It can be difficult to talk about certain health problems but it’s often the best way to spread awareness about them.
Leanne Hammond from Dublin was just 18 years old when she noticed some changes in her bowel habits, including cramps.
Thankfully she consulted her doctor and was referred for further tests. These tests discovered that there were hundreds of polyps in her large bowel and one polyp in her stomach.
Leanne, who has undergone a number of surgeries and has been left with a stoma bag, bravely opened up about her experience on Facebook.
She explained: “Everyone’s experience is different but it’s so important to look at the positive side to everything.
“Without the support of my family, boyfriend and friends I wouldn’t of gotten through my struggles the way I did and also the amazing work of my surgical team they worked so hard with me to make sure I was back to good health, with both operation I was only left with 3 tiny keyhole marks that aren’t even noticeable now.
“I’m proud of how far I’ve came and how well I’m doing only weeks after such major surgery.”
Check out the full post (which has almost 2,000 ‘Likes’) below…
From the very beginning, I was an average 18 year old girl from Dublin. I was always very healthy throughout my whole…
Posted by My Stoma Bag Story on Saturday, 14 November 2015
