Video: Great Comebacks From Ostomy Surgery

Gina Flores
Caregiver Advocate | Shield HealthCare
09/27/11  10:29 PM PST

Featured video: Great Comebacks® award recipients from the past 25 years share their personal, true stories of perseverance and triumph. Experience their darkest and most rewarding moments through the road to recovery and positive new beginnings after ostomy surgery.

Great Comebacks® is sponsored by ConvaTec in partnership with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (CCFA), the United Ostomy Associations of America Inc. (UOAA), the Intestinal Disease Education and Awareness Society (IDEAS), Youth Rally and the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society.


Serving Medicare Ostomates Nationwide
My family and I are taking a road trip. I wanted to know what accessories should be used when starting to drive or ride in a car. Should I use something to cover the stoma?
Jonathan
Great question! It all depends on if the seat belt is coming in contact with your stoma.
 
If the seat belt does not come in contact with your stoma, no additional accessories are needed. If the seat belt does come in contact, you can use a stoma guard or a seat belt cover to protect the stoma


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