I needed surgery again | Hannah Witton
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- 2018 has been a YEAR! My second surgery in 5 months... ffs. #MonaTheStoma
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It's been just over three weeks since I went in to have a colonoscopy for my ulcerative colitis. During that procedure my bowel was perforated and I ended up with an emergency ileostomy that afternoon (the bowel was in horrible shape).
I told sooooo many people (doctors, nurses, friends, family; anyone who came in to my room really) that the reason I was dealing with the whole thing so well was because you shared your experience with the world.
You sharing your experience on TH-cam and me being able to watch that content back at the beginning of the year before all this happened for myself allowed me to come to terms with accepting my stoma a lot better and treating this journey with a positive outlook!
Thank you so so much I honestly have know idea how I would have coped with the last few weeks without the amazing work you've done!
Hannah Witton. Thank you for your honesty and thoroughness in dealing with and reporting what has happened to you. I agree with everything Myron Speed has said. Your positive attitude is the only way to deal with the nasty bits of life. Decades ago My mother had to have a stoma and in those days everyone shied away from even mentioning it. Sad and a lost opportunity to bond. I'll still be afraid if it happens to me but your videos have shown me the way through any adversity . Thank you again 😂✔👍❤
I'm a nurse in the US (Georgia specifically) & I reallllly enjoy watching all your videos. Working in trauma/emergency nursing I don't get to hear about long term things people go through or this in depth of pt experience. I love your content outside of this stuff too. So sorry to hear this though & sending happy healthy thoughts your way!
Crazy respect for Dan having the mental strength to keep supporting you through all this! and also of course glad you're now doing better and Mona is working again! lets hope no more surgery!
Adam Calladine +
Who’s dan?
Mae Sandhu her boyfriend, I believe
Ok so just to clarify. Mona is the name she gave to her stoma and Dan IS her boyfriend/lifemate. OH! and Crazy respect for Dan having the mental strength to keep supporting you through all this! I think it is called LOVE.
I know your pain. My kidney was destroyed when a stone blocked the ureter and the back pressure tears the kidney tissue apart. Its “kill me now” pain. The passage of time makes the memory of that pain fade. Good to see you survived with a smile. Sorry you have had to go thru all this...
So sad to hear that you were in hospital again :( As a healthy person, I will make sure to run and jump and dance and appreciate every second of it. For you, for my grandpa who's leg was just amputated and for all other people who can't.
Aww Hannah I’ve been following this whole thing and I was so amazed by how brave and honest you are. I am so sure that this is extremely helpful for a huge number of people out there. Even if just to feel not so alone. I am sending you lots of love and lots of get well soon vibes ❤️
It sounds like an awful month for you! I'm so glad you're getting better even with the set backs. I also have a chronic illness and it's so validating to hear you talk about your frustration and discouragement. I wouldn't wish that on anyone, but since it's out of my control, it sure is nice to know I'm not alone in the sometimes-discouraged club. I wish you a speedy recovery and no more adhesions!
Actually cringing at the central line needle size! So glad you're on the mend again, continue to get well soon! xx
Lauryn Kavanagh making my neck feel weird just thinking about it! So brave ❤️
A&E Accident and Emergency aka ER.
Couldn't relate more re mindset of 'oh this is gonna happen again'. I had my stoma for 2 years and then all of a sudden my small intestine twisted itself ☺️👍 cool. It's called volvulus. I had to have emergency open surgery to fix it and was so nervous for a long time after. It's now been another year and I'm fine 😊 try not to worry and celebrate small victories! Here to chat if you want xx
I am in Med school and literally studying ibds and gastroenterology for my next exam and following your journey has been both very informative and interesting. Wishing you all the best xx
Same happened to me 2 years ago after I had my large bowel removed 😞
Your health journey sounds a bit like a game of snakes and ladders, you hit a snake that took you back down a bit but now you know where a couple more ladders are so you can get back to where you were a bit faster. I hope you land on even more ladders for the course of your recovery 💛💛💛💛💛
This is one of the best analogies I’ve ever seen! 😍
Charlotte Armstrong Yes - excellent analogy! When I was going through 6 months of chemo I felt the same. Every 3 weeks I slid down a long snake, and it took the next 3 weeks to climb up a long and exhausting ladder, only to find another snake at the top! That analogy really helped me at the time.
It is astonishing to me just how unbelievably strong you are. Everything about this is makes me sad and angry for you so I cannot even imagine how you feel. I am so glad you have such a strong support system around you, but I also pray for all the people out there that might also be going through this without that support system. I hope your videos at least will reach them to show them their not alone ❤
What a sh*tshow. So sorry all this happened to you. Very glad you’re better now.
I remember not being allowed to eat anything for like three and a half days due to hospital stuff and this girl I was sharing a room with constantly dug into her snacks and ate all her food directly next to me. I never wanted to harm a living being but this one had it coming.
ShaleeGold damn, I can feel your frustration through the screen...
Also: litteral "shit show" pun is detected ;)
I was in hospital with a family member when she had emergency abdominal surgery last month and she was the same way! She had not eaten for days and was not allowed to drink any water. Finally she was allowed to have one cup of ice chips every four hours. She was SO AWARE of the time lol. Then after her surgery she was allowed to have liquids and unlimited ice chips. She was so incredibly ecstatic. I kept having to remind her that she could have more and she was so pleased each time.
Sorry to hear that you've had to go through this again. Stay strong, Hannah!
Share it with us so it does not consume you.. You never need to do anything alone.. Even if its nust the little of us.. We care for you.. And I want to see you and your passions cmsucceed.. I listen to you about sec health and really I just listen to you because you believe in your ipinions.. And you know that in the future. You may be right or wrong.. But you Persue even if you know or do t know.. And as someone who seeks out passion myself.. I want to see you suceed.. And do greatness in this work.. Never let anything fmdefeat you.. Because people will always be able to overcome.. We will see the future happen.
Love you Hannah.. Take care..
Jason
Stinks that you had to get another surgery for your stoma Hannah. I am sorry that this happened to you. I am glad that you are okay
Get well soon 💐💐💐
Thinking of you!
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I’m so so sorry to hear this. You are so strong, I cannot even imagine going through half of this. I hope you have good recovery from now on ❤️
thank you for sharing this with us. I am sorry this is happening to you- makes me feel grateful that I have no illness and you probably wont take feeling healthy for granted anymore. Please take care Hannah I hope you dont feel obligated to post a ton if you do not feel up to it give yourself a break.
Get well soon
Sending you all the best 💜💜 so good of you to be open about this! xxxxx
I believe in you
Big hugs to you, too💛💛💛
I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that. listening to you tell the story about it honestly put a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye for you I hope you never have to experience that again big hugs to you keep us all updated I wish you well
Speedy recovery!
Wow! I've had my fair share of hospital experiences, but this is another level of intensity. I'm so sorry, it sucks, but glad to hear physical recovery is going well!
Aww Hannah I'm sorry you have been through all of this but you're one strong,awesome human,as I'm sure you are aware!!! 💜
Wishing you a speedy recovery!!! You and your man are going to do fine.💞 It shows that you see things through together.😊😘
Gosh Hannah! Here’s to 2019!! ☀️
Glad you’re doing well again! ❤️❤️
Had tears in my eyes the entire time, it's really hard watching you go through this but I'm so proud of you for being so strong! I hope things start looking up from now on, love ♡
Poor you! This really sucks and I am sorry, that you have to go through so much! But I am sure your openess about all this is a tremendous help to many, many people in similar conditions! Keep your head up and greetings from Austria!
hugs hannah
I'm so sorry to hear this. Wishing you the best xx
I am very very sorry hearing about it!!! I am not a fan of many youtubers or many people in general, but I am really a fan of you. I am very sorry you had through all of that being the amazing person you are. Seeing how you are being so strong, open minded and adaptive through that crap makes me feel even more as a fan and increases the mount that I like you. I truly believe you will do well and that shitty experience (pun not intended) will end and all will be well soon. Get well soon Hannah!!!
I saw the title today during work and couldn't fucking believe it this happened to you again. Had to wait home to watch it. You are amazing!! Please never forget, there is many people cheering for you and sure of your full recovery soon! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I've been fed through a nasogastric tube but never had one to drain my stomach - I wasn't aware that was a thing. Sorry you've been through this and hope you have a speedy recovery. x
When I saw this on your Twitter, I was so annoyed for you cus you don’t deserve all of this! You’re so lovely! So happy you’re strong and fabulous xx
BIG HUGS BACK AT YOU!!! So much of what you talk about in this is in such a good humour, it is hard to realize how devastating it must have been, except that it happened to me after knee surgery... a fall put me back 2 months, but better than the 6 months after surgery... keep cool (have a daughter up in Liverpool, sweating it out)... both mentally and physically... cheers, dc
I’m sorry you’re having to deal with all of this Hannah, but you can get through this, you did it once and you can damn well do it again! Keep that PMA! I wish you a speedy recovery, and I’m sending you lots of love! You’re so brave and inspiring!
Lots of love and prayers to you Hannah! Hope you heal and recover super quickly!
Hannah - you are one brave Cookie. Respect !!
I'm so sorry this happened to you Hannah. Whatever happens you're still on an upward trajectory and you're doing amazing!! Xxx
So sorry you have to go trough all of this. I hope you recover quickly and have no further complications.
I am so impressed with how you cope with all of this. You are so strong!
It's cool how you have such a charismatic and relatively funny personality and a stronger than average spirit in order to be handling all of this in such a way to make it actually *interesting and involving* to watch and hear you talk about, (kind of like watching a drama filled, cleverly funny "movie", or at the very least, an interesting, informative learning "documentary" about the topic!), even though it is a topic that most people could *never* talk about to *anyone* , and a topic that where usually someone else would go; "Eww, I don't wanna watch a video about that, that's gross!"... But YOU have the very unique ability to turn this whole ordeal into a very intriguing story that one can't help but watch and listen to, simply because of the way you present it all to everyone who cares to know! That's a really cool quality about you!
It's still quite unfortunate that you even have to be dealing with any of this type of burden in your life, especially at such a young, vibrant age, because it limits what you can do physically and the fun things that I know you really want to be able to do in your younger years of your life!... But "it is what it is", I guess, and at least you seem to be handling this whole thing as well as *anyone* possibly could, as this is a LOT to have to deal with! You are very strong in mind and spirit, so that's good and very helpful here! (I know; you also accept support from caring others when and where you need it to get through this, whether that needs to be physically, mentally, emotionally, or psychologically! ;) )
Also, along those lines, your BF Dan sounds like a really great guy, staying right by your side throughout this whole process and never giving up on you or getting disgusted by or turned off by the whole process!... Most average guys probably couldn't handle their GF having to go through this sort of thing quite as well as he seems to have!... I think you have a "keeper" there! I would be very supportive too if I was in his position! I just hope I can find a really cool and very beautiful girl like you for myself someday soon! :)
Hopefully you are doing much better and are back to a more "normal" life by now, as I'm watching this a year after you posted it, in the time of the Corona Virus!... Stay safe, healthy, funny, and *happy* ! I wish you the best! :)
All of your fans and subscribers will always continue to look forward to seeing more videos from you whenever you have the time and energy to make them!... No rush tho, you do whatever you gotta do to get back all of your energy and a more "normal" life!
Get well soon Hannah, you are doing so well ♥️
You are so strong, Hannah! I am in awe of you xx
SO sorry to learn of this but I'm THRILLED that you're OK and healing! You have been handed FAR more than your share of adversity at such a young age but your resiliency, attitude and spirit are both amazing and commendable! Get well soon Hannah we NEED bright minds and individuals like you!
Wishing you a speedy & wonderful recovery Hannah! Your openness about the entire process is very helpful for increasing awareness about IBD. Lots of love xx
I know it wasn't easy but i really admire for your strength to keep going and still see the positive side and also still talk to us and being there to be part of your life. i love you for that!! you are best and keep it up!
I need to tell you that you are so inspiring to talk about this so openly, here! As you were describing the steps of what was happening it brought me back to when I had stage 4 appendix cancer and I can understand different elements of what you have gone through! You show your bravery in these videos, there are many lows in this process so when you hit a high it feels so great! When you were discussing the NG tube and using the sponge for any type of moisture, I know that is an amazing feeling to get anything!! You have a wonderful attitude about this whole process and I can tell you are a strong person to get through this!! Again thank you for posting this and hopefully many others will be inspired by your bravery!!! This experience has changed your life, but you are a going to be stronger because of it!!! Thank You for sharing your story!!!
I hope recovery is kind to you, I'm wishing you so much strength !!
I wish you to be better plz recover fast we all are here for you
get well soon lovelyyyy x
Can't imagine what it must have been to go through surgeryagain. I'm sorry and hope you are felling better now. Wish you all of the best!
You are so incredibly strong! Sending lots and lots and lots of love! ❤☀
Oh Em Gee!!!! Sweetheart I am so sorry that you were going through all this. I just want you to know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Was so sad to see your statuses of you going back into hospital. I hope you have a quick recovery this time round!! :(
Dear lord girl! I had to take a break through story to just breathe, you are a trooper! I hope you get to 110% soon and no more issues from here on out! 💛💛💛
I’ve had multiple abdominal gynaecological surgeries. Can honestly say that adhesions were the most painful and scary experiences. I knew I had minimal organs left for there to be a problem, so couldn’t understand why I was in so much pain.
FYI pineapple juice with mouth sponges is really good for the dryness!
Thank you so much for sharing this. You are awesome and my favourite youtuber! Also me and mum think you are inspirational. Hope your recovery is speedy xx
You got this girl 👊
Glad you're back on the mend! Lots of happy thoughts that your stamina returns soon! 💜
Oh no! I'm so sorry this happened! Thank you so much for sharing, you're a great role model for young women with health problems - you certainly help me feel a lot better about it. I hope you're recovery continues to go well!
You’re so strong and I think it’s so amazing that you share your story and bring awareness to this. As a long time follower, I’m so proud of you!
Sorry to hear about the midnight stoma problem. Good to see you on the mend.
Reckon you should do a book about your ibd experience and maybe get q&a's from other ibd sufferers and drs to include within the book (dunno if you have thought about this or not??). I like the videos though as they are really informative.
I hope you and Mona are healthy for a long time!!!
God bless you.
Your going to be fine.. Its nust great you got to go through this teriiabke experience.. You have such a positive soul.. Its so much that you went through it.. But I hope you can see the positive in going through something crazy.. And be able to say.. I know something about life now.. That I can use to help people.. I really want to see you do great things
Best Wishes to you always and I'm sorry you had this setback- Be strong- you are beautiful!
Good to hear you're on the mend.
Bless you Hannah this has been a rough month! Talk away, I'm so glad it helps and we are all rooting for you. Take it easy on yourself now xxxxxxxx
Get well soon!
Not to be a total downer but my mum has had an illiostomy for 24 years and has suffered from adhesions and obstructions so so many times with the longest time out of hospital in 24 years being 2 years. I really hope this doesn't happen to you!
Oh wow you replied! I hate posting something negative so want to reiterate that I hope ..and I'm sure it won't...happen again for you!
Also just a note to say that watching you go through this has opened my eyes to how desensitized I am to what my mum goes through every day and it feels so normal to me as I grew up with it. After your travel with a stoma vlog I called her up and told her how amazing I thought she was and it was very emotional. I have since shown her several of your post surgery videos and she (and I) wishes you all the best xx
Lynsey Carroll i don't really understand why you wrote it if you hate writing something so negative!
Why would you post that to someone whose just been through what Hannah has!?! Know when you're not helpful!!
That sucks for your mum Lynsey Carroll , she must be depressed Id be so angry if it was me
why would you write that
Sending you every ounce of love.
I went through a fucking horrific time dealing with suicidal feelings for much of this year and watching your videos was one of my go to methods for coping when I was trying to stop the need to end things.
You probably saved my life a few times, so even though I don't know you I have a tremendous amount of care and love for you.
I hope you will be okay, I'm sure I'm not alone in being touched by your wonderful personality ❤️
That's to bad that you had to go through all of that again. Sorry to hear about. I am happy that you are getting better and I hope you don't have to go through that again. I wish you all the best and you have a lot of fans supporting you.
Hannah you're so strong, I'm sorry this is happening to you but I also admire you so much for coming out of this and still have a smile on youre face. I had health problems in the past and they weren't nearly as bad as what you're going through and I know how badly that got me down mentally and I honestly have so much admiration that you've now gone through it for the second time and still have that sense of positivity about you, it requires a special kind of strenght 💛
I'm sorry you're going through such a shocking time Hannah! You're strong but I know that doesn't make it easier. I'm glad you're out of hospital at least. Take care :D
Im so sorry this happened. I can only imagine what it must be like, i hope you get better soon!!!!
You are the only person that I feel can completely understand what I’m going through. I so sorry you had to do surgery again and the frustration after finally feeling better and able to freakin’ live again. In two weeks I will go through surgery to get my stoma put down and I’m super nervous. Wish you all the best and health in the future 💕
I wish all the best for you.
oh hannah darlin :( so glad to hear you're recovering well though!
oh my god! plss get well soon! I hope you feel much better now💛💕
You are a brave girl.
Make a plan right now to celebrate Dan´s birthday in one months time. Put it in the calendar, make everything as it really is. Enjoy it both of you
Thinking of you!! I hope the recovery goes well, you're amazing and so strong and I can't wait to see all the amazing things you're going to be doing once you're up and about
so sorry you're going through this, and wishing you the best and quickest recovery!!
I'm sorry this happened to you. It's so disappointing when you feel like you are finally getting better and then you get knocked back a few steps. I'm proud of you for haw far you've come and how far you will come.
I'm so sorry you had to go through this again. I'm trying to imagine what it would be like and my imagination failed. I had two major surgeries only a few months apart years ago, and though they were elective and not nearly as invasive as yours, they were still very stressful and physically and emotionally draining. Your videos about your experiences are brave and useful to many, and I hope they're cathartic for you.
Oh, Hannah. I'm so sorry you had to endure this. I hope you have smooth sailing from now on.
You’re so strong Hannah for going through this and talking so openly about it! Get well soon, we’re all rooting for you ❤️
So sorry to hear you had to have another surgery after progressing so far. You have a great mind set to deal with all the shit you’ve been dealt. But just because you’re good at dealing with it don’t mean you deserve it! You hear that universe give the girl a break!
Speedy recovery 👍
I’m so in awe of how strong you are
So glad you're on the mend again. 💕 You're such a strong lady. Big kudos to Dan for being so amazing too.
💛 you’re such a strong woman
Would like to add that to this & all the wonderful comments. What an affirmation of human dignity, sensitivity & courage. Sense of humour belatedly added if I may.
Thanks so much for sharing what happened Hannah I was so worried. Stay strong you can pull through this x
Huge hugs to you, Hannah! I hope you have a speedy recovery.
I'm so sorry to hear about this and I hope you get well soon ♥️ you're so strong! lots of love from all your followers and viewers xx
(Also, when you were talking about how you were able to put a wet sponge in your mouth to help with your dry mouth, it made me cringe so hard. I despise the feeling of sponge)