Dear Vette: I understand your situation. I irrigated for the first time at home yesterday. A little complicated but successful. Will see how it goes for the next few months. Benjamin...
Dear Shaz: Thanks so much. Will keep everything in mind. My thanks as always. Benjamin...
Dear friends: I am reconsidering colonstomy irrigation. I wouild appreciate information about two key matters: 1) My ostomy nurse said that the sleeves come only in transparent form. Is that true?...
Dear friends: I had my test run of colostomy irrigation a few days ago. It was administered by a registered Ostomy nurse. Bottom line: it works very well but it is disgusting. You have to sit facing...
Dear friends: I have been reading a lot of the posts in the Ostomy section of HealingWell. Really appreciate learning from others about their experiences and their options. I would like to let...
Dear friends: My colorectomy surgery has been a success. It saved my life, and I am now cancer-free. It's been three months since I left the hospital and things are working out fine. And I am happy...
Dear bag lady: No, actually, your remarks are encouraging. You mention that you felt a certain tightness in your behind for A FEW MONTHS. That's precisely what I am feeling. It's not real pain but a...
Dear Shaz: Thank you for the info. So, the bottom line is that this is normal. I do understand that. I was a little upset because the Ostomy DVD that came with my kit never showed the stoma in any...
Dear friends: I had my rectum removed and a colostomy installed in my left stomach. I imagine the surgeon sewed up my behind by grafting the skin or whatever. I really don't know. What I do know is...
Dear friends: Sometimes my stoma is flat as as doornail and looks like a little button. Other times it is rather big. Or something in between. The DVD that I received with my colostomy kit showed...
Dear wmnak: Thanks so much for sharing your urinary experiences with me. My situation is also improving and I'll just let Mother Nature take care of things: Here is June Drennor's web site. Feel free...
Dear wmnak and Shaz: A million thanks for your detailed information and invaluable advice. A few comments: First, Shaz is right: I have been feeling "phantom rectal pain" for some time. In fact, that...
Dear friends: I had surgery for colorectal cancer on Aug 22 and have been recovering nicely since then. Since the tumor in my descending colon was too close to my rectum, the surgeon decided to...