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Hi Sparkies

Thanks for your message

I usually ahve to get up to pay attention to the bag, which when full pulls on the skin and wakes me up! Its a nuisance but I guess I am getting used to it

So what works best for you? Having abig meal lunch time or in the evening? red wine is good, in fact I have a glass of something most nights .

 I will try the Valerian tablets. I dont have trouble nodding off, but staying that way!

 Cheers

Rob

Hi Sparkies

You have every right to crack an ostomy joke! Its a big adjutsment and a sense of humour is essential to get through it.

Does anyoe have advice on getting through the night? I generally wake at 2 ish and then 4 to 430 and find it very difficult to get back to sleep following the 4:30 expedition. This means I am cream crackered by lunch time so have to go to bed for a kip in the afternoon. I have also been a temperamental so and so which is tough on friends and family! 

Just to let you know that I tried my first run on the 1st November, 5 weeks after surgery and all went well. I did three further runs and a 7 mile race on Sunday. I was nervous but seemed to have got through it OK. I guess I have been lucky because I had keyhole surgery. The advice I had to wear lycra/tight fitting clothing to provide support is important. 

Good luck with your running