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10/12/2025

The Missing Step in Abdominal Surgery Recovery (And Why It Matters)

By Kaylene Hernandez, PT, DPT Recently, I had the privilege of conducting a workshop with our local UOAA affiliated ostomy support group. As I looked around the room at these […]
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Abdominal surgery represents a significant event in your body's history, but it doesn't have to define the limits of your recovery. With proper rehabilitation, you can not only return to your previous level of function but often exceed it by learning better movement strategies, developing stronger c...

05/12/2025

RETA’S HOLIDAY REFLECTIONS ON LIVING WITH SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME

For me, the holiday season is an annual reminder of how far I’ve come in my short bowel syndrome (SBS) journey. In my experience, life with SBS has been challenging, […]
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For me, the holiday season is an annual reminder of how far I’ve come in my short bowel syndrome (SBS) journey. In my experience, life with SBS has been challenging, […]

17/11/2025

Learning from Leaks: Tips for Staying Prepared and Positive on Your Ostomy Journey

It happens…Speaking with Ostomates in many stages of their Ostomy journey is the best part of my role at Ostomysecrets®. A frequent topic, and cause for concern, is the dreaded […]
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It happens…Speaking with Ostomates in many stages of their Ostomy journey is the best part of my role at Ostomysecrets®. A frequent topic, and cause for concern, is the dreaded […]

06/11/2025

Squid Game: The Challenge Contestant Embraces Life with an Ostomy

Squide Game The Challenge contestant with an ostomy: My ileostomy and how it gave me the confidence to participate in such a wild adventure! If I was still dealing with UC, I would’ve never trusted my body to take on something this challenging and stressful! My ileostomy has restored my health, my energy, and my control and I’m incredibly grateful for it!
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05/11/2025

Catherine’s Story

A long journey to an ostomy leads to a supportive community I have suffered with digestive issues since I was a teen and the first symptoms I remember were back […]
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A long journey to an ostomy leads to a supportive community I have suffered with digestive issues since I was a teen and the first symptoms I remember were back […]

21/10/2025

MY JOURNEY TO BECOMING A CERTIFIED OSTOMY NURSE

UOAA is excited to announce that the 2025 recipient of the Educational Award for Ostomy Nurse Certification is Erin Young from California! Below Erin shares a little bit about herself […]
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UOAA is excited to announce that the 2025 recipient of the Educational Award for Ostomy Nurse Certification is Erin Young from California! Below Erin shares a little bit about herself […]

15/10/2025

UOAA Advocates Bring Patient Voices to Capitol Hill

By Jeanine Gleba, UOAA Advocacy Manager Despite the government shutdown, the United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) successfully hosted Patient Voices on the Hill Day on October 8th. UOAA advocates […]
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By Jeanine Gleba, UOAA Advocacy Manager Despite the government shutdown, the United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) successfully hosted Patient Voices on the Hill Day on October 8th. UOAA advocates […]

13/10/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟱: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗜𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲

"1 in 4 deaths globally are caused by thrombosis. Yet most people don’t know what it is."

Think about that for a second.

One in four. That’s more than car crashes. More than most cancers. And yet—how many people do you know who talk about blood clots?

Most people don’t know the signs. The risks. Or that it could happen to them.

That’s what makes this so dangerous: silence.

World Thrombosis Day (October 13) exists to break that silence. To turn confusion into clarity. Ignorance into empowerment.

Because you can’t prevent what you don’t understand.

Today, you do.

Start by sharing what you’ve learned. Start by asking one person if they’ve heard of DVT.

Start now.

13/10/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺 — 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗚𝘂𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴

"He almost ignored it. Then he remembered a post he saw on October 13."

Marcus was on his third consecutive 12-hour shift. The back of his calf throbbed, but he chalked it up to fatigue.

Then he remembered World Thrombosis Day.
A week earlier, he’d read a story about a blood clot mistaken for muscle strain. It lingered with him.

He checked his leg. It was warm. Slightly swollen.
Something wasn’t right.

Urgent care referred him to the ER. They ran an ultrasound.
DVT — caught early.
That post? It saved his life.
You’re reading this now. It might save someone you know.

13/10/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟰: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲

"Sitting all day shouldn’t be a death sentence."
But it can be — if you're unaware of the risks of venous thromboembolism (VTE).

October 13 is World Thrombosis Day — and it’s time to see your daily habits through a new lens.

Desk jobs. Long flights. Post-surgery recovery. Birth control. Dehydration. All increase risk.

Blood clots don’t discriminate. They hide in routine. Until they strike.

Think about it:
How often do you sit for more than 2 hours without moving?

When was your last hydration break?

Have you been bedridden recently?

Your veins crave movement. They need flow.
This isn’t fearmongering — it’s your wake-up call.