I work at Wilko. One day I was on the shop floor and my stoma let out an almighty fart. There was a customer standing nearby. Instead of looking round quickly to see who was responsible, she just slowly turned her head and looked at me with utter disgust.. I still see her now and wonder if she remembers
Em. Well she was reversible but there’s an issue. So one day they’ll. perform an EAU and if they think it’s okay then they’ll reverse if not they’ll leave it. It’s up in the air. I’ve been told I’m a candidate for LARS so they’ve also said I will have support if reversed. I’ve asked if I can’t manage reversal then can I have colostomy. They’ve agreed.
The NHS are amazing and the bowel team really seem cohesive. We are so lucky.
Ann
Try not to get stressed about it Ann. It only happened to me on my first flight, and I think a lot of it was down to my stress levels. I was fine on my other flights. Usually with my colostomy and thicker output I would feel quite safe-but things were looser than normal as I was quite uptight. Don’t let it put you off at all. You deserve to get away to Spain! x
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