I had my ostomy surgery in August of 2014, my sigmoid died a slow death after it received 6 weeks of radiation in 1980. Yes, ostomys can be a problem because they are like babies. You are ready to go out and they want to be emptied. Pain, I have none. Infection, I haven't had any. I have had a third of my GI track removed so there are things I cannot eat. I also have to take vitamins and minerals in pill form because most of my ilium that removed them from my food has been removed. Since I am a female, I know nothing about prostate cancer. Yes, I have had my share of cancer. Four different kinds.

Is there a reason you have not already had an ostomy? Will you get to have the full function of your bladder if you have the ostomy? Is there some other reason you never had the ostomy surgery? It will take time to get get use to the ostomy. The hardest part about getting an ostomy is telling others that you have one. They will be fearful if you are fearful, they will want to know what it is like to have one and you get to tell them.

You will not get to wear tight fitting jeans, mine have pleats and I wear vest, long tops or jackets. You can always wear a nice pair of pleated slacks, shirt tucked in and a jacket then you will look like you did before the ostomy. If you want to wear shorts or a bathing suit it will be up to you just how much of your ostomy you want to show off. The more antibiotics you take you are setting yourself up to be unable to take them ever again. I have a long list of meds I cannot take.

Next week call your doctor and say that you want to talk about an ostomy. Good luck.

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