Tough times getting easier?

Well I can't lie to you guys, as it has been tough with my ileostomy. I'm totally okay with the bag itself and the way it looks and all, but the pain it gives me every day is hard to accept. I've also started to get pain in my back due to the fact I can't walks straight. Also I've started to have pain on my both sides and I'm afraid it might be due to using too much parasetamol. I can't be sure though.

But all hasn't been so bad. I got rid of my tummy corset (some sort of surgical corset not really stoma related) I had to use for 6 weeks after the surgery. And Oh boy do I feel better without it! Before I had my stoma in my mind all the time, I couldn't ven move in bed properly and sleep as it bothered me so much. But a big part of the problem was the corset as I felt it all the time, so I also felt the stoma all the time. Now I can sleep better and I don't wake up every time I move in my sleep :) Also I'm able to go for a day and night without changing my flange! Which is great, it was mentally exhausting for me to have to do it twice a day.

I was also able to go out a bit for a movie on Halloween which was great! I had pretty tight dress and
no one noticed anything! Even I didn't notice my bag even though it got almost full at one point :D It was really amazing. AND I was able to eat salad and rye bread, both of which I love! With my j-pouch it was horrible torture to eat either so now I'm happy to eat them as much as I like. And the rye bread is actually good for my stoma!

I still have a long way to go, but at least I can now see some small light at the end of the tunnel :)