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Tag Archives: stoma
Adventures in Healthcare – the Bladder Stone Edition
I have bladder stones which need to be removed. Now before all my beloved friends get excited, no it’s not the gall bladder stones … I still have issues with the gall bladder that no General Surgeon will think of … Continue reading
Surgeon has found my blog! Oh My!
Yesterday I was scheduled for a cystoscopy yesterday at Sunnybrook for 11:45am, but got in at 2:00pm. My doctor was called away to the OR so there was a bit of a backlog building up due to this unforeseen situation. … Continue reading
Appointment at Sunnybrook
This morning I made the arduous journey up to Sunnybrook, the hospital I tend to run to when I need help. But this time I had an appointment. Yay! My appointment was at 8:15 in the morning, a most ungodly hour. … Continue reading
Weee reading my discharge papers
I just love “MyChart” by Sunnybrook, a wonderful web-based access portal where I can see my lab results, notes written by my surgeon to other doctors, results of radiology tests and so forth. I just LOVE IT! Here’s what was … Continue reading
Oh My Stoma, How you Delight Me
I haven’t blogged in a while, and not because I didn’t have anything to “report” on but mostly due to sheer laziness. I continue to have problems with my stoma, with my attempts at intermittent catheterisations tending to fail within … Continue reading
Foley Catheter is back Again
Just when I thought I’d be foley-free, it’s back again. I had the appointment with Herschorn on Friday and I did manage to successfully insert a catheter on my own into the stoma. So I thought, as did the Urology … Continue reading
Rosebud & the Catheter
I managed to bully my way into an appointment with my surgeon, which was today. I am now without a pee bag and no more foley catheters. The doctor assured me that it wasn’t due to my rotund shape that … Continue reading
Green Pee, Pink Pee, Rainbow Pee
The neverending saga of my stoma continues. Last week I went out to a pub with some friends, for the Building Bridges Pub Moot. I only stayed for a couple of hours, since I had to get home cos my … Continue reading
The Stoma, The Blood, The Tears
Thursday night, just before going to bed, I tried to do what everyone else in the world does before climbing into bed – I went to the toilet for a pee. Now, I pee in a different way, I pee … Continue reading
Stoma & UTI
My little rosebud is hurting, badly. Went to a walk-in clinic yesterday, cos I couldn’t wait to see my regular GP. The visit was amusing for myself, though I was partially doubled over in pain. Because of my medical history … Continue reading
