by Dionne McFarlane

The importance of self-care

by Dionne McFarlane

Dionne shares how she approaches self-care as she recovers from major surgery.

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Categories: Surgery, Tips and Advice

by Anita Brown

My stoma surgery experience

by Anita Brown

Anita shares a detailed story of how she ended up with her stoma, what happened on the day of her stoma surgery and her recovery.

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Categories: Surgery

by Nathan Wheeler

How fitness helped my mental health

by Nathan Wheeler

Nathan shares his fitness journey from bunking off PE at school to hiking mountains post-op.

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Categories: Chronic Illness and Disability, Surgery, Tips and Advice, Movement and Exercise

by Nathan Wheeler

Barbie Butts - What to expect

by Nathan Wheeler

Nathan shares his experience of having a proctocolectomy a.k.a. a Barbie Butt. The highs and lows of making the decision to have surgery and his positive experience since then!

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Categories: Chronic Illness and Disability, Surgery, Sex and Intimacy

by Sarah Smith

Emergency Stoma Surgery: What I Wish I Had Known

by Sarah Smith

It’s hard to know what to expect when facing stoma surgery, especially if you don’t have enough time to research beforehand. Sarah has shared some things she wishes she’d known before her stoma formation operation.

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Categories: Surgery, Tips and Advice