Ostomy Myth Series

I…had an ileostomy installed in December 1996. It was the best Christmas gift I ever gave myself! I had many misconceptions about living with an ostomy and I frequently encounter others with those same misconceptions. After one person too many told me that it would be better to be dead than to live like me, I decided to start a series of short articles for the internet newsgroups alt.support.ostomy and alt.support.crohns-colitis covering the facts and fiction of ostomy life.
Ostomy Myth Series