Thank you for your kind thoughts. I'm just a little nervous about
the reversal - there's always a chance that it won't take place
(should there be any undetected cancer on the colon) so I'm afraid
to believe it 100% per cent. I'm afraid that most of what I would
say for the down days is very trite - but what always seemed to help
for me was to compare whatever was going on to what could be going
on if there was no colostomy. As I mentioned - diarrhea - problem
whether you have a colostomy or not (In some ways we have it better -
we don't need to run to the bathroom and hope we make it) For
females - we had to deal with periods most of our life - so we're
used to dealing with keeping our bodies running smoothly and not
having the world be aware. The trite answers - I wouldn't have
wanted to have a colostomy 20 or 30 years ago - but the products
today are fantastic at helping us continue a normal life. Your
boyfriend proposed - your life really is going forward. The other -
the most trite of all - if we can't eliminate, we die - I prefer the
colostomy to death. Good luck to everyone as we make our way through
this forest of life...






--- In colostomy@yahoogroups.com, rmsprack@... wrote:
>
> I am so happy you are getting the reversal. I am a 34 yr old
female and have
> had my colostomy since october of of 05. I am still adjusting,
some days I am
> fine, some days I get so depressed. My boyfriend proposed on
Easter Weekend.
> So I asume it is not affecting him. Any advice on days when you
are low? Thanks
> , Regan
>