life

I’m not sure how I stay 18. 🤷‍♂️ you have the right mindset, keep enjoying. 👍

The days, weeks, and years do go by quickly. I'm already 19 months post-op. Wow.

I'm so used to having a colostomy, I don't really think about it anymore.

It is amazing if we step back and think about it. The internet allows people from all over the world to converse with each other almost instantaneously.

The only reason I'm doing so well with my ostomy is this website. And all the worldwide fellow ostomates who provide their experiences, tips, advice, and heartaches.

Life is a random event. Some people have few physical problems. Others are plagued with illness. I've had lots of illnesses/surgeries... took a licking... but still ticking.

Megs,

This may be the happiest I’ve felt while reading a topic on this forum. Very heartwarming and spirit lifting.

Thank you ❤️

My Ostomy Journey: Bruce | Hollister

Perhaps it’s only mental…🫵   

😂 The mental part is 95% of everything we do; the other 5% should be ignored or be seen for. 🤷‍♂️😁

Hi Megs, What a great and inspiring post! You and I have a lot in common, it seems. We are the same age, for one. I know I (usually) feel like a 25-year-old, until I look in the mirror! I lived with a bad colon as well, and my ileostomy saved me. Life is good. I'm wondering, though, about your comment on your intestine bursting three years ago? It's a fear I have, as being ileostomates, it's all we have left. What happened and how was it resolved?

Terry

G-Day Megs, you sound like a very caring lady. I am so glad you're in a good place at the moment. Regards, IGGIE

Hi Megs,  OMG, you've been through a lot!  So, they removed a piece of your small intestine? Do you now have what they call 'short bowel syndrome'?  I'm not worried about cancer, just concerned that blockages could result in a perforation of my small bowel.  It was a perforated large bowel that resulted in my first surgery.  It was the result of years of what was called 'constipation' but was really just a large bowel that didn't work properly.  The muscles didn't move the stool along as they were supposed to.  The correct diagnosis was 'colonic inertia', but I didn't get that until after my colostomy, when they discovered that the bowel didn't work any better with a colostomy than it had before.  Hence the ileostomy, which changed my life for the better.  I just want to keep my small bowel healthy, so I chew my food like crazy, and hope for the best!

Terry

Yes,  It was amazing to not have pain and discomfort as my normal!

Terry