My Other Bag's a Prada: Quick and Dirty Tips for Surviving an Ileostomy

You've just gotten an ileostomy. Now what?

Living with an ileostomy seems daunting, but it doesn't have to be. In My Other Bag's a Prada: Quick and Dirty Tips for Surviving an Ileostomy, author and ileostomy veteran AW Cross gives you a first-hand, non-medical perspective of what to expect from your ileostomy and how to cope successfully day-to-day.

Through a straightforward blend of practicality and humor, you'll learn how to:

  • Survive the physical consequences and emotional impact of having an ostomy
  • Choose your appliance, your accessories, and change your bag
  • Cope with odor, leaks, obstructions, and skin damage
  • Pack a survival kit and navigate the outside world
  • Dress, eat, and have sex
  • Deal with healthcare professionals and enjoy your stays in the hospital
  • Manage the ignorant public and use social media to your advantage

Whether you've just gotten your ileostomy, or you've had it for years, if you're determined to own it like a boss, this book is for you.

If you'd rather suffer blow-outs and bagtastrophies, have no sense of humor about your stoma, and hate puppies and sunshine, DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!

"1124182380"
My Other Bag's a Prada: Quick and Dirty Tips for Surviving an Ileostomy

You've just gotten an ileostomy. Now what?

Living with an ileostomy seems daunting, but it doesn't have to be. In My Other Bag's a Prada: Quick and Dirty Tips for Surviving an Ileostomy, author and ileostomy veteran AW Cross gives you a first-hand, non-medical perspective of what to expect from your ileostomy and how to cope successfully day-to-day.

Through a straightforward blend of practicality and humor, you'll learn how to:

  • Survive the physical consequences and emotional impact of having an ostomy
  • Choose your appliance, your accessories, and change your bag
  • Cope with odor, leaks, obstructions, and skin damage
  • Pack a survival kit and navigate the outside world
  • Dress, eat, and have sex
  • Deal with healthcare professionals and enjoy your stays in the hospital
  • Manage the ignorant public and use social media to your advantage

Whether you've just gotten your ileostomy, or you've had it for years, if you're determined to own it like a boss, this book is for you.

If you'd rather suffer blow-outs and bagtastrophies, have no sense of humor about your stoma, and hate puppies and sunshine, DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!

4.99 In Stock
My Other Bag's a Prada: Quick and Dirty Tips for Surviving an Ileostomy

My Other Bag's a Prada: Quick and Dirty Tips for Surviving an Ileostomy

by AW Cross
My Other Bag's a Prada: Quick and Dirty Tips for Surviving an Ileostomy

My Other Bag's a Prada: Quick and Dirty Tips for Surviving an Ileostomy

by AW Cross

eBook

$4.99 

Available on Compatible NOOK devices, the free NOOK App and in My Digital Library.
WANT A NOOK?  Explore Now

Related collections and offers

LEND ME® See Details

Overview

You've just gotten an ileostomy. Now what?

Living with an ileostomy seems daunting, but it doesn't have to be. In My Other Bag's a Prada: Quick and Dirty Tips for Surviving an Ileostomy, author and ileostomy veteran AW Cross gives you a first-hand, non-medical perspective of what to expect from your ileostomy and how to cope successfully day-to-day.

Through a straightforward blend of practicality and humor, you'll learn how to:

  • Survive the physical consequences and emotional impact of having an ostomy
  • Choose your appliance, your accessories, and change your bag
  • Cope with odor, leaks, obstructions, and skin damage
  • Pack a survival kit and navigate the outside world
  • Dress, eat, and have sex
  • Deal with healthcare professionals and enjoy your stays in the hospital
  • Manage the ignorant public and use social media to your advantage

Whether you've just gotten your ileostomy, or you've had it for years, if you're determined to own it like a boss, this book is for you.

If you'd rather suffer blow-outs and bagtastrophies, have no sense of humor about your stoma, and hate puppies and sunshine, DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!


Product Details

BN ID: 2940153367330
Publisher: Glory Box Press
Publication date: 07/23/2016
Series: Quick and Dirty Tips for Surviving , #2
Sold by: Draft2Digital
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 731,472
File size: 821 KB

Table of Contents

PREFACE................................................................................................... 1

INTRODUCTION......................................................................................... 2

CHAPTER ONE

ILEOSTOMY: MY OTHER BAG’S A PRADA................................................................... 3

CHAPTER TWO

DISCONNECTED: PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES OF AN

ILEOSTOMY......................................................................................................................7

CHAPTER THREE

PAPA’S GOT A BRAND-NEW BAG: CHOOSING YOUR APPLIANCE AND ACCESSORIES...................................................................................................................15

CHAPTER FOUR

CHANGES: CHANGING YOUR APPLIANCE......................................................................35

CHAPTER FIVE

BREAK MY STRIDE: ODOR, LEAKS, AND OBSTRUCTIONS........................................... 41

CHAPTER SIX

SKIN-DEEP: SKIN CARE AND YOUR ILEOSTOMY............................................................51

CHAPTER SEVEN

SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL: ILEOSTOMY SURVIVAL KIT...............................................59

CHAPTER EIGHT

FORBIDDEN FRUIT: WHAT TO PUT IN YOUR MOUTH.....................................................63

CHAPTER NINE

BAD MEDICINE: SURVIVING HEALTHCARE

PROFESSIONALS................................................................................................................71

CHAPTER TEN

NOBODY MOVE, NOBODY GET HURT: EXERCISE AND YOUR ILEOSTOMY ...............75

CHAPTER ELEVEN

LEAVING ON A JET PLANE: TRAVEL AND SOCIAL EVENTS...........................................79

CHAPTER TWELVE

FIX YOU: THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF AN ILEOSTOMY.................................................85

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME: SEX, PREGNANCY, AND YOUR

ILEOSTOMY..........................................................................................................................103

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON: ILEOSTOMY FASHION DOS AND DON'TS ................113

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

I’M WITH STUPID: ILEOSTOMIES FOR DUMMIES.............................................................117

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

FAKE PLASTIC TREES: SOCIAL MEDIA..............................................................................123

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

WHEN UNDER ETHER: A GUIDE TO BEING IN THE

HOSPITAL...............................................................................................................................127

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

CAN’T KEEP JOHNNY DOWN: TOUGH LOVE RULES FOR SURVIVING YOUR ILEOSTOMY........................................................................................................................... 135

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.......................................................................................................139

APPENDIX..............................................................................................................................141

GLOSSARY............................................................................................................................145

INDEX.....................................................................................................................................147

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews