Thank you Charles. Holly is doing a little better on the physical
side but emotionally she's real bad. It's a combination of her
surgery and some past issues. This whole thing has been very hard on
both of us.


--- In ostomatessupport@yahoogroups.com, snidercj69 <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
> Kevin; here is a couple of links to some more forums that offer a
lot
> of support: http://www.uoa.org/discussion/genboard0306/
> http://www.uoa.org/discussion/yanboard4/
> http://www.ostomates.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl
> http://www.ostomy.evansville.net/weeklymail2.htm
>
> Charles in TX
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> --- In ostomatessupport@yahoogroups.com, "olducci" <ucci_1@h...>
> wrote:
> > --- In ostomatessupport@yahoogroups.com, gman99992001
> <no_reply@y...>
> > wrote:
> > Kevin, I have found the other members of this group very helpful
> and
> > most supportive.
> > However without details it is sometimes hard to give the right
> > advice. ( eg In terms of recovery, what sort of surgery did your
> girl
> > friend have?... Have there been post op complications?.... Has
she
> > come to terms with the physiological changes to her body?( To
have
> > post op psychological trauma and denial is not uncommon. )etc...)
> > Members of the this group try their utmost to give sound advice
to
> > the best of their ability to address specific problems I have
> found.
> > And the advice given by gjimai would seem to be sound advice and
an
> > excellent starting point for your girlfriend. Meantime I am sure
> the
> > rest of the members of this group will try to help as best they
> can.
> > Trust me. They did it for me and for lots of others. We have all
> been
> > through similar experiences to varying degrees. To have a
patient,
> > supportive partner was a huge bonus for me. Good luck to you both
> in
> > this difficult time.
> > old ucci
> > My name is Kevin and my girl friend hard surgery about six weeks
> ago.
> > > I was wondering if someone could tell me what to expect in
terms
> of
> > > recovery time.? This has been very difficult for her
emotionally
> as
> > > she is a model. She feels hopeless and seeing a physiatrist on
a
> > > daily basis. Anything you could share with me would be helpful.
> > >
> > > Thank you.