The Pill Box Pharmacy recently welcomed Brenda Petry, an ostomy specialist to Warsaw. Petry moved to Warsaw this month from Bowmansville, Pa. She has several years of experience with ostomy patients.
In medicine, a stoma is an opening, either natural or surgically created, which connects a portion of the body cavity to the outside environment. Surgical procedures in which stomata are created are ended in the suffix "-ostomy" and begin with a prefix denoting the organ or area being operated on. One well-known form of an artificial stoma is a colostomy, which is a surgically-created opening in the large intestine that allows the removal of waste out of the body, bypassing the rectum, to drain into a pouch or other collection device.
Petry's ostomy experience includes fitting appliances in hospitals, as well as service and support in a medical supply center. She can help with sizing issues, the best appliance choice and skin care. Petry is available at the Pill Box every weekday excluding Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. You may also call for an appointment.
The Pill Box is locally owned and operated by pharmacists Bill and Sherry Winn since 1979. Conveniently located on Provident Court near the hospital in Warsaw.
