NASHVILLE AREA  

CHAPTER OF THE

UOAA

New Meeting Place for 2006-2009
See Directions below

MISSION 

DIRECTIONS AND MEETING INFORMATION

We will be meeting in the Old Board Room, which is located inside the Stringfield Bld, (Baptist Hospital) right off of 21st street in the entrance where patents are discharged. The room is located behind the cafiteria

Free parking next to the building at 21st Avenue and Patterson  and if there is room we can park in the "u" parking entrance.

   (2 blocks from either Charlotte or Church)              see MAP

Helpful hint:  get there early to make sure that you can find it & to ensure parking. 

 DIRECTIONS TO  MEETING ROOM - Old Board Room

PRESIDENTS' COLUMN
Hey Members & Visitors,

It is that time of year again & a lot of you will be considering traveling during this time. With respect to that, the topic we will be discussing is: Tips for Traveling & Leisure Times, as well as Things that might make me scared of if traveling: This discussion will be lead by Frank Holt, one of our Past Presidents.

This is a great time of year for this topic and whether you are are an avid traveler or about to plan your first excursion, we would love to hear from you. Please remember: Your experiences might be just the thing that someone else needs to hear so that they can make their own life richer!

News about our Members:

Last month we had a very lively discussion on "Spouses," lead by Gene Nabi. It was clear that he had spent a good amount of time in preparation. Thank you so much, Gene.

Rena Sawyer has graciously accepted our request to serve our group as Secretary. As most of you know, she has been a tireless champion for new ostomies within this organization & since she is retiring we will again see a lot more of her.
Thanks, Rena.

Please keep Sara O'Kelly in your thoughts and prayers. She has been under the weather of late and that is why we have seen less of her. However, she was at our last meeting and it was really great to see her.

In the future, if you know something newsworthy about any of our members, please let me know and I will be glad to pass it along.

The meeting begins at 2 p.m. at Baptist Hospital in the Old Board Room.
Questions? Call 615/662-7639. Hope you can attend!

If you would like to bring any refreshments - chips - dips.
Please Do.

See you at the next meeting.

  Alan & Sandra Ashendorf 

                   Everyone is encouraged to come.
  See you there.

We will also be taking your suggestions for programs for this coming year.

PRESIDENT MESSAGE
Sandy Ashendorf, Co-President, happily passes on to Steve Eisen, our Treasurer, a very generous and greatly appreciated contribution from Hollister.

Hollister has graciously agreed to pick up the cost for anyone, wishing to join our group for the first year.

THANK YOU HOLLISTER

Sara O’Kelley     662-3664

Alan or Sandra Ashendorf       662 7639

FROM OUR TREASURER

We currently operate as the Nashville Ostomy Association. We issue our own
local newsletter by email, hold our monthly meetings the last Sunday of every month at
2:00 pm at Baptist Hospital, visit patients in need at area hospitals, and maintain
our own website.

We are also a member of the United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc.,
which collects separate dues and which individuals can also join and receive
their magazine.

We collect our own local dues based on the dues
structure of $10.00 a year if you have an e-mail address where
we can send the newsletter. Our dues cycle is from
December 1 to November 30 each year. Please feel free to call me at home
at night (I stay up late) or on the weekends at 353-0243 if you have questions.
Steve Eisen, Your Treasurer Since 1984.

Mail check payable to the Nashville
Ostomy Assoc. c/0 Steve Eisen, 524 W. Hillwood, Nashville, TN, 37205. If
you are unable to pay these dues, please contact Steve at 353-0243.

MEDICAL INFORMATION ON THE WEB

This takes you to the National Ostomy Site. From here you can find all sorts of infomation www.uoa.org    

The Continent Diversion Network .www.ostomyalternative.org

Parents of Ostomy Children .www.uoa.org/networks_parents.htm    

Teen Network .www.uoa.org/networks_teens.htm   

Find answers to your health questions in this easy to navigate collection .http://www.thriveonline.aol.com/medical/library/index.h tml    

The Digital Urology Journal offers articles and  reports, urology nurses online and much more. http://www.duj.com/index.html 

 The University of Pennsylvania’s OncoLink provides accurate information about specific types of cancer, treatments and research advances  http://cancer.med.upenn.edu/    

 Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America     www.ccfa.org                

"Ileostomy Lavage"

By: Dianne Garde

When someone with an Ileostomy encounters a blockage, it is important to know how this should be treated.  The term "a Lavage" is used rather than irrigation.

In the Ostomy realm the term irrigation is generally refers to someone with a colostomy who gives them an enema on a daily basis to clear the colon of stool.  The amount of water used is probably between one and one and a half liters.  I feel that trying to instill this amount of fluid into an obstructed Ileostomy could be potentially dangerous as the pressure could cause a perforation. 

The generally accepted method of treatment for Ileostomy obstruction is to use saline (sodium chloride) to prevent dehydration and to utilize a bulb syringe with an open ended whistle tip, 24Fr or 26Fr, catheter.

The solution is sucked into the bulb syringe and gently instilled into the catheter and the contents sucked back into it again in an effort to break up a food bolus.  This should be done a number of times until the saline comes back clear.

I would not recommend that Illeostomies try this procedure unless they have the proper equipment and have been taught by an Enterostomal Therapist.   This should not be attempted until an x-ray has been taken to determine that it is a food bolus and not a mechanical obstruction.

I would also recommend that if you feel you have an Ileostomy blockage that you try to get to a major centre where there is a qualified personnel familiar with the proper procedure to deal with the problem appropriately

About the Author: Dianne Garde is Certified Enterostomal Therapist. She can be reached at: wcet@on.aibn.com.

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