Pregnancy and having a stoma

Looks like I'm on a blogging roll, two posts in one week?! Well I do need to make up for lost time I suppose. 

I wanted to talk about the effects that pregnancy has had on my ileostomy. Although I have never been through a pregnancy without having a stoma or Ulcerative Colitis, so really have nothing to compare it with. I thought it may be helpful for others in a similar situation and sitting in anticipation not knowing how their ostomys will be affected by the little people growing inside of us. 

Hello 2017!

Okay, so I haven't posted anything for a looong time but I'm finally ready to jump back onto the blogging bandwagon once again. 

A lot has gone on throughout 2016 and it was a pretty awful year over all, as I think most would agree. My bowel twisted AGAIN, resulting in 2 major surgeries in 24 hours, not having any solid food for 14 days and a very infected wound leaving large amounts of fluid in my stomach. It's safe to say that was a pretty awful few months, but I truly believe everything happens for a reason which I will go on to explain. 

Although I went through a horrendous time, the fact I was bed bound in hospital bought me together with a man I fell truly and deeply in love with. It wasn't a very conventional way to start a relationship and we had to go through a lot of stresses and strains until we could eventually be together, but I wouldn't change my hospital experience for the world as that may have meant I would never have gotten to find my soulmate. 

After a complete whirlwind romance we now live together and are expecting our first bundle of joy, who is due in 6 weeks time. 

I thought I'd do some upcoming posts on pregnancy with an ileostomy and having  an inflammatory bowel disease. I'd also like to talk about what pregnancy has really been like and give a complete honest opinion on it, although I know every pregnancy is completely different. 

I've already suffered with a bowel twist in my third trimester, a lot of pain due to a parastomal hernia, pelvic girdle pain and to top it all off a motorbike slashed my leg open the other day. Saying all that I couldn't be happier to be expecting and can't wait to welcome the little man to the world.  So I guess everything that's gone on has ended in a positive which has taught me I can get through anything and the bad times are just temporary. Never did I think I'd be having a baby boy with my best friend and despite all the drama that seems to follow us, we couldn't be happier. 

More blog posts are definitely to come, if not for myself and being able to look back at these, then for others that want someone to relate to. I've found it incredibly difficult to find people going through a similar situation with IBD / stomas / pregnancy etc. 

Here's to making 2017 the best with what we're given and remembering that the best things can come out of the worst times. 

Update

Ok, so it's been over a month since I started my blog and posted my introduction.
A few days after I posted I was at work as usual and suddenly started to get a stomach ache which became really intense quite rapidly. I went to sit in the staff room thinking that maybe this was just a small obstruction as I'm quite prone to these after the abdominal surgery I've had, but as the minutes ticked by I knew this was something much more serious. I told my manager I had to leave and after him saying "is it really that bad?" and "you need to get cover first" I called my dad and he picked me up down the road.
The car journey to the hospital was only about 15 minutes but it was truly horrendous; I've experienced this type of pain previously as my bowel's twisted many times before, but this was definitely up there with the worst pain I've ever felt (and believe me, I have a high pain tolerence!).
We got to A&E and my dad went to find a wheelchair, but after waiting around in the car and him not returning I assumed he was having difficulty finding one so I somehow made my way inside the hospital. I was so hot, felt so sick and thought I was going to faint at any given moment as my hands were numb and I couldn't see much. Whilst waiting in A&E I found myself rolling around on the floor and throwing up (which i managed to get in my hair and all over my clothes; nice) whilst everyone stared, so embarrassing!
Anyway to cut a VERY long story short, after being in resus for 4 hours, having A LOT of morphine and gas & air, an NG tube shoved down my throat, a CT scan and a very long night of pain and sickness I had to have emergency surgery due to a parastomal hernia and a twisted bowel; which resulted in a 2 week hospital stay.
I'm back home now recovering and since I've been made redundant I thought I'd get back to the start of my blog as it would be a perfect way to take my mind of things while I'm at home doing absolutely nothing!
I apologise for the length of this post, but as I'm doing things properly I thought it would be appropriate to explain why I haven't posted anything!
Also, I'm very open about my health, especially anything to do with IBD so if anyone has any questions please feel free to ask.
I hope everyone's having a nice day!