The Phoenix back issues have 1,216 pages of answers to common and complicated ostomy problems. From learning how to irrigate a colostomy to finding the right pouching system to intimacy with an ostomy, each issue shows you how to return to a secure and successful life after surgery. Find the information, education and inspiration for living life to the fullest with an ostomy.

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In-depth Articles by Ostomy Experts

Comprehensive articles on important topics such as Preventing Cancer Recurrence by Cliff Kalibjian, Intimacy with an Ostomy by Laura B. Herbe, BSN, RN, CWOCN and Paula Erwin-Toth, MSN, RN, ET, CWOCN, CNS, Basic Colostomy, Ileostomy Care and Basic Urostomy Care by Leslie Washuta, RN, BSN, CWON and many, many more are the focus of each back issue of The Phoenix magazine. 

Read about "average" college student Jessica Grossman who is heading an ostomy awareness campaign in the June 2010 issue or the first soldier in combat, helicopter pilot Bob Cuyler in the June 2011 issue or one of the many more inspirational stories of ostomy patients just like you who have come back from surgery stronger than ever.

Dr. Janice Rafferty, Dr. Susan Cera and Ostomy Nurse Marlene Muchoney answer specific questions and concerns of ostomates just like you. Dr. David E. Beck, Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Colorectal Surgery at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation, provides in-depth articles on the latest surgery advancements, cancer/disease treatment and screening/diagnosis techniques.

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