Saturday, November 11, 2017

How I Met Your Ostomy

Well, so this is Geoff, the husband. Megan asked me to follow up last week's post by giving my point of view of my introduction to her ostomy.


To be honest, I don't remember much from that moment. That, of course, doesn't surprise me as I can't even remember what I ate for lunch yesterday! But I do remember that we were at my apartment in Ashland City, TN, and we had probably just gotten back from going out to eat somewhere. She pulled out an extra set of equipment to try and show how things connected together for the process as a whole.  I probably got a little queasy as I seem to do any time she talks about it with others, but I didn't get too bad that time.

It seems weird that I don't remember a whole lot from this time where she told me all about her ostomy, but isn't that kind of the point? One of the main reasons I encouraged Megan to write this blog was to show people who may be just getting started with an ostomy bag that life can be relatively normal. So the fact that I don't remember a lot from this sharing is also a testament to how it has just been a normal part of our relationship.

In regard to our first date, the story she told last week is completely true! As she mentioned, having been on eHarmony, I had been on a few other "first dates". This one obviously had a very different feel, and I know the manager at Longhorn Steakhouse only referenced her smile, but I know that I wasn't frowning either!


Our second date was quite the story as well... We decided to go see a movie! Well, being Labor Day, there wasn't a wide selection of movies out and available. So we ended up seeing the movie "Gamer" with Gerard Butler. It was quite possibly one of the worst movies I've ever paid to see! My apologies if you liked this movie, but only 28% of people on Rotten Tomatoes did, so I guess most people agree with us! I remember thinking the entire movie, "This is terrible and inappropriate. We really should leave. But would she think of me less that I can't handle scenes like this? Maybe she likes it?? (Which of course, she didn't either!)" But it was afterwards that Megan and I officially started dating, and of course, the rest is history!

One last point I'd like to mention while I have the floor is the blessing it has been to have her. Besides of course the obvious years of marriage, son, and memories. A few years ago, I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. It clearly is not at the extreme of Megan's Crohn's, but it requires me to take medicine everyday for it. Having Megan around made the process so much easier as she knew how the different procedures would go! Without her guidance, I have no idea how I would have made it through the diagnosis, and very well could have not even brought it to the attention of a doctor in the first place! I hope that this blog of hers can help someone else who is staring at procedures like the ones Megan has had, but that she can guide and share the expectations through the process for someone else.


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