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Was at a professional coctail-thingy last night and fortunately had a g-friend with me along with hubby to fetch and carry (foot surgery, cane etc). Obviously had to find the washroom post speaches and mid-food. So, try juggling purse, cane, tube, water bottle, syringe, lube, paper etc while trying to wall-paper the seat (keeps falling off), not touch anything, avoid blow-back onto my fancy pants-suit and do it all in a reasonable amount of time as to not have hubby or G-friend call the EMTs.
G-friend held my cane for me (darn thing keeps clattering to the floor!)
Obviously my pouch was clogged, wouldn't empty (that's when I know that it is eminent danger if not emptied in time) and I took forever, sweating like bullets in hot stall with dignitaries' butts gracing the seats beside me and my pouch tooting!
So, I have decided that 'real' friends hold your hair while you vomit when you are young and hold your cane while you empty your pouch when you get old. Ahhh, friendship!
Sharon
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mgm,
Getting there...they took off the big, cartoon-like bandange on Mon. and I now have an ace bandage and silcon toe separator taped in to keep things nice and strait.
Pain is a 3 tops and I still need to be careful and lay down regularly but all well.
Limping but less and still use the cane when going out.
No regrets!
Sharon
Ha! I think you're right.

We have a uni student staying with us at the moment, plus my parents, and they all know more than they ever wanted to about stomas, output, fistulas, pouches, etc.

The student (male) had a bit of a fright when I let out a yelp in the bathroom the other day after attending a friend's baby shower. She's having a boy so -- naturally -- the hostess served some bright blue punch. The stoma output was an unearthly shade of turquoise which scared the bejeebers out of me at first! Roll Eyes

After that he learned to call, "Do you really need help or are you just making noise?" Big Grin

Gin

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