So I started the irrigation the last two days with guidance from my brilliant stoma nurses. All good and looking forward to a future of being more in control over Eddie's antics!!!
Irrigation
Liberation
A new regime
A controllable stream
A ladder in the loo
To hoist the drip
Some KY gel
To moisten the tip
A tube inserted
A flow of tepid water
A hope to report a
Flushing
Gushing
Purge of the colon
Roll on
Feeling clear
A day without stress
Anxiety
About where you'll be
When he starts to ouput
And you're forced to hot foot
To a private room
For a quick change
Now it's strange
To feel so free
To feel so fit
Nothing left in there
Just a bit of air
As the weeks go by
And it becomes routine
It will seem
So much better
Albeit wetter!
Is irrigation the way to go?
I'll let you know
Richard
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