Based on popular demand, I have uploaded a video of me changing the dressing in my stomach hole. Watch at your own risk...it's pretty gnarly but fascinating. It's not particularly bloody. There's a hole though, after all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpy1C54cifM
Thanks for sharing. I've been having all kinds of problems with my stoma, so I'd glad do this to be rid of the ileostomy.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious how your J-Pouch output and frequency is. That's my next big concern for my second surgery next month -- too much frequency and painful output/skin irritation.
The first ten days were horrible. I had cramps up to once a minute and there wasn't much I could do to make them less painful or less frequent. Two weeks after surgery I suddenly started feeling much better. I stopped having cramps all together and I've been going 5-8 times a day, which isn't bad at all!
ReplyDelete5-8 sounds pretty good to me! (Though 2 weeks of cramps doesn't...)
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