Comfizz Briefs Review
As soon as I heard that I was going to have to have another ostomy revision, I was immediately concerned about my risk for getting a hernia. This most recent…
Ultimate Direction Fastpack Review-Ostomy Edition
Background: This is a gear review, but in order understand the review, I need to give a little background about me and my use of different packs. Because of my…
Backpacking After Ostomy Surgery
My belief is that there’s a work-around for everything. Just because something is hard or you can’t do it at one point, doesn’t mean that it can’t be done. I…
Emptying Your Ostomy Outdoors
I want to start this blog post off by reminiscing about a time that I was NOT prepared for carting my poop out of the backcountry. If you've read my…
Gulkana River Paddle
*Somehow I never actually posted this story from 2 years ago, so here it is!* Objective: Paddle some sort of river in Interior Alaska for 3-4 days with an awesome roommate.…
Surgery in the Time of COVID-19
^That photo above shows me when I was at my strongest last fall before things started to go downhill. *** There will be quite a few stoma/incision/wound/poop photos*** When Tyler…
Medical Mysteries (and bowel obstructions)
Did you know that paper is made by pressing together moist fibres of cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets? And that the cellulose content of cotton fiber…
Introduction to the Alaskan Backcountry
(PC: Lifemed Alaska. I was not in a state to take photos) I learned my biggest lesson about backcountry travel with an ostomy on my third hike in Alaska.This…