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Right After Surgery
Information on what to expect in the first 12 weeks following surgery.
Getting Back Into Life
Your First 12 Weeks After Surgery
For many, surgery is the beginning of a more comfortable life, but it still requires adjusting, physically and mentally.
Getting Back Into Life
Understanding Your Feelings
Living with an ostomy will take some adjustment. In the first few weeks after surgery, you may feel many emotions.
Right After Surgery
Getting Back Into Life
Despite the physical change, you are still the exact same person you were before ostomy surgery.
Getting Back Into Life
Urostomy Tips and Insights
A urostomy enables urine to exit the body through a stoma after removal of a damaged portion of your urinary tract.
Getting Back Into Life
Immediate Weeks Following Surgery
When you are in the hospital, you will be taught how to care for your stoma.