Hello Bev
Living with an ileostomy DOESN'T have to be bad. I had mine for over
18 years. I was only 17 when I had to have it done. I worked for many
years also and had 2 children afterwards.
There are ways to get around leaking. What kind of leaks are you
having? As in, from scar tissue around your stoma, ill fitting
pouches? Feel free to email me at any time.
Anita



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> My name is Linda. I have a Urostomy and Colostomy. It is very hard
with the depression and fear when you first start getting back to
normal. You may not believe in now but in time you will not even think
about your ostomy. I am so sorry to hear you had such a hard time and
needed to have your ostomy. Please post your fears and I can tell you
what I did to get over them. I hope to hear from you real soon.
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> Subject: [stomacentralint] hello
> To: stomacentralint@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 1:10 PM
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> Hello My name is Bev, thank God I found this group, heres a little
> about me. I have been sick for over a year when the doctors decided
> that I needed a colonostomy to see what was wrong, well it was to late
> I didn't leave the hospital for a month, I had a blockage so bad they
> had to remove the whole colon and now I have an ileostomy, learning to
> live with this thing is one of the hardest things that I have ever done
> the depression is so bad that I wont even leave the house, fear from
> leaks keep me in, I thought if I could find some kind of support that
> maybe I could work my way through some of this that haunts me, I want
> to start back to work next month but I'm afraid, there is so much to
> learn, and hope that I will make some good friends. Bev
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