Nursing Services

In the past, colon cancer and other bowel-related diseases, which required part of the bowel to be surgically removed, signalled the end of a normal lifestyle for patients. Due to current medical advances in the field of stomal-therapy, patients are now able to and resume most of their daily activities. This is in part due to the dedication of people like Sr. Diedie Edwards, who works closely with the surgeons in determining where the stoma outlet will be placed on the patient’s abdomen. This varies widely due to the individual lifestyle requirements of the patient, so Sr Diedie needs to work quite intensively with the patient in this regard. Once the stoma is in place, she trains the patients how to maintain and care for the stoma, and assists them where any problems might occur.

She is also a specialist wound-care therapist, and deals with post-operative wound-care, as well as bed-sores and diabetic ulcers.

Klinimed Nursing Services stocks a wide range of stomal supplies, including Convatech and Hollister, as well as wound dressing requirements.

Klinimed Nursing Services is contracted to most Medical Aids, and Chantal, Sr. Diedie’s assistant and office administrator, will gladly obtain authorisation on the patient’s behalf, as well as assisting them with their Medical aid claim.

Sr. Diedie can be reached on Tel: 041- 395 7531, for any queries pertaining to Stomal Therapy or Woundcare.