Louise Thompson thrilled to mark major milestone 3 months after getting stoma bag
Former Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson has reached a huge milestone, three months after undergoing life-saving surgery.
At the beginning of this month, The TV personality bravely shared that she’d had a stoma bag fitted after being diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. And, for the first time since having the ileostomy fitted, Louise has revealed she’d gone swimming with her son Leo-Hunter, 3.
Taking to Instagram over the weekend, she marked the milestone moment following the procedure, as she submerged herself in water for the first time. Louise was all smiles as she splashed around the pool with her little one as they got to enjoy some fun on a water slide.
Sharing a video of her wearing a chic black swimsuit, Louise wrote an inspiring caption to tell fans how she was feeling about her first time swimming since the surgery. She said: "This is the first time I’ve fully submerged myself in water in over 3 months. That’s actually crazy. I can’t believe I’m saying that. No swims. No baths. No nothing.
"I think I’ve adjusted to life with a stoma incredibly quickly (I know someone who wasn’t able to change their bag for several months post ‘ostomy’ surgery and had to get a family member to help)… zero judgment btw… it’s fairly hideous having to look at an organ with absolutely no desire to go into the medical field.
"FYI I always thought that red funnel thing was a plastic tube and seeing it have ‘a life of its own’ was a bit of a rude awakening. But I think I’ve adjusted well. However, there are certain things that have taken a bit more time than others. I was scared to get really soaked or have a bath in case I ‘hurt it’ or drowned it or water went inside it and flushed it out or in case I got an infection or some other weird horror story."
Louise added: "They don’t really seem to come with a manual. And even though people told me that I’d be ok I still thought that maybe I’d burn it in the bath?!?!? But in this instance I just had to get on with it. Less thinking, more doing. I couldn’t come to this magnificent hotel and NOT go in the infamous Sharky and George pool.
"So I took the plunge. And there was only one way to do it… On a giant red slide, with my son, in the hope I’d see his eyes light up! Which they did. After the look of terror dissipated. Then obviously came the “AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN”. Then I had a bath. Then I had another bath. Then I went to another pool yesterday. Can’t keep me away. Today I ate some lettuce too."
