Posts categorised under Surgery

Sarah Smith is the newest blogger to join the SecuriCare family. She has had a stoma since 2019 and now raises awareness and spreads positivity online. In her first post with us she shares several tips for coming to terms with living life as an ostomate.

Aleesha has had her ileostomy since New Year’s Eve 2014 and now volunteers as a patient mentor at her local hospital. In this blog she shares her five messages of hope for people facing stoma surgery.

In this month’s blog, Steve shares how even his worst experiences helped shape the person he is today, and why he looks for the positive in everything, including the pain and trauma of his emergency stoma surgery.

Anita discusses why she had her bladder removed and how it unexpectedly saved her life. Living with a urostomy may sound daunting, but for some people it’s the only option, Anita provides some advice.

Jen has recently made some lifestyle changes in order to avoid more surgery due to complications with her stoma and Crohn’s disease. Here she explains what she’s taken on board and why.

Jen has spent a lot of time in hospital because of complications with her stoma, here she shares her top tips for minimising stress whilst staying in hospital.