The Ostomy Book

The Ostomy Book, 3rd Edition
Living Well with an Ostomy, by Barbara Dorr Mullen, Kerry Anne McGinn, R.N., B.S.N., O.C.N.

Newly updated and in its third edition, The Ostomy Book is an award-winning classic! For the person who has or will have a colostomy, ileostomy or urinary diversion (urostomy), either permanent or temporary. Also for family, friends, caretakers and health professionals.
This book is written by a mother and her daughter who tell the story of their experience from the first shock of diagnosis through rehabilitation and beyond. It provides a complete but easy-to-read handbook about ostomy surgeries, ostomy care and the good life that is possible with an ostomy.

New Edition Information includes:
* Updates on surgical procedures, including alternative procedures such as J-pouches and neobladders.
* What's new in ostomy care and living with an ostomy, from pouches to eating well to travel, from sex to exercise to insurance and plenty more.
* Changes in the organizations that support people with ostomies.
* Current resources, with website addresses.

Here is what J.R. Kirkpatrick, MD, Member Professional Advisory Boards, United Ostomy Association, International Ostomy Association, has to say about The Ostomy Book:
"It combines in a most admirable way, factual information with sensitivity...For anyone about to undergo ostomy surgery or in the immediate post-operative period and for their families, this book should be compulsory reading...For those with professional involvement in the care of ostomates, this book will have equal appeal...I recommend it unreservedly..."

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 - Im Going to Have a What?
Chapter 2 - What is an Ostomy?
Chapter 3 - It's Your Body
Chapter 4 - Before Surgery
Chapter 5 - Surgery, and Just After
Chapter 6 - On the Mend
Chapter 7 - But How Do You Really Feel?
Chapter 8 - That Strange Big World Out There
Chapter 9 - Permanent Colostomies: Changes & Choices
Chapter 10 - Ileostomies and Alternatives
Chapter 11 - Life Without a Built-in Bladder
Chapter 12 - Pouches and the Skin They Touch
Chapter 13 - Pouch Skills
Chapter 14 - Temporary Ostomies
Chapter 15 - Eating Well
Chapter 16 - Catnaps, Strolls and Good Belly Laughs
Chapter 17 - You're Looking Great
Chapter 18 - What About Sex?
Chapter 19 - Work? Of Course!
Chapter 20 - Swimming, Skiing and Other Diversions
Chapter 21 - The Other Side of the World
Chapter 22 - Pregnancy? Yes!
Chapter 23 - Children with Ostomies
Chapter 24 - A Word to the Teenagers
Chapter 25 - Checkups and Follow-ups
Chapter 26 - Helping Hands: Ostomy Organizations and ET Nurses
Chapter 27 - In the Family

About the Authors
Barbara Dorr Mullen underwent colostomy surgery, discovered the need for a clear and straightforward book about ostomies and set about writing it.
Kerry Anne McGinn, her daughter, is a nurse practitioner and the author of The Informed Woman's Guide to Breast Health and Women's Cancers (with P.J. Haylock).