When told that I have a urostomy, some people's immediate reaction is, "Oh yuck! Fancy peeing into a bag!" My reply is, "Oh yuck! Fancy carrying pee inside your body. How unhygienic is that!"
How do you respond when people act in this way? Apart from telling them to "Foxtrot Oscar."
When you have an ostomy, you have to keep your sense of humor (SOH).
vpl
Jun 27, 2014 6:47 am
moonshine
Jun 30, 2014 4:59 am
Well, I have an ileostomy.......so your internal large bowel carries around 5 feet of 'crap', while my pouch carries only 5 inches of 'crap'........so who is really the one that is full of it (sh*t)
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SheliaBaby
Jul 04, 2014 9:56 pm
Just tell them that you don't fancy peeing on yourself or dying either.
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