I can't get away from it.
There's a bag of poop attached to me... always.
I'm not grossed out or embarrassed by the ileostomy itself... but there's the poop!
I feel so dirty!!!
No, I don't smell bad. Thankfully, science has come a long way and that's not an issue.
But it's there... following me around... I don't know if I can get used to this!
In the hospital they start you out with a clear ostomy bag, so that they can see everything, assess swelling and production and tell if everything is in working order easily. It was also helpful to have a clear bag so that I could learn what was going on, and how to deal with it.
I recently switched to an opaque bag, and it has helped me a lot - at least now I can't SEE the poop all the time... It's still there, but out of sight out of mind to some degree, right?
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