Posts categorised under Surgery

Jay has been thinking about birthday celebrations and how some ostomates celebrate the anniversary of their stoma surgery. Here she shares why that’s not for her.

Anita has had a busy and emotional journey since her urostomy surgery in 2017. Here she tells us about a few of the many things she’s accomplished in the last two years and how removing her bladder was the best decision she ever made.

Stephie discusses her experience with phantom rectum pain and the things she does to help relive the discomfort.

Jen has lived through a lot of trauma in recent years which has understandably led to mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. Read on to hear about her journey and why 2019 is Jen’s year for change.

In part three of Jen’s Looking Back series she discusses the many complications she’s faced since having her stoma surgery, and the effect of losing her brother to cancer.

In the sixth instalment of Rachael’s blog series ‘Cinderella With A Stoma’, she continues to share her experience of stoma surgery and the unfortunate complications that came with it