Mrs Karen Totty

Written by a NHS patient at Stoma Services

Karen was my after care stoma nurse and supply set up connection all of which she did with no fuss or bother to add to this she was understanding of the problems faced by new stoma patients and was a great teacher and adviser

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Written by a NHS patient at Stoma Services

Karen is very approachable and friendly, I feel totally at ease with her.

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Written by a NHS patient at Stoma Services

Reliable Gives good advice Helpful in sorting out problems Engaging and empathic in care Unable to identify what could be improved as I never experienced anything negative. Happy to recommend

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Written by a NHS patient at Stoma Services

Karen has been to see me following my stoma operation, and has been a great source of advice and reassurance - easier to talk to than the hospital doctors and nurses who are rushed off their feet, as she is able to take the time to chat, and deal with any concerns or problems I have encountered. I have appreciated her visits very much.

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Written by a NHS patient at Stoma Services

Karen has been so helpful and supportive particularly in those early days when I first came home from a 6 day stay in hospital. Without the 24 hour hospital care of the hospital nurses I was feeling so worried about coping once I got home, I had so many questions, but Karen was calm and reassuring giving me the confidence to carry on and cope. With her 100% reliable visits I know I have learned so much to be able to start planning day trips and holiday breaks. I do wish though there was somewhere that patients starting out on life with stomas could go, physically or online, to seek out different makes of bags to find the best one for them. That was one concern I had that maybe there was a bag that would work better for me.

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