#191311 - 08/17/10 02:25 PM
Re: Colostomy
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fcb
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I met my ostomy nurse today, I had a lot of questions to ask due to info from you guys. I'm in the VA system and will be receiving my supplies from them. He says that the VA has just gotten approval for the Holister bags with a charcol filter and that I would be starting off with the 2 piece system until the stomo area heals then I can decide on the 1 or 2 peice system that best suits me. Irrigation supplies could also be supplied but not until sometime afterwards. I watched a DVD provided by Hollister and am beginning to feel a little better about what in store for me. Just 2 more days of the prep proceedure. I've been on beef broth and apple juice for 2 days now, laxitives in the mornins enemas in the evenings. Prayers accepted!
fcb (Fred)
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#191338 - 08/17/10 09:11 PM
Re: Colostomy
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MrsDrublic
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good luck hun!!! and remember, after its all over with, and u have to adjust to ur body changing again, nothing else matters but ur health. when the mr had his he felt poorly about himself while naked with me, and it made me sad, bc i didnt see him any diff with or without it. hed complain bout how it looked without the bag, and having to buy bigger shirts to make room for his ostomy. but it kept him alive, and didnt stop me from loving him. <3 good luck w ur surgery and i hope u heal well.
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#191348 - 08/18/10 08:56 AM
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fcb
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Thanks so much for your last post, I can't tell you how much that means to me. My Mrs says it won't bother her but you know "what if" is always on my mind. Your Mr is a blessed guy and I wish you both the best.
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#191391 - 08/18/10 03:23 PM
Re: Colostomy
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MrsDrublic
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i know how much it means, thats why i had to say it, sometimes hearing it from an outsider helps to solidify things a bit. i know i dont know u and the mrs personally, but ive been thru it with my mr, and i know how he felt, honestly he was a hateful bastard for a long time (LOL and rightfully so, even his hate face is cute to me tho..) it took him time to get used to the idea of it not mattering to someone else even tho it bothered him to no end. ive noticed the ppl here w an ostomy dont care to voice how they emotionally dealt with the change, and i dont blame em.. but it seems fair to at least let u know, that the feelings/thoughts u do and will have are ok, and this wont change who u are, so dont let it consume u. i spent a long time tryin to get him to see that we all have things that truly bother us about ourselves no matter the magnitude of them.. other ppl love us for who we are, and dont focus on our "flaws". ur mrs is lucky to have a kind person like u in her life and im sure she knows this. i wish u all the luck possible. <3
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#191440 - 08/19/10 01:15 PM
Re: Colostomy
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fcb
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Thanks again for the kind words and encouragement. I’m in the 3rd day of the prep, can’t believe the amount of laxatives that’s been thru me! No one can say that I’m full of it now. I talked w/ostomy nurse again this morning and she’s in agreement that irrigation procedure we be good for my lifestyle. Things are looking up.
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#191441 - 08/19/10 01:44 PM
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soda
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give it time. irrigate daily, and go everywhere and anywhere.
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#191454 - 08/19/10 09:43 PM
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fcb
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That's the plan!
Thank you, soda
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#191531 - 08/21/10 04:37 PM
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fcb
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Surgery went well. I have a large stomo on my left side just below my ribs. Will Move on from here.
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#191544 - 08/21/10 09:33 PM
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Up North
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You'll do great i'm sure. Glad everything went well.
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#191546 - 08/22/10 06:19 AM
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ævory
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Join a local ostomy support group. It would help you feel more confident and you'll be able to swap stories and help issues amongst others who've had the colostomy operation. This comes not from what I know, personally, but what I've read and heard from others.
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#191548 - 08/22/10 06:34 AM
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MrsDrublic
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yay surgery went well!!!! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
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#192143 - 09/02/10 03:17 PM
Re: Colostomy
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fcb
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I'm home and doing ok, have had some problems with pouch leakage but i'm scheduled to meet with the Ostomy Nurse next Tuesday for instructions on the irrigatation procedure. I'm looking for improvement after that.
I had lost about 20 Lbs before the surgery and i'm enjoying putting some weight back on.
Thanks again for everyones support. I'll let you know how all goes later.
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#192169 - 09/02/10 10:11 PM
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Lola
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thank you so much for this thread! i am thinking of having a colostomy done and reading your posts and knowing your progress will help a lot.
i am really happy for you that the surgery went well! 
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#192231 - 09/03/10 11:35 PM
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MrsDrublic
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I'm home and doing ok, have had some problems with pouch leakage but i'm scheduled to meet with the Ostomy Nurse next Tuesday for instructions on the irrigatation procedure. I'm looking for improvement after that.
I had lost about 20 Lbs before the surgery and i'm enjoying putting some weight back on.
Thanks again for everyones support. I'll let you know how all goes later.
im glad ur surgery went well!! and this might help u with ur tape placement, when u dont have the bag on, lean foreward a bit and look for where ur belly folds on either side of the ostomy. use those areas for applying ur tape. when the mr would leak it was bc the area his belly folded as he moved wasnt taped well, or at all. and also sometimes hed have to tape other areas..said sometimes depending on how full ur bowels are or if uve gained or lost a lb or two, that itd make a diff on where ur seal is on the bag. hope thas helpful, let us know how diff it is when u start to irrigate regularly
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