{"id":8262,"date":"2017-01-27T13:09:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T13:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiggerlife.com\/?post_type=mtheme_knowledgebase&p=8262"},"modified":"2020-10-19T10:59:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T09:59:26","slug":"i-ended-two-unexpected-stomas","status":"publish","type":"its-a-start","link":"https:\/\/abiggerlife.com\/its-a-start\/i-ended-two-unexpected-stomas\/","title":{"rendered":"How I ended up with two unexpected stomas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not all stomas are planned <\/strong><\/p>\n

I used to be very sporty and played a number of sports including Gaelic football, hurling, rugby and soccer.<\/p>\n

Then I was blown up on my way to work in 2010 at 33 years of age.<\/p>\n

Initially I was in hospital for 11 months.<\/p>\n

As a result of this attack I had a hind quarter amputation with flap relocation. In layman’s terms, I had my right leg amputated to reconstruct that part of my body. I also suffered nerve damage to my left leg.<\/p>\n

I had to have an emergency colostomy and in the months following, a urostomy also.<\/p>\n

Combine all this with me now being a permanent wheelchair user and that’s me in a nutshell.<\/p>\n

So for the last 7 years I have been in and out of hospital for anything from a few days to a few weeks 2 or 3 times a year for various medical procedures.<\/p>\n

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