The Aussie Ostomate - when the nurse becomes the patient with Sam Abarca
03/03/21 • 22 min
In this episode with guest Sam Abarca we discuss:
When Colitis comes on during your pregnancy
Being on every kind of medication
Needing to know where all the toilets are
Being a nurse and taking care of ostomy patients
Becoming an ostomy patient
Finding others online who are in ostomies to relate too
Being able to enjoy life now - running marathons, swimming
You can find Sam on Instagram @aussie_ostomate
In this episode with guest Sam Abarca we discuss:
When Colitis comes on during your pregnancy
Being on every kind of medication
Needing to know where all the toilets are
Being a nurse and taking care of ostomy patients
Becoming an ostomy patient
Finding others online who are in ostomies to relate too
Being able to enjoy life now - running marathons, swimming
You can find Sam on Instagram @aussie_ostomate
Previous Episode
Diagnosed with Crohns at 9 years old - Ostomy at 26 - guest Krista Nickerson
In this weeks Episode I speak with Krista Nickerson also known as my gut instinct on Instagram. We talk about:
being diagnosed with Crohns at 9 years old
living with the disease her entire life
advocating for herself
how to come out of a dark place
having ostomy surgery right before her wedding
what life has been like these last 3 years.
You can find Krista on Instagram @my.gut.instinct
Next Episode
Living around the world in an Ostomy at 27 - with Guest Brianna - The laughing stoma
In this episode I speak with Brianna - The Laughing Stoma on Instagram about:
living in different countries in an ostomy
getting your Ileostomy at 24
When Drs can't figure out what is wrong
Diagnosed with Ehlers- Danlos Syndrome
How to deal with leakages
What life has been like
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