

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

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