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Swimming with ostomy: Any recommendations?
Ostomy | Last Active: Jan 3, 2022 | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
Welcome to the NETs group @patdame. I also added your question to the Ostomy group (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/ostomy/) to connect you further with other ostomates.
@candywocrn and Charlene Germer, ostomy nurses at Mayo Clinic wrote this article that may interest you:
- Swimming with an Ostomy https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/ostomy/newsfeed-post/swimming-with-an-ostomy/
I wonder if there are swimmers among fellow ostomates like @duckduck2020 @tucsonguy @miriam57 @dideon @katydid77 @pjebp @engelee @05mick @smeegle?
I assume your husband has a GI NETs. How is he doing? How are you?
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I don’t swim because of concern about bacteria in the water . How many little kids accidentally pee in the water?
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Yes. He has crohns (diagnosed at age 17) regular colonoscopies every 2 years so we were shocked when the biopsies of the polyps showed malignancy. Had surgery, 10 cancerous tumors removed, 4 lymph nodes in mesentery were positive as well. It’s been quite an adjustment for both of us but we are okay. He also has a pituitary tumor with 80% removed in 2010. He’s still weak from surgery and has lost close to 50 pounds but he is at a healthy weight now. Hopefully the weight loss will level off. We are adjusting to the new normal. Thank you for asking.