Second Nature

I'm getting used to this.  The bag no longer really phases me.  Today I went to the office and hid my bag under my clothes.  You can't tell it's there.   The only thing that's a bit odd is that my stoma seems to make farty noises quite often.  

After leaving my worklpace I exercised and perhaps a bit cavalierly did pushups, chinups and lots of ab work.  I can feel my body strengthening.  Though I hope I'm not heading down a road to getting a hernia.  If memory serves around half of the people with ileostomies end up with hernias.  

This bag is becoming second nature.  And while I still have a few complications from the surgery, it's all starting to come together.  Now the crazy part begins as I strengthen my body and try to go back to mountain bike riding (very technical stuff), dirt biking, martial arts and weight training.  If I can do this then all I can say is WOW.