Thank you so much. Just being able to talk about this and knowing I am not on an island by myself going through it has been such a help. I see my colorectal surgeon next month and I will ask about SNS. She has strongly recommended it, but I was afraid, afraid of choosing something that would only mitigate the problem rather than cure it, something that would be lifelong instead of restorative or therapeutic. I realize now that this thinking is part of the stigma, and I am not helping myself or anyone else by holding onto it.