colostomies

Some die on the table, but far more end up never walking again, having permanent colostomies, or just a dysfunctional and insensate genital mess due to inexperienced surgeons.

RIP, Mike Penner « Dating Jesus 2009

Measuring their life satisfaction, the researchers found that those with permanent colostomies very rapidly improved whereas those who could ultimately reverse them stayed relatively unsatisfied.

Nothing Can Kill 2007

I was sitting on the bed talking to Diane Duane, a conversation involving colostomies and venereal diseases thereof that had driven away anybody listening, when Reaves arrived in the company of Pat Murphy.

The Coveted Thelma Award, part one Steve Perry 2007

In a paper to be presented later this month, George Loewenstein, a professor of economics and psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, studied people who underwent colostomies, or intestinal bypasses.

Nothing Can Kill 2007

After all, if Kenneth Pollack is thought a scholar on the Middle East, then I must be considered an expert on brain surgery and colostomies.

Hullabaloo 2006

Even more gratifying - money isn't everything, of course - surgeons throughout the country adopted my procedure and colostomies have proliferated.

Hullabaloo 2006

As for colostomies, despite the fact that removal of most of the colon proved unnecessary in many cases and psychologically devastating, I still feel confident that in the long run, this seeemingly "radical" expansion of the surgeon's role in treating GI cancer will result in a preponderance of decisive cures.

Hullabaloo 2006

We do colo-rectal cancer surgery and have very few people have colostomies that are permanent.

CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: Cancer - January 2, 2000 2000

Inflammation of the colon owing to prolonged chronic constipation and a critical deficiency of live active enzymes and moist raw fiber in the diet; the first and foremost measure against this dangerous condition, which often results in surgical colostomies, is to thoroughly clean out the colon of putrefactive wastes and solid obstructions with a 7-day fast and twice-daily colonic irrigations, followed by dietary adjustments to prevent recurrence.

The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity Daniel Reid 1989

Most TSA screeners aren't accustomed, as are doctors and nurses, to seeing people's medical baggage -- colostomies, stumps and other disfigurements that are usually concealed under a person's clothing.

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