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Tag: Ostomy Awareness

18th Oct 202211th Mar 2025 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Dealing with intestinal blockages

15th Oct 202229th Jun 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

My bladder issues following colorectal surgery

30th Sep 202228th Jan 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Common struggles after stoma surgery

8th Sep 202227th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Sleeping with an ostomy bag

5th Aug 202227th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Break-ups and fallouts post stoma surgery

1st Jul 202227th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Intimacy after stoma surgery

14th Jun 202227th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

My experience of talking about my stoma to romantic partners

31st May 202227th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Talking to your partner about your stoma

18th May 202227th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Naming your stoma

7th Mar 202228th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Your relationship with yourself: Self-compassion tips & exercises

4th Mar 202228th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Your relationship with yourself: Processing your emotions & body confidence tips

14th Feb 202227th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Dear stoma, I love you because…

19th Jan 202228th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Ostomy life: Progress report

21st Oct 202122nd Nov 2024 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Sex after stoma surgery: Honest conversations and practical advice

5th Aug 202127th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

FAQ | What can I wear with an ostomy bag?

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Now they both have names 🙈 I'd like to officially welcome Loki (dapple) and Aragorn (choccy) to the pack 💕 Name chosen!! Thank you all for your suggestions 🙏🏻 I still couldn't decide, so I ended up using an online wheel of names. I still had a shortlist of 7 🙈 This little chipolata came home with us yesterday and still doesn't have a name!! In celebration of #NationalPetMonth, I wanted to share a story about the little heartbeats that have anchored me through some of my hardest years. That escalated quickly... 😳 (this should have posted yesterday!). Walking home from my second #LineDancing class ✨️ When you live with an #ostomy, there's often a kind of vulnerability in the simple act of getting dressed. For a long time, my bedroom mirror was a place of scrutiny rather than reflection. I would look at my #stoma and my scars, and see a list of things I had to hide, or a body that felt like it had betrayed me. Monday was supposed to be a productive day. With the bank holiday, I had it all mapped out: design, record, and edit new yoga practices while the world was quiet. I finally got myself organised, grabbed a blanket, and found the one sun-spot in the garden to start my work. Just sharing my #IBD / #UlcerativeColitis diagnosis story from waaaay back in 2007! 😳 If you start reading my post and it doesn’t resonate with you, it’s not for you. And that’s OK! It’s not all about you… THANK YOU so much to everyone who has sent images or requested the information. We've had lots already and have many more on the way, so I'll be turning the comments off now. I think we have plenty to be getting on with 🥰 Activation warning ⚠️ Part 2: Morphine #overdose in-patient experience.
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