Is a 62 year-old female from regional Australia. She lives 6 hours from a major hospital.
She elected to have an ileal conduit as it was “simpler” and suited her lifestyle and location.
Her cancer had spread to a lymph node prior to surgery and she had chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant chemotharapy).
She has recovered well and she still works on the farm with heavy lifting and has not had her lifestyle restricted.
It took a while to get used to the bags and paraphernalia but she has got on with her life and is happy with how she is managing.