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View Post: Mr. Borrower, your colostomy is irreversible « For What It's Worth
28 Nov 2009 by christopherfountain  
Study shows that colostomy patients who believed their condition was irreversible reported better quality of life than those with faith that they would be cured ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Holding on to hope may ...
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View Post: Wendy Harpham on Healthy Survivorship: Hope and Happiness After ...
10 Nov 2009 by Wendy Harpham  
What constitutes a healthy hope depends on whether the colostomy is temporary or permanent, as well as the patient's personal experiences, values, beliefs, relationships and other factors. But every patient benefits from letting go of ...
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View Post: Mick Hartley: Reversible Colostomies
20 hours ago by Mick H  
At the time they received their colostomy, some patients were told that the colostomy was reversible -- that they would undergo a second operation to reconnect their bowels after several months. Others were told that the colostomy was ...
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View Post: colostomy grab-bag: v/a - within the church of thee overlords vol ...
23 Nov 2009 by ipecac  
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View Post: Ostomyland » Blog Archive » Man avoids lifelong colostomy with ...
14 Nov 2009 by Jason D. - Owner/Webmaster, Ostomyland.com  
A man from Barnsley, South Yorkshire (UK) who was horrifically injured in a motorcycle accident has managed to avoid having a lifelong colostomy thanks to an operation which attached electrodes to strategically placed nerves — operated ...
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View Post: Practical Bioethics: Death and the Colostomy Bag
26 Oct 2009 by Practical Bioethics  
His wife had told him—and all the members of the care team—that she'd “rather die than have a colostomy bag.” But she had become septic, requiring surgery on her previously resected intestine—likely resulting an an ostomy to save her ...
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