Bayonne Ostomy Alliance


Mission Statement

The Bayonne Ostomy Alliance is a not-for-profit association established to provide mutual aid and rehabilitation to persons who have undergone bowel or bladder ostomy or related surgeries (colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, Kock pouch, etc.).

Membership is open to all interested persons, including those who have undergone one or more surgeries, their relatives and friends, medical professionals, and representatives of companies which manufacture or market ostomy supplies and prosthetic devices.

To help people prepare for what will happen during and after an ostomy or related surgery, we can arrange for someone who has been through the process to visit with the person who is contemplating, or who has had an ostomy or related surgery.

What is an Ostomy?
[Colostomy & Ileostomy Explained In 3 Minutes Click Here]

The word ostomy signifies a type of surgery required when a person has lost the normal function of the bladder or bowel due to birth defects, disease, injury or other disorders. Such operations include colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy. The surgery allows for normal bodily wastes to be expelled through a new surgical opening (stoma) on the abdominal wall. Most persons with ostomies must wear special appliances over the stoma. An ostomate is a person who has had ostomy surgery.

What is a "Stoma?"
See A Video on Stomas Here.

Stoma in greek means "mouth" or "opening." It is surgically created from the bowel (intestine) through the skin onto the abdomen to help in the removal of body wastes such as feces or urine.

The different kinds of Ostomies:

Colostomy is a stoma in the colon or large intestine

Ileostomy is a stoma in the ileum or small intestine

Urostomy is a stoma for the urinary tract

Continent Ileostomy is a surgical variation of the
ileostomy. (also called a Kock pouch).


Support Group Meetings
When: 2nd Wednesday of each month
Time: 2 PM (Family and friends are welcome)
Where: Bayonne Medical Center
29th Street at Avenue E, Bayonne, NJ 07002

In The Cardiology Conference Room

[Take the A elevator to the 1st floor. Make a left
when exiting the elevator and another left down
the corridor to the Cardiology Conference Room.]
For More Information: 201-339-5251
Or email OstomyVisitor@aol.com

Meetings Scheduled For 2010

Jan. 13, 2010;   Feb. 10, 2010;   March 10, 2010;   April 14, 2010;

May 12, 2010;   June 9, 2010;   July 14, 2010;   Aug. 11, 2010;

Sept. 8, 2010;   Oct. 13, 2010;   Nov. 10, 2010;   Dec. 8, 2010.


PLEASE KEEP IN MIND

If you are unable to attend the afternoon meeting. A
representative of the Ostomy Alliance will be available
from 7 - 8:30 PM, the 2nd Wednesday of each month,
at The Community Cancer Support Group;
591 Avenue C, Bayonne, NJ 07002

[Above the Pamrapo Bank]
[Take the elevator to the 3rd floor]
[Family and friends are welcome]

For More Info: 201-339-5251
Or email OstomyVisitor@aol.com"


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