Stoma nurse visit

Been to see the stoma team at St Mary's this afternoon and had the hernia belt fitted. It needs a hole cut in it as the bag needs to poke through it or the stoma won't work. I said about should I nag to get the hernia repaired and Lynne said see how the belt goes then think about it. The big thing is if I need to get the ileostomy is to be made permanent then they will repair it but that is 12 to 18 months away. I am not sure how I will cope with a hernia all that time. I will give the belt a try and see.

On the work front I have decided to see how the first 3 months of running the business go. If I can't get enough work then I will give in and become employed instead of self employed. This is going to be a hard decision to make when the time comes. Just have to hope that when I start up again I will get my old customers back again.