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…
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Why I made my stoma permanent | j-pouch vs barbie butt surgery
It’s been over a year since I had my (hopefully) final stoma surgery where I made my stoma permanent. I’d spent three years deciding whether to keep my stoma or opt for j-pouch surgery which…
1 Month Post Op
It seems crazy that I’m already writing my one month post op post! Time has flown by and, in all honesty, I didn’t think I’d be feeling this okay so soon after having such a…
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…
Thoughts On : When your chronic illness flares up after time in remission
Flare ups suck. It’s as simple as that. I haven’t had a proper flare up since before surgery (I’ve had a few little flare ups but nothing major) and bloody hell I’d forgotten what they…
Why I’m Keeping my Stoma Bag
Some people are shocked when I tell them that I am not going to reverse my stoma and become bagless. I’ve been told by quite a few people that because I’m a young woman I…
