My Hiatus

My husband! He’s not very good at faking the “urge.” See the outhouse behind him??? Well, it has been a crazy past two days for me. My home nurse sent me to the Emergency Room again because of my heart rate (152). They admitted me to the hospital for overnight observation. Both my doctor and myself think it is…

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Introducing, Filch, the Abscess

I have been having issues with drainage out of my incision. I’m three and a half weeks out from surgery and have been thinking it’s really strange to have fluid leaking out of my beautiful incision. There it was however and I’ve been in touch with several doctors and nurses who have been monitoring it for me. Well, today…

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I Have An Ileostomy!!!

Today, I am announcing to the world (sort of officially) that I have an ileostomy. I am sure many people knew/suspected it already. I suppose I just wanted to make it official. I decided that if people don’t accept me just because I have different plumbing than they do… if they make fun of me for it… then they really aren’t…

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Self-Image and Pity Parties

This weekend I’ve been dealing with self-image and a “woe-is-me” attitude. I’ve also been freaking out about every little change in my stoma, output, the appliance and my incision.   Firstly, I have NOT felt very pretty in over a year thanks to UC, the prednisone and now my surgery. UC, as many of you are fully aware, messes…

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