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Posted 3/1/2009 1:01 AM (GMT 0)
Chassity, the stickers are to cover the filter so it doesn't get wet or when the filter stops working and you don't want to change the pouch (but it could leak) so you cover it with the sticker...

That is the bonus to Hollister's filter, NO STICKERS, and the filter works:)
Posted 3/1/2009 1:25 AM (GMT 0)

Okay ladies...lets talk pouches.

I need to put an order in for something on Monday...I'm currently using the Coloplast  Sensura...two piece...not the flex.  I'm liking it so far...a lot better than the Hollister.  I like the flange, the seal, just about everything about it.  I'm still too sore to wear clothes right at my stoma level, so my bag is still kind of obvious under clothes...and I think some of that is my poochy tummy.  blush

Is the wafer on the flex the same as the one I'm currently using?  Chassity I think it's the same Sensura you were recently using?  With the click ring and velcro closure?  I really like this one a lot, and I feel it's the best for me and my needs.  I am very interested and nervous about the flex possibility.  I'm constantly on the go on normal days, and I start back to work the end of next week (but if I can swing it I may not go back till the following Monday or Tuesday...I'm good at manipulating devil ).

So does the flex hold up to activity?  Anyone working out with the flex?  The only complaint I have with this sensura is the closure ends rub against the top of my leg a little while wearing jeans and that's just uncomfortable.  Where do you guys suggest I wear my pants?  Right at my stoma?  Below my stoma?  Above my stoma?  I'm so confused b/c I wore a pair of jeans the other day and they hit lower and I had a huge poof of a pouch above my jeans.  Awkward! 

Thanks! smurf

Posted 3/1/2009 1:42 AM (GMT 0)
I'll help you with some of the questions...

I had that rubbing, too, on my leg...my fix (I use Hollister Lock n Roll) was to turn up the end and stick it under the front "cloth" cover. It holds there pretty well without any tape and I haven't had a rub since:) I don't know if you can do that with the coloplast, but you could always use a piece of paper tape to tape it up and that stuff is easily removed to go...

I think summerstorm tapes the top of her pouch down so it doesn't "poof"...I turn mine down so it is held down by the top of my pants.

You will have to try different waist pants and find your preference...I wear some above, some at and some below my stoma...jeans I find best at the same place my stoma is and as long as they are not too tight, they don't bother anything:)

As far as trying the flex...order a small supply of what you are using now, but get a couple samples of the flex to see if they are what you need...that way if its not a good fit for you, you still have stuff that works!!!
Posted 3/1/2009 1:57 AM (GMT 0)
The little white stickers are to cover the filter area during showering so it does not get wet.
Posted 3/1/2009 2:43 AM (GMT 0)
I do tape mine to my stomach and it works wonderfully!
As for the tail rubbing your leg, the tape that i put on it helps it to not dig into my skin, but i wear mine tucked up into my undies so it doesnt touch my leg, that's the only wy i can stand it, If my bag gets too full and falls out of my undies it drives me crazy!
Posted 3/1/2009 3:33 AM (GMT 0)
Well, the filters get ruined a day after I put the bag on anyway, so I've never used them.

I hate when the bottom rubs against my leg too. So, I tuck the bottom part into my underwear.

Robin, my job is very physical, and it was just fine. I worked 10 hrs. today.

I wear my pants either above or below my stoma. some of my scrubs sit right on top of my stoma and it gets uncomfortable and sore by the end of the day. If I wear it under the stoma, I just burp it/empty it more often.
The flex lays very flat. it doesn't have a thing to click on the wafer b/c there is nothing to click.

I thin the click and the flex are very comparable.
Posted 3/1/2009 3:45 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you for solving the sticker mystery, I was wondering too, since i'm used to the Hollister that doesn't come with them. :)

The Sensura Flex's bottom rolls up under the cloth cover too, and even has a little dot of extra velcro to help secure it. I tuck it into my underwear too, b/c it drives me nuts if it's hanging loose under my pants. I haven't been able to get comfortably back into my jeans yet, partially b/c I'm on the chubby side, and it just feels too tight right now over the pouch. I'm getting away with wearing mostly yoga pants, which sit right on top of the pouch. I have one pair that rides lower, and I only reach for those if all other laundry is dirty, b/c the sensation of the pouch puffing out over the pants top bugs me.
Posted 3/1/2009 3:51 AM (GMT 0)

Okay...thanks ladies!!!  :-)

I have tried the Hollister Lock N Roll...and I liked it okay, but the bottom cloth part just didn't seem to keep the end in for very long...I maybe got one possibly two days of no problem, then it was falling out all the time.

I'll definitely order a small batch of the click ones I like so much, and try the Flex...though I am super nervous!  The last thing I want is for my pouch to fall off during a client session or while in my grad classes!!!  blush    That would be so humiliating!!!

Anyway, thanks again!!!

smurf  

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