hey andy i didnt know you had an ostomy!
since when?
i had my surgery done on april 7th.
as far as intimacy...havent had any of those experiences yet. a) broke up with bf shortly before surg. and b) still too sick to even go out and hang out with other people.
as far as coping, well im getting used to it. im still having complications from surgery though, so im still in a frusterated stage where i wish it would all jsut go away. if the complications werent a factor, then i would for sure be back on my feet and back to work and think it was easy peasy. when it comes to the little stoma and pouch itself, that part doesnt bother me too much and its the easiest of what im going through right now. i even have grown to like my little nubber on my side
and the fact that it eliminates the excruciating pain i went through to have a BM before, and eliminates the 4+ hours a day spent in the bathroom, and eliminates crapping my pants if i wasnt within 3 feet of a toilet, well.....its gonna be a big help for me.
just am not quite there yet cause of all the other stuff.