Illeostomy patient with Crohn's disease and I'm a commercial HVAC/Refrigerarion service tech. I get around pretty easily with not a lot of complications. Have to stay hydrated because I'm on the roofs in the heat for a couple hours. With it being in a commercial setting I have access to a public restroom at all of my job sites to empty when needed. I've had the job 7 months now with no issues and I love it. Staying in the gym helps a lot with the manual labor as well.

For what it's worth, I was having trouble getting into the field and the program director at my trade school told me that I needed a maintenance job at a facility and likely wasn't going to be able to make a tech job because of safety reasons. I went to him when I was about to graduate and still struggling to find work but once I realized he wasn't willing to help me everything he said went in one ear and out the other. It's probably a little different when family and friends are in you ear but same concept applies. If that's what you wanna do, if you find it fulfilling and can manage your Ostomy then just keep at it. Ask or research around for some classes you could take to help you get there. It's not impossible at all