Ostomy Care and Supply Centre

This review is a hard one for me because it’s difficult to put in words on how appreciative I am with Ostomy Care and Supply. These folks took me under their wings at the most vulnerable point of my life, during cancer treatment and recovery. The compassion and understanding of these gals, front desk and nurses, is incredible.
If you’re in the crappy position (pun intended) and forced to use a prosthesis for an ostomy, this is the place to come for help and supplies. It’s the only ostomy centre /​center in North America. I don’t care where you live in the Lower Mainland, you have to support this business that does so much for the community. Live in Vancouver, get your butt on the SkyTrain and take it the 22^nd Street Station, and then walk an easy block to the clinic. Appointments are free (as many as you want) with several well-​versed ostomy nurses.
These nurses are the ones that get you through the many challenging days following a new stoma. If you have to crawl to this place after your surgery, do so. No one is immune to the emotional challenges an ostomy brings, especially from cancer. My appointments were never rushed and I was able to get a lot off my chest. I had to wean myself from the nurses’ help because of holiday travel, but they never pressured me to not make future appointments.
If you aren’t able to travel to New West, I know they’ll help you over the phone and they ship their supplies province-​wide.