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    Q & A with Jack Plotnick--Comedian, Actor and Acting Guru 29 Jan 2006
    So, I thought of something else I could do that didn’t involve contagious diseases or colostomy bags, and I realized I’ve always been great at helping ...
    - Broadway World,

    On the Road with a Colostomy Bag Jan 6, 2006
    After several months of living with the humiliation and inconvenience of a colostomy bag, Ben Hopkins can take it no longer and heads off on an English country ...
    - Farang Untamed Travel,

    Louis, 10 months, is going for his fourth op Jan 28, 2006
    His amazing fight for life left the tot with a reversible colostomy bag fitted to his bowel, which surgeons in Southampton will reconnect to his intestines in ...
    - Guernsey Weekly Press,

    Lifetime of misery Jan 24, 2006
    By Ng Wan Ching. You would too if you were spared a life of having to wear a permanent colostomy bag. ... '... a permanent colostomy (is) almost unheard of now. ...
    - Electric New Paper,

    Finding Friends Jan 21, 2006
    She had an imperforate anus. She could urinate normally, but doctors gave her a colostomy through which she could defecate. Yousef ...
    - Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),

    Iraqi girl's surgery shortened Jan 24, 2006
    Because of that condition, doctors in Iraq had given her a colostomy. ... They also put her colostomy bag in a new position that would not be cumbersome, he said. ...
    - Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),

    Surgery fails to correct Iraqi girl's birth defect Jan 25, 2006
    Six-year-old Hajer Salam Yousef was born without a rectum. Doctors in Iraq had performed a colostomy shortly after the girl's birth. ...
    - WVLT,

    Colon Surgery for Mom Jan 24, 2006
    ...eating, we were out of options. They scheduled her to have colostomy surgery on October 17th. Even after all the discussions about ...
    - About - News & Issues,

    Doctors halt surgery on Iraqi girl Jan 24, 2006
    Because of that condition, doctors in Iraq had given her a colostomy. It was during that surgery that most of her colon was removed. ...
    - Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),

    Just your average bouncing baby Jan 15, 2006
    This time it was to fix his tracheal esophageal fistula, to remove the cyst from his tongue and to put in a colostomy bag. On Oct. ...
    - Aberdeen American News,

    Health events and meetings Jan 22, 2006
    Free. 972-5520. Ostomy — 7 to 8:30 pm today. All who have colostomy, ileostomy or urinary diversion surgery are welcome to attend. ...
    - Austin American-Statesman (subscription),

    Fight for life Dec 30, 2005
    One put a feeding tube in her side. Another connected her to the colostomy bag she needs because her anus does not open properly to the outside of the body. ...
    - Ocala.com,

    Aged assassins Jan 14, 2006
    The activities of the executive council, the ragtag, colostomy-bagged heroes of Punch Line, the first novel from popular Toronto Star columnist and humorist ...
    - Globe and Mail,

    Broward teen's life, body shattered by drunken driver Jan 7, 2006
    ...knee. Joey has since battled kidney stones, hernias, colostomy bags, a hole in his bladder and a gaping wound that refuses to heal. ...
    - The Ledger,

    'I've been given an early death sentence' Jan 17, 2006
    ...had spread to his liver. His treatment included a colostomy operation, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. He was given four different ...
    - Sunderland Echo,

    Food's often not the issue behind an eating disorder Jan 16, 2006
    ..."There are a lot of gastrointestinal problems. I've had patients with colostomy bags, and parts of their bowels resectioned.". Eating ...
    - Arizona Republic,

    Bulletin BoardPublished: Sunday, January 15, 2006 -- The Truth, A8 Jan 14, 2006
    Offers physical and emotional support for people with or affected by an ostomy: colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy. Sponsored by Elkhart General Home Care. ...
    - Elkhart Truth,

    The Sweetest Word Jan 18, 2006
    When we returned home, my husband changed my colostomy bag, fed me a handful of pills and lifted me out of my wheelchair and into his leather recliner ...
    - blacknewsweekly.com,

    Young survivor hunting again Jan 13, 2006
    ...mates. His colostomy bag has stopped him from participating in any contact sports but it's hoped the bag will be removed soon. "It's ...
    - The Daily Post,

    Bring back the magic, M-Net Jan 14, 2006
    ...created news supported by a healthy dose of Christian mind control and badly dubbed programmes with all the vigour and appeal of a dangling colostomy bag. ...
    - Independent Online,

    Review: Colorful and off-color, Whoopi riffs on life as she sees ... Jan 20, 2006
    How come we can’t find a skinny 7-foot guy walking around with a colostomy bag,� Goldberg quipped about the search for bin Laden. ...
    - Naples Daily News (subscription),

    Dietrich back in ring tonight as spectator Jan 20, 2006
    Instead, Dietrich will be ringside, wearing a colostomy bag and feeling "lucky to be alive" after a stabbing incident last month left him with a punctured lung ...
    - Baltimore Sun,

    Some Soto Charges Go Federal Jan 20, 2006
    According to the motion, Soto had surgical procedures including a permanent colostomy and ileostomy, and repairs to his pancreas and other organs. ...
    - Springdale Morning News,

    No warning as superbug took patient's life Dec 29, 2005
    Consultant Ridzuan Farouk operated on September 12, carrying out a colostomy procedure on Mr Hughes, but problems arose three days later. ...
    - ic Berkshire.co.uk,

    A Breath of Fresh Air in the Fight for Clean Air Jan 15, 2006
    ...been developed over several years by Mr Hallam who was prompted to develop the system when an ailing relative, Uncle Tom, recovering from a colostomy left some ...
    - PR Web (press release),

    Resolved for '06: Drink less glass cleaner Jan 3, 2006
    The Supreme Court is a lifetime appointment; no matter how many hip replacements or colostomy bags the justices go through, they can stay there as long as they ...
    - The Post Online,

    FREE PRESS COLUMNIST Jan 9, 2006
    Using the pseudonym Jerry Vile, he and the Boners were performing such songs as "Teenage Colostomy" and "Bob the Dog" 25 years ago. ...
    - Detroit Free Press,

    Rolling Stones Too Doddery To Watch Themselves Play Jan 6, 2006
    There are all kinds of jokes about how old The Rolling Stones are - jokes like the one about how colostomy bags are on their tour rider - but now The Rolling ...
    - hecklerspray,

    LARRY GETS LUCKY Dec 29, 2005
    ...timely manner. Larry Brown's deplorable 7-20 record and torn rotation (off the) cuff is enough to make my colostomy bag back up. Who ...
    - New York Post,

    CEMENCO, LBDI, DHL Assist Suffering Child Dec 29, 2005
    ...passage. This has caused innocent little Issac the most painful and uncomfortable problem of stooling through a colostomy bag. Doctors ...
    - Liberian Daily Observer,

    Teen Struggles to Rebuild Life Jan 8, 2006
    ...knee. First has since battled kidney stones, hernias, colostomy bags, a hole in his bladder and a gaping wound that refuses to heal. ...
    - The Ledger,

    A First Time for Everything Jan 10, 2006
    It always catches up with you. And, when it does catch up with you, my dear frightened frat-boy, I’ll say, “Whatcha got in the colostomy bag, bro? ...
    - GSU Signal,

    Dreams are made of this Jan 13, 2006
    ...down the loo. So you might as well seek the mental in the excremental, the secrets of the soul in a colostomy bag. For many years ...
    - Australian,

    Brain-damaged boy's family battle for compensation Jan 4, 2006
    The Cardiff-based doctors revised Alexander's diagnosis to pneumococcal septicaemia. Alexander later underwent surgery and was given a colostomy. ...
    - ic Wales,

    Around Town Jan 10, 2006
    ...patients. On one occasion, Dr. Lahey noticed that the dressing had been done differently on a post-operative colostomy patient. Fearing ...
    - Marshfield Mariner,

    Parents Cry For Suffering Child Dec 28, 2005
    ...underwent an operation on June 15, 2004. A colostomy bag has been attached to the child, the parents said. As a result of his declining ...
    - Liberian Daily Observer,

    Advice Goddess 23 Nov 2005
    Sure, the day may come when "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" because he's had a colostomy, when "Abs of Steel" become abs of a Shar-Pei, or when you no longer put ...
    - Winston-Salem Journal,

    SOS for Little Kolleh Nov 22, 2005
    Kolleh, who is one year and two months old, was taken to the Medicines Sans Frontier (MSF) Hospital where a colostomy was done on June 15, 2004. ...
    - AllAfrica.com,

    Futures students are 'Helping Hands' Nov 21, 2005
    Conine has trouble staying on her feet for more than a couple minutes due to physical disabilities. She had a prolapsed colostomy. ...
    - Boone Today,

    Beating cancer: One day at a time Oct 24, 2005
    During this time, he also was introduced to a colostomy, which was a surgically created opening in the abdominal wall through which digested food passes. ...
    - Huron Daily Tribune,

    'A regrettable incident' Nov 10, 2005
    ...abdomen - which was torn apart by a phosphorous ordnance the Israel Defense Forces left behind, near Hani's house - to which is attached a plastic colostomy bag ...
    - Ha'aretz (subscription),

    AUSTRALIA'S ONLY FAIR DINKUM NEWSPAPER Nov 15, 2005
    ...listed companies received an average 16 per cent pay rise. Great bursting colostomy bags! the average salary for the head of o­ne ...
    - Xenox News (satire),

    Bayer, Edison SpA, Lundin, Micronas: European Equity Preview Nov 15, 2005
    Coloplast A/S (COLOB DC): Europe's largest maker of colostomy products may say that full-year net income rose 7.6 percent to 6.53 billion kroner ($1.02 billion ...
    - Bloomberg

    The cure that nearly killed me Oct 23, 2005
    I felt utterly alone and lost.". To Christine's horror, she at one point needed a colostomy as her constricted bowels ceased to function. ...
    - The Herald,

    Hardships of war Nov 10, 2005
    ...said she had no major illnesses before last year, but that she now faces a lifetime of health problems that, in part, require the use of a colostomy bag and ...
    - Roanoke Times,

    Healthy Talk Radio with Deborah Ray to expand to Sirius Satellite ... Nov 9, 2005
    ...nation! Deborah became a firm believer in alternative medical techniques when she was told she needed a colostomy at the age of 23. ...
    - NPIcenter (press release),

    A break for old killer Oct 30, 2005
    John Queenan, said the octogenarian inmate is in the midst of his third bout with cancer since the early 1990s, is incontinent and has to wear a colostomy bag. ...
    - New York Daily News,

    Killer doc up for parole Oct 31, 2005
    The oldest prisoner in his facility, he carries a colostomy bag -- a fact that has at times drawn abuse from his fellow prisoners, according to a letter from ...
    - Newsday,

    The Review Oct 29, 2005
    ...s suicide on the shock of seeing her face when she removed the bag from her head during sex and re-enacts her audition for a £150,000 colostomy bag commercial ...
    - The Sunday Times,

    New Program Warns Students About Gun Violence Nov 7, 2005
    ...guns. “We talk about colostomy bags, and being confined to wheel chairs and the inability to feed yourself,� he said. These ...
    - WISH,

    Wounded heroes Nov 6, 2005
    There's still operations to come. I've still got a colostomy bag and I have to cath every four to six hours in order to urinate. Those are the downsides. ...
    - Arizona Republic,

    A Revolving Door In Medicare Fraud Nov 3, 2005
    ...report points to one Miami supplier that re-entered the program after a three-month suspension and billed Medicare almost $1.4 million for colostomy supplies. ...
    - Washington Post,

    Health Calendar Oct 24, 2005
    107, Georgetown. Free. (512) 868-9515. Ostomy -- 7 to 8:30 pm today. For people who have had colostomy, ileostomy or urinary diversion surgery. ...
    - Austin American-Statesman (subscription),

    Abuse case crippled by inability to use video Nov 5, 2005
    By the time Concord police officers found Walter Condon in a Pittsburg apartment wearing only a diaper and carrying a colostomy bag, the 76-year-old attorney ...
    - Contra Costa Times,

    Making it through her day Nov 3, 2005
    ...in recent months. Since September, Leo has had a colostomy bag that collects her waste and must be emptied every day. Leo smiles ...
    - Concord Monitor,

    Bird flu: the Miracle Disease Nov 2, 2005
    ...ones. Sure, the elimination of the senile would cause unwanted collateral damage. Colostomy bag manufacturers would suffer. But ...
    - The Chaser (satire),

    Disabled teen to meet CSI heroes in States Oct 31, 2005
    Because of her condition, Lee has to have her colostomy regularly flushed, meaning she goes to bed quite late, which is how she started watching CSI. ...
    - Ealing Times,

    March of Dimes helps babies have healthier lives Sep 29, 2005
    ...it.". Surgery and a colostomy followed, and the colostomy bag stayed in place until the tiny little girl was three months old. On ...
    - Coalfield Progress

    Anorexia's ultimate price Sep 25, 2005
    When she did eat, an obvious gurgling would follow within minutes - the sound of food quickly passing from her stomach to the colostomy bag she wore. ...
    - Lansing State Journal

    Eating disorders' toll is high Sep 26, 2005
    ...working. When she did eat, gurgling soon betrayed the food's trip from her stomach to the colostomy bag she wore for nearly a decade. ...
    - Indianapolis Star

    Speeding for a cure Sep 29, 2005
    He had a temporary colostomy bag until 1988, when he had two reversal surgeries that took part of his small intestine and "tricked it' to become an internal ...
    - Connecticut Jewish Ledger

    Iraqi Children Return Home After Operation Sep 29, 2005
    ...with aside from the heart defect. Ali had a colostomy bag attached because of a birth defect. In addition, his heart condition, which ...
    - Southwest News-Herald

    Tracy Press Sep 30, 2005
    The end result is you end up with a colostomy bag, and I can’t go there. I’m very careful about what I eat and how I eat. I don’t drink I don’t smoke. ...
    - Tracy Press

    Accusations from behind bars Sep 18, 2005
    Ellen M. Rodo also was shocked by the way she was treated at the jail. There wasn't enough water pressure, she said, to clean her colostomy bag. ...
    - Buffalo News

    FACES OF CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Sep 27, 2005
    Hannah, 4, is coping with problems that would make any grown-up grumpy. She’s had a colostomy in preparation for surgery on her rectum. ...
    - The State

    Sheriff's office trying hard to solve jail problems Sep 28, 2005
    To set just one record straight, the inmate with the colostomy bag was moved to a private place with adequate water pressure, and she received timely medical ...
    - Buffalo News

    In a Jewish Manhattan milieu. Sep 26, 2005
    Five years after a colostomy and chemo, Elsa was free of colon cancer. Roger had terminal bile-duct cancer; Helen, congestive heart failure. ...
    - Philadelphia Inquirer

    Adept at getting back up Farmington man beats cancer, to battle in ... Sep 28, 2005
    ...had colo-rectal cancer. He had a colostomy, accompanied by grueling bouts of chemotherapy and radiation. His doctors referred him ...
    - Central Maine Morning Sentinel

    Eating disorder destroys once-vibrant woman Sep 4, 2005
    When she did eat, an obvious gurgling would follow within minutes — the sound of food quickly passing from her stomach to the colostomy bag she wore for ...
    - Colorado Springs Gazette

    Misconduct surgeon fined Sep 19, 2005
    The surgery was to close a colostomy after surgery to remove a bowel tumour and to rejoin her bowel and rectum using a stapler. ...
    - Stuff.co.nz

    SA's attitude to GM foods 'unbelievable' Sep 22, 2005
    However, a study done in the UK last year on seven volunteers with colostomy bags, had found intact genetically modified DNA which had survived the digestive ...
    - Independent Online

    Going back for more Sep 17, 2005
    ..."One patient was hand bagged for 35 hours," Peirson said. A colostomy bag was rigged out of a red plastic biohazard bag and duct tape. ...
    - Corvallis Gazette Times

    Road home leads her to a homeland crying out for help Sep 11, 2005
    At one church, they tell us of a lady who had just left after seeking supplies for her colostomy, and she thought it might have been infected. ...
    - The Tennessean

    Bulletin BoardPublished: Sunday, September 18, 2005 -- The Truth ... Sep 17, 2005
    Offers physical and emotion support for people with or affected by an ostomy: colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy. Sponsored by Elkhart General Home Care. ...
    - Elkhart Truth

    Jury begins deliberation in Gilbreth trial Sep 20, 2005
    ...having just undergone colon surgery. He still had a colostomy bag attached to him, Williamson said. Amason was upset because, several ...
    - Vallejo Times-Herald

    Today's Parent presents the second annual Today's Parent For Kids' ... Sep 21, 2005
    She's looked after hundreds of kids and has gained a reputation for taking those whom other daycares wouldn't accept - a toddler with a colostomy bag, a girl ...
    - Canada NewsWire (press release)

    POPSHOTS: The Last Action Hero Sep 21, 2005
    Rumors persist that the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise will be titled Indiana Jones and the Colostomy Bag of -- no, I can't do it. ...
    - PopMatters

    Drunken driver hands over $30,000 to crash victim Sep 23, 2005
    Since then, the 19-year-old Yankees fan and former Northeast High School student has had his leg amputated, lives with a colostomy bag and must stand by as his ...
    - Miami Herald

    Memorial service, dinner planned for Sunday to help widow Sep 22, 2005
    ...his death, Viola Freed said a specialist found Delmar Freed with two malignant tumors, one of them so aggressive, doctors thought he might need a colostomy. ...
    - Beaver County Times

    Plastics Help Medical Product Technology Advance Rapidly Sep 20, 2005
    ...to innovative material solutions like Eastman Chemical Company's Eastar copolyester used in the manufacture of skin barriers for colostomy, ileostomy and ...
    - Jobwerx

    European Energy Stocks Rise, Paced by Total; Kingfisher Drops Sep 15, 2005
    Coloplast A/S, Europe's largest maker of colostomy products, rose 4.2 percent to an all-time high of 389 Danish kroner after the company increased its planned ...
    - Bloomberg

    MOTHER, SON TAKE REFUGE IN CAR Sep 2, 2005
    ...stomach has trouble digesting food. He lives day-to-day with a colostomy bag attached to his stomach. They spend the majority of ...
    - Miami Herald

    When child cares for parent Sep 13, 2005
    ...house, did all the cooking, cleaning and bill paying, and saw to her mom's personal needs — bathing her, clipping her nails, even changing her colostomy bag. ...
    - USA Today

    Girl will never be able to have children Sep 9, 2005
    ..."According to the doctor who did the operation, she will never be able to have children and might have to walk with a colostomy bag for the rest of her life.". ...
    - Independent Online

    Pair feels power of help Sep 3, 2005
    Ruth, a retiree who lives mostly off of Social Security, and Christopher, who has a colostomy bag because of Crohn's Disease, had taken up residence in their ...
    - Miami Herald

    Voices From the Storm An Early Delivery That's Right on Time Sep 13, 2005
    He weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and had a low anus, requiring an operation that will leave him with a colostomy bag for the next two months. ...
    - New York Times

    Day one of Gotti jury deliberations Sep 9, 2005
    ...the defense, he would never have asked his assailants to use such bullets, which so seriously injured Sliwa's colon that he was required to use a colostomy bag ...
    - New York Newsday

    Woman, Ill Son Living In Car Because No Power In Home Sep 2, 2005
    Dade County home. They're poor, and Christopher suffers from Crohn's disease, which forces him to rely on a colostomy bag. Ruth, a ...
    - WFtv.com

    Woman pleads guilty to exploiting elderly man Sep 16, 2005
    Deabler told authorities she noticed his colostomy had not been cared for, that there were several valuable items missing and that Huber had only beer to drink ...
    - Alton Telegraph

    Fla. Woman, Ill Son Living In Car Because Of No Electricity In ... Sep 2, 2005
    ...bank account is overdrawn and her son can't work because he suffers from Crohn's Disease, a gut-wrenching illness that forces him to rely on a colostomy bag. ...
    - Local6.com

    Witness tells of fight that lead to fatal shot Sep 14, 2005
    ...challenging Gilbreth to fight. Several months earlier, Amason had colon surgery, and he had to use a colostomy bag. Faubert said he ...
    - Vallejo Times-Herald

    The ride of his life Sep 16, 2005
    A colostomy bag was his uncomfortable companion for six months. "It was quite serious," Dr. Jerzy Polmerski said. "Quite a number of people don't make it. ...
    - Bradenton Herald

    Woman, Son Live In Car While Waiting For Power Sep 2, 2005
    He recently had an operation and said his only request is comfort. "My son had an operation June 20 and he had a colostomy bag put on. ...
    - NBC6.net

    Healthbeat: Colon Health Sep 7, 2005
    The two ends of the remaining intestine are then connected. In some cases, patients may require a temporary or permanent colostomy. ...
    - WHOI

    Penile art a matter of taste Sep 8, 2005
    I've also known people to enjoy showing their operation scars, and I once knew a woman who delighted in walking around with her colostomy bag in view. ...
    - Stuff.co.nz

    Remembering 9/11, and Healing Minds in Mississippi Sep 10, 2005
    On one mission, he persuaded a fragile elderly woman with a colostomy bag that a sterile field hospital would be safer than the house she did not want to leave ...
    - New York Times

    Volunteers put pride in park Sep 16, 2005
    I got a guy with a (colostomy) bag on his side. I got people in wheelchairs and walkers. People with cancer. I got people from all walks of life. ...
    - Florida Today

    Humor Helps Patient Living With Ostomies Sep 8, 2005
    As for ‘Newman’: “My husband and I are big Seinfeld fans. The Newman character is really unpleasant, and so is my colostomy.�. ...
    - CancerWise

    Help slow in coming, chaotic, say small-town Gulf Coast residents Sep 2, 2005
    She just had a mastectomy and her chest is bandaged. She relies on a colostomy bag and still has tremors after the surgery. But ...
    - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription)

    Wound-care nurses have many duties Sep 7, 2005
    ...ostomy care for patients in the pre-operative and postoperative phases of surgery, whether that surgery is for an ileostomy, colostomy, urinary diversion or ...
    - The Robesonian

    A failing body, but bond's strong as ever Sep 14, 2005
    Kind, black humor. After a tenuous recovery, he came home with the newest addition to our family: a colostomy bag. I went home for Easter two weeks later. ...
    - Tampabay.com

    Ovarian cancer awareness on the rise Sep 7, 2005
    ..."I was lucky that it was stage 3 and not into the next stage in which I would have had to have a procedure and have a colostomy bag. I'm fortunate," she said. ...
    - Arlington Advocate

    Colorectal cancer an equal opportunity killer in Iowa Sep 7, 2005
    ..."You used to have to have a permanent colostomy," he said. Laparoscopic surgery can sometimes be used to make colon resections less invasive, Bendorf said. ...
    - Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil

    Restroom doors no longer closed to the distressed Sep 13, 2005
    She has a temporary colostomy and will have another surgery in three months to remove the bag. "It's a little hard. I'm getting used to it," Bain said. ...
    - NorthJersey.com

    Some Medical Scissors Allowed on Planes Aug 30, 2005
    ...said. The kits are carried by some of the roughly 750,000 US residents who have undergone ostomy surgery, such as a colostomy. Some ...
    - Washington Post

    Nation briefs: August 31 Aug 30, 2005
    ...said. The kits are carried by some of the roughly 750,000 US residents who have undergone ostomy surgery, such as a colostomy. Soldier ...
    - Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription)

    Political Report for Thursday, September 1, 2005 Aug 31, 2005
    It has happened in past campaigns when she has handled tots like used colostomy bags so Edwards, who wrote her hagiography just before the last election, has ...
    - Newstalk ZB

    Latex Allergy Tips and Alternatives Aug 30, 2005
    It is found in adhesive tape, bulb syringes, colostomy pouches, urinary collection devices, elastic bandages, electrode pads, enema tubing kits, mattresses on ...
    - allergies.about.com

    Seized dogs lived in squalor30 Jul 2005
    Laro said Labraney was diagnosed with prostate cancer several years ago and now has a colostomy bag, after part of his intestine was removed. ...
    - The Union Leader

    Ulster mum recognised for cancer courageJul 27, 2005
    I had to travel up and down to Antrim every day to see Ellen, but I also felt terrible from the chemotherapy and I had to have a colostomy bag fitted which was ...
    - Belfast Telegraph

    Man indicted in mailman shootingJul 27, 2005
    Since the shooting, Lazenby has undergone three surgeries, during which doctors repaired 29 holes in his intestines and attached a colostomy bag to collect his ...
    - Gwinnett Daily Post

    Negative Media CoverageJul 29, 2005
    I was embedded with the Marines at Camp Fallujah in hostile Anbar province, nearly lost my life and returned with a colostomy bag as a souvenir. ...
    - Capitol Hill Blue

    Help lift the gloomJul 26, 2005
    ...from passing stool.". Naidoo said her daughter underwent an emergency operation and was fitted with a colostomy bag. "When Netisha ...
    - Post (subscription)

    Low-Income Couple Struggle With Medical CompanyJul 27, 2005
    June recently heard about a program in which Convatec, a division of the drug maker Bristol-Myers-Squibb, had a program to give colostomy supplies free to ...
    - KGO

    Plucky David praised for cancer fightbackJul 27, 2005
    61-year-old his whole pelvic cavity would have to be removed due to a large tumour found under his bladder, and that he would have to use colostomy bags for ...
    - Cambridge Evening News

    Lance unworried about legacyJul 23, 2005
    ...to be an Olympic sprint champion (Wilma Rudolph) or golfers who won majors after a horrific car wreck (Ben Hogan) and a cancer-driven colostomy (Babe Didrikson ...
    - Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription)

    Wounded man continues to elude policeJul 19, 2005
    Clemon walked out of University Hospital Friday night with his colostomy bag in tow and hasn't been seen since, police said. Colostomy ...
    - Kentucky Post

    Beating the odds — with a smileJul 23, 2005
    ...on. Tracy said when born Katelyn had no nerves to any part of her organs from the waist down. She required a colostomy. Doctors ...
    - Claremore Daily Progress

    Travel: Air Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones & AnonymousJul 23, 2005
    Buzzing vibrators in luggage cause bomb alerts; dogs freeze solid in the hold; colostomy bags burst in economy and children spray vomit from row A to row K. ...
    - The Sunday Times

    A Filipino Chinese StoryJul 24, 2005
    ..."My prayers had been, 'Lord, please do not let me have a colostomy', 'Lord, please do not let me have another chemo'.". "But, none of these happened. ...
    - Sun Star

    Athletes test will, turn tragedy into personal triumphJul 23, 2005
    He left the hospital weighing 123 pounds and wearing two colostomy bags. But he returned in 1980 and kicked for seven more seasons. ...
    - The Olympian

    Patients tell of treatment agoniesJul 12, 2005
    Mr Vowles said Dr Patel told him it would be best to "whip out" the bowel and fit him with a colostomy bag and then conducted the surgery on December 8, 2003. ...
    - NEWS.com.au

    Colorectal cancerJul 6, 2005
    It is usually feasible for the surgeon to re-connect the healthy bowel but it is sometimes necessary for a surgical opening (colostomy) to be made in the ...
    - Health24.com

    Uncle of boy shot hunting could face jailJul 18, 2005
    He admitted he should have taken the bolt out of the firearm. Dean Hurihanganui said his son was recovering well but still required a colostomy bag. ...
    - Stuff.co.nz

    Doctors Give Elderly a Fighting Chance at LifeJul 19, 2005
    ...and heart disease. She also would need her thyroid gland removed and a colostomy, both unrelated to the cancer. But Balducci and ...
    - The Ledger

    Injured teenager hunted after fleeing hospitalJul 18, 2005
    Sunday. Frank Clemon, 18, of Covington, left the hospital Friday wearing only his hospital gown and carrying a colostomy bag, said Lt. ...
    - Kentucky Post

    Snellville postman recalls shootingJul 6, 2005
    Lazenby has undergone three surgeries, during which doctors repaired 29 holes in his intestines and attached a colostomy bag to collect his body’s waste. ...
    - Gwinnett Daily Post

    Bulletin Board - SundayPublished: Sunday, July 17, 2005 -- The ...Jul 16, 2005
    Offers physical and emotion support for people with or affected by an ostomy: Colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy. Sponsored by Elkhart General Home Care. ...
    - Elkhart Truth

    Man who left Drake Center was wanted by the policeJul 20, 2005
    Frank Clemon, 18, of Covington, left the hospital wearing only his hospital gown and carrying a colostomy bag, University of Cincinnati police said. ...
    - Cincinnati Post

    Tax hike sought for jail careJul 19, 2005
    In addition, the suit alleges that because he was not provided proper care, a staph infection developed involving his colostomy bag and became so serious that ...
    - Dallas Morning News (subscription)

    Wanted man walks away from hospitalJul 16, 2005
    Clemon left the hospital on Goodman Street around 12:30 pm dressed in a hospital gown and carrying a colostomy bag, police said. ...
    - Cincinnati Enquirer

    Tulane performs rare intestinal transplantJul 17, 2005
    She is walking frequently and eating almost anything she wants, but one end of the transplant empties -- for now -- into a colostomy bag. ...
    - Times Picayune

    The "Jug Test", Sacred Cows, and Is High Cholesterol Good For You?Jul 5, 2005
    Patients treated at hospitals performing the fewest of these surgeries were more likely to require a colostomy or die within two years. ...
    - Torontofreepress.com

    PRANK COSTS SICK JOKER £4500Jul 6, 2005
    ...went horribly wrong. Victim Kristofor Graham, 23, needed a colostomy after his rectum and large intestine were torn. Last night, Kennedy ...
    - Glasgow Daily Record

    Abandoned in OttawaJul 8, 2005
    Doctors performed a tracheotomy and inserted a tube through a hole in his throat to help him breathe; his intestine ruptured; he had to get a colostomy bag; he ...
    - Nunatsiaq News

    Readers lend a helping handJul 15, 2005
    Naveen Kumar may require one more operation – colostomy closure – after three months, according to paediatric surgeon Dr Naveen Thomas. ...
    - Newindpress

    Talking about grandkids enlighteningJul 18, 2005
    ...saving-but-disgusting procedures. (In poker parlance, it's, "I'll see your angioplasty and raise you a colostomy."). Two years ago ...
    - Rockford Register Star

    This toddler needs a helping handJul 4, 2005
    ...unable to defecate normally. He underwent a colostomy (artificial opening for defecation) soon after birth. Kumar was brought to ...
    - Newindpress

    Patient tells inquiry of unneeded bowel removalJul 11, 2005
    ...cyst," Mr Vowles said. Mr Vowles told the inquiry Dr Patel also botched an operation to attach a colostomy bag. He says he made ...
    - ABC Online

    Anger as doctor too ill to stand trialJul 7, 2005
    Kane at the BUPA Hospital in 1997. She uses a wheelchair, and will wear a colostomy bag for life. She and more than 200 other women ...
    - This Is Hertfordshire

    Brave toddler now faces MRSA battleJul 13, 2005
    After the operation to create an opening in her bottom, doctors will then try to overcome her incontinence problem — she currently has a colostomy bag. ...
    - Norwich Evening News

    20 Reasons I'll Love RetirementJul 6, 2005
    ...got yelled at. 6. No BlackBerry tethered to me like a colostomy bag. 7. No presentations to securities analysts. No dreaming up ...
    - Fortune

    SUSAN AGER: For Dad on his 75th birthdayJul 14, 2005
    ...including heart troubles, subsequent angioplasty, and some kind of bowel complication that forced him to have two risky surgeries and wear a colostomy bag for ...
    - Detroit Free Press

    James Le Fanu discovers the difficulties of treating one's nearest ...Jul 12, 2005
    ...consulted a surgical colleague who had repeated the colonoscopy but this time found a tumour in the rectum that required removal, leaving him with a colostomy. ...
    - Telegraph.co.uk

    Little battler in welfare knockbackJul 2, 2005
    ..."The first time I applied, Michael actually had a colostomy bag on, which means his bowel was attached to the outside of his body. ...
    - Queensland Sunday Mail

    Pastor Harris shares letter from a soldier serving in IraqJul 13, 2005
    I have cleaned colostomy bags, collected urnials, bed baths, cleaned up fecal matter (that covered patient and bed) and other "ward" duties. ...
    - Daily Clay County Advocate-Press

    A woman who delivers hopeJul 4, 2005
    However, some of Dr Hamlin's patients have been so badly injured that the holes cannot be fully repaired and instead they must live with colostomy bags and ...
    - The Herald

    A 'Time Out' For Honoring Mary and Saving LivesJul 5, 2005
    Rather than opt for more surgery -- further amputation with possible disarticulation of the hip and a colostomy -- Mary's sons chose what their exhausted ...
    - The Signal

    Prison system accused of poor medical careJul 6, 2005
    At that point, doctors performed a colostomy, which permits Barber to eliminate body waste, and gave him radiation and chemotherapy. ...
    - Rocky Mountain News




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