It’s been nearly 6 years since I had my first surgery to create a stoma. I was lucky that I knew a bit beforehand about stomas, mainly because my Grandad had one which made it…
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4 things I wish I’d known as a new ostomate
Hearing your doctor tell you you need to have surgery to have a stoma is scary. It’s daunting and in some cases completely unexpected. It’s likely you may not know anything about stomas and they’re…
Flying with a stoma | going hand luggage only
Going on holiday and flying with a stoma generally means that you have quite a lot of stuff. However, going on holiday with hand luggage only is so much cheaper and can be a lot…
How to fly with a stoma bag
When I had my last ostomy surgery, a lot of the women talked about all the amazing travels they’d been on and how they were sad they couldn’t travel with a stoma. Their main thought…
World Ostomy Day 2018 | The importance of speaking out about ostomies
World Ostomy Day is THIS SATURDAY and I cannot believe that it’s my 4th ostomy day with a stoma! This year’s theme is Speak Out About Ostomy with the focus being on speaking out about…
How has my stoma changed me | body confidence, mental health and being more outgoing
The theme over on the SecuriCare blog this month is change. Change is a big part of life with a stoma; there’s a change in your body, change in your day to day, change in…
1 Week Post Op | Recovery
It’s hard to believe that this time last week I was just coming round from surgery. I had my (hopefully) final surgery for Ulcerative Colitis, called a total proctectomy, to make my stoma permanent. I…
Making the invisible visible | Crohn’s & Colitis Awareness Week 2017
The 1st-7th December is Crohn’s and Colitis awareness week and this years theme is making the invisible visible. If you’ve read this blog for a while, you’ll know that I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis…
Drinking Alcohol with a Stoma
Christmas party season is getting closer so I thought I’d do a little blog post on drinking alcohol with a stoma. With Christmas just around the corner (seriously, how are we here already?!?) so are…
