Hi Bob, thanks for the note. I think it's good to
realize one is not alone in having to deal with the
day to day challenge of colostomy. In the
Philippines, some folks are so poor they cannot afford
a wafer; my nurse tells me they improvise a plastic
lid from nescafe coffee jars in place of a wafer.



--- Bobby <rhett_butler_1963@...> wrote:

> Hello, my name is Bobby and Iam 42. I was diagnosed
> with Colorectal
> Cancer in August of 2003. I ended up losing my
> rectum to the Cancer
> and ended up with a permanent Colostomy. Iam sure I
> am like most of
> you and deal with this on a daily basis, you have
> good days and then
> again some bad ones. The physical aspect is my
> problem I work with a
> General Contractor and can be doing anything from
> raking leaves to
> shingling a house. Ive come very close several times
> having material
> such as plywood hit my stoma, and have got home and
> had blood in my
> bag. But what can you do, I have to work. Ive
> learned to be very
> careful and after long talks with Boss he
> understands a bit better. It
> will be 2 yrs in Dec for my Colostomy, if anyone
> needs someone to talk
> to or anything I'll be there for them. I know around
> here I have no
> one to relate to what I have. Again Iam glad I found
> this group.
>
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