Another leak!

I went to work today and my ileostomy leaked.  Again.  My first day back to work from my medical leave was Thrusday and the exact same thing happened.  Was was wearing these same pants so I wonder if maybe they are the cause.  They are not tight, but the buttons hit right over my stoma.  We're having a bad snow storm, so I didn't feel like it would be the best idea to run home and change my clothes (like I did last time).  I didn't get on my outside clothes, but it got my underwear.  I had my supplies with me so I put a new appliance on and patted off my underwear as best I could.  I put a paper towel between my underwear and my pants because they are a little damp.  This really sucks.  I doesn't leak at home.  It waits until I get to work.

Maybe for now pants with an elastic waist and tops you can wear outside??? Is the seat belt in the car during your commute to the office putting extra pressure before you even get there?

Or....Do you have a skin crease at all? We are very new at this but hubby uses an Eakin ring with a 2 pc Hollister wafer/bag and before he applies the wafer he takes some adhesive from the tube and at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock puts some on the wafer to fill in his creases.

I'm sure the more experienced people will chime in here. Sorry you are dealing with this extra anxiety trying to get back in the swing of things.

Next time try wearing your flange without putting the extra barrier ring. Sometimes, an extra ring makes the flange turn away from the skin.

I had the most terrible leak months ago when I put on an Eakin seal before wearing my flange. The flange failed and literally fell out a couple of hours later in my sleep. I never used the Eakin seal again and I have been fine since.

I have a few pairs of pants I call "standing only" pants. If I sit too long in them the leakage gets down the stoma area and sure enough I will have a problem.

Sure seals help for a little extra protection so I don''t get the leak quite as immediately but it comes. I think it has to do with the pants tight when I sit or something.

Good luck figuring it all out. still working on the ups and downs.

Hollister is the one that leaks the LEAST for me. It's different for everyone because everyone is different.

I use a two piece hollister with convexity too. I just use a flat barrier ring with it; I feel like the convex one does NOT work. I leak with that too.

CONVEXITY!

and bring an extra pair of undies. I used to do that, until I became more confident with my appliance.
In fact, I used to carry everything with me, everywhere. It's like having a new baby and carrying around a diaper bag.

Yes, I do use a new bag every time. My nurse saw how frustrated I was with the drainable bag because I could never get it clean and as soon as I did there was more stuff in there, so she suggested I do the closed bag. I joke, but I probably do have a touch of OCD. I am on meds. My bag is opeque so I can't see it because it really bothers me. It has really helped a lot switching. I have great insurance so it has covered everything so far. My ileo is temporary so I just ordered the standard "3 month" supply of bags and hopfully it will be reversed in February and I'll have enough bags to last since the closed bags are really for colostomys and they don't use as many. If I do run out, I know it cost more, but it will totally be worth it to me. I'm having enough issues as it is.

When I change my appliance I just whip off around my stoma with warm water. This is how my nurse showed me. If I take it off and shower, I clean it with soap and water. I don't use any stoma powders or anything else. Just the wafer and the extra barrier ring, which is what my nurse determined was best for me. She had me using the elkin seals for a bit and that was much harder to clean off.

For several hours today my stool was coming out almost solid in form. It was wierd. I drink water all day and I don't think I ate anything different that would cause it to do that. It would kind of get caught up in the ring and I'd go in the bathroom and open the top of the bag and shake it down. Then a whole bunch more would come out. It was almost like it was backed up. Does it get backed up? I have been sick with a UTI and have been on Cipro, but it hasn't caused any thing usual from what I can tell and this was the 7th day I was on it.

I'm acutally using what I have left over from what they have me for pre-surgery so it's that liquid antibacterial stuff.

I have the answer for you.  There are three wonderful sources of information regarding ostomy care.  First there is Shaz from Australia, then there is the ever articulate Kathy from England and then there is the Evansville Ostomy Newsletter.  Get yourself on their mailing list.  You won't regret it.