It's really odd to think that roughly a year ago today, I went to A&E with intense intestinal pain, then after a few hours of scans & waiting, was rushed into emergency surgery to get a #ProctoSigmoidEctomy (aka Hartmann's procedure).

This saved my life & created a #stoma for me.

Pooping into a bag is honestly not a big deal for me most of the time. In fact, it's quite handy at times, whilst being very inconvenient at others.

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While recovering from the emergency #proctosigmoidectomy that gave me my #stoma, I was advised that I would still pass goo / mucus balls "occasionally".

I think the doctors underestimated just how much mucus my body produces 😅

I squeeze mucus out of my rectal pouch daily, sometimes even a couple of times in a day.

On the plus side, if the NHS ever actually gets around to reversing this for me, I won't have forgotten how to use my poop muscles 🤣

#colostomy #colectomy

Conclusion: Efforts to reduce the number of patients who need to undergo a diverting ostomy could result in meaningful cost savings.

#ostomy #stoma #coloncancer

Link to paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37580581/

That feeling when your stoma is starting to prolapse, but you're not sure if it's finished pooping yet, so you're unsure whether to put on your ostomy belt yet today 😅

Put it on too late & you've got a dangly stoma that you've got to squeeze back inside.

Put it on too early & you'll possibly blow out the bag if poop gets stuck around the top of the ostomy bag.

Fun times all round 🙃

#stoma #ostomy #colostomy #colectomy #ProctoSigmoidEctomy

(3) ...klein waren. Sterker, zij konden dan later #oma helpen in de zorg voor #opa, die een #stoma had.
Ooit zag ik een #topless #oma met haar kleinkinderen lekker baden in een meer op een #franse #camping. Zij had nog steeds een mooi figuur en wist dat. Dus mannen als ik keken bewonderend naar haar, wat een mooie vrouw. 👍
Haar kleinkinderen niet, die waren gewoon aan het zwemmen met hun mooie #oma. Mijn kinderen ook niet overigens.
Dus, waarom gebruiken we die #smoes 'er zijn kleine...(4)

NGL: I love that the skorts I got can be pulled up high enough to cover my ostomy bag entirely without causing any issue or discomfort 🥰

I'm not at all ashamed of my stoma in the slightest, but I realise that most folks don't exactly feel comfortable seeing a my poop bag & a bit of my gut hanging out 😅

#ostomy #stoma #colostomy #colectomy #ProctoSigmoidEctomy

CW for image: tummy & you can see the tip of my tummy scar

So, I woke up this morning with a nearly full ostomy bag. It would have been too difficult to squeeze all the contents out, so I changed the bag.

My stoma (named "Lil Bitch") has just now half-filled the new bag with "soft serve", which is difficult to get out of a bag, even if you've added some baby oil.

*shakes fist at Lil Bitch*

#ostomy #OstomyBag #colostomy #stoma #ProctoSigmoidEctomy

An XL sized ostomy bag for when you're out & may not have access to somewhere to empty or change your bag for a long while.

#ostomy #stoma

Got a letter today saying:

"Further to our recent consultation, I was pleased to see that your colonoscopy, initially per rectum for the rectal stump, and then per stoma to the caecum, was unremarkable. As such, I am more than happy to put you on the waiting list for reversal of your Hartmann's procedure."

tl;dr - I'm officially on the waiting list for a reversal attempt for my proctosigmoidectomy 🥰

#stoma #colonostomy #ProctoSigmoidEctomy #NHS

PSA / reminder

I'm very open about pretty much everything about myself.

So, if you want to ask me anything about my #transition, #sexuality / #romanticity, #neurospiciness, #MentalHealth struggles, #stoma or anything else besides, please do feel free to do so :PinkHeart:

I'll answer any good faith questions :BlahajHuggingHeart:

#trans #TransFem #neurodivergent #AuDHD #spoonie #queer #bisexual #bi

I think I've posted this before, but it really deserves repeating.

Assuming I can indeed get the reversal surgery for my proctosigmoidectomy (Hartmann's procedure) & it's successful, at some point there's gonna be a real awkward conversation with my surgeon.

Me: "Soooooo... how long until I can, you know..."

Surgeon: "Until you can what?"

Me: "... you know..."

Surgeon: "I really don't know."

Me: "... until my wife can peg me again 😅😳"

#stoma #ProctoSigmoidEctomy

Still waiting to hear back from my local hospital shortly about getting booked in for a surgery to attempt reversal 🤞

While replacing my ostomy bag today, I thought I'd take a couple of quick photos from different angles to show others what it my stoma & scar look like.

#ostomy #colonostomy #ProctoSigmoidEctomy #stoma

Booked in for a colonoscopy under sedation this Sunday afternoon to shove a camera into my stoma & up my rectal stump.

They're looking to check that I'm all good to go for a reversal attempt of my emergency proctosigmoidectomy from last September.

Assuming no issues, they should agree to book me in for surgery sometime this Autumn, likely September.

It's another faff, but it's at least headed in the right direct.

#stoma #colonoscopy #ProctoSigmoidEctomy

#Stoma check-up went absolutely fine.

The appointment I'm anxiously waiting for now is scheduled for 9th May.

It's with the surgeon who performed my emergency proctosigmoidectomy last September.

Barring any issues, she should, in theory, book me in for a surgery to attempt a reversal sometime this Autumn 🤞

Odds are in my favour that they'll be able to do this, but it's still making me anxious 🥺

Me: *changes my full ostomy bag*

My stoma (Lil Bitch): "That's a lovely fresh bag you've got there. It would be a shame if someone were to immediately soil it."

Me: "Fuck you, Lil Bitch!!!"

#stoma #ostomy #colostomy #HartmannsProcedure #proctosigmoidectomy

RT @DoubleBagginIt
Happy St Potty’s Day…we mean St Patty’s Day! #ostomyawareness can be any day of the year! Together we can end the #stoma stigma! #ostomy #IBD @HollisterInc @IBD_Afzali @CrohnsColitisFn @FITWITMD @ownyourcrohns @austinchiangmd @AmerGastroAssn @ColonCancerCoal

Suche Tipps für #Ileostoma, da die Versorgung aktuell nicht so halten will. Das Problem habe ich erst seit kurzer Zeit, habe aber nichts geändert. #Stoma habe ich seit 2009. Ich nutze seit Jahren SenSura Mio Click Basisplatte.

For anyone who wants more info:

The stump isn't connected to the rest of my colon currently, but is rather sealed off.

It does, however, still produce mucus, which results in me pooping out "goo balls" pretty regularly from it.

#TheMoreYouKnow #stoma #colostomy #colectomy

I recently tested whether one can boof (take rectally) a progesterone capsule into a stoma.

The short answer was that you can, but it really doesn't work well, as the stoma ejects it before it sufficiently dissolves.

For science, I tried boofing into my remaining rectal stump resulting from my "Hartmann's procedure" surgery.

With a little bit of lube, it worked surprising well 😌💊☝

#progesterone #stoma #colostomy

All stomas have their own little personality.

It's always chaotic evil.

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#ileostomy
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