What will hopefully be my last surgery will be performed in three days.  The surgeon will be reversing my ileostomy, and I can’t stress enough how ready I am to rid myself of this bag.  I know folks live with these; however, they live with a properly-placed stoma.  During the first surgery my stoma was […]

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“Belly Button Window” is a Jimi Hendrix song, but my use is much different than his.  My belly button window is referencing my “ileostomy appliance”(aka: “my bag” – to learn more take a gander).  The bag is a clear plastic.  I can peek at it and see what my food looks like immediately after leaving the […]

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