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My colectomy and IRA surgery.

2020-01-02T05:21:08Z

A colectomy is a surgery to remove the colon from the body. IRA stands for ileorectal anastomosis. The plan is to take down the stoma, remove my colon, and then attach the small intestine to my rectum. Yes it is possible to live without a colon and I am living proof. Here is the story […]

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Living with an ileostomy

2019-11-05T20:37:30Z

I want to give a warning about this post. It does have pictures of my stomach, stoma, and poop. These pictures are meant to give you perspective and explain different terms I use. After my ileostomy surgery in May to fix my colonic inertia, life started to get better, MUCH better. It’s hard to explain […]

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Part 2: Ileostomy Surgery

2019-09-07T00:46:44Z

Read part 1: colonic inertia. May 3. Today was the day I was scheduled to finalize the loop ileostomy surgical plan and decide on the stoma markings on my belly. A stoma is the technical name of the inch of intestine sticking outside the belly. I arrived and brought my parents along, because I wanted […]

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Part 1: Colonic Inertia

2019-09-07T00:47:52Z

The only way is through it. Breath after breath. Day after day. I told myself I would eventually get through the depths of pain. I remember in February of 2019 I was deep in a pain I never thought would go. I walked right into it, scared and uncertain, but confident in God. I shuffled […]

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Show up

2019-01-29T01:42:39Z

Every time the thought pops up that I should write more about my story, I push it aside. I do this often now, daily actually. Partly because I do not feel like this season of my life is going to speak life or its even worthy of sharing. But when something is redundant in my […]

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