Hi Everybody, Take care everyone and once again thank you so very much for everything. [color="#0000ff">Toritoo Lime disease and I don't have it! Yeah! Dodged that bullet.[/color]...
Dear All, Thank you once again for all the info. It's been a rough month for me and now I'm starting to have a little less pain. Cantelope is coming out of my ears but it does seem to help....
Hi Samjones, Well I'm glad to know that honeydew works also that one I like a little better. I am a bit confused though. When you say eat melon is that all I should eat durring a flare up? I mean...
Thank you so much for all the information. I went right out this a.m. and bought a cantalope (which I really don't like but I'm desperate) some watermelon, which I love but I'll be darned if I'm...
/community/emoticons/cry.gif In Oct. 2012 I saw my Uro for what I thought was another of the many bladder infections I thought I was having. I tested negative but was still treated with antibiotics....
Thank you Bay Area Guy, that's helpful information. I know everyone is different but still there has to be some things that work for most people. I'll try this, though we already do the banana thing...
Lots of people have looked at my post about my Mom post op but noone has left a message, does that mean there is no answer? Or like everyone is different so we have to wait and see and hope she...
Forgot to say who I was! D'oh! Toritoo...
Hi all,Hope your all hanging in there. It's been a while since I've written but just didn't find the time while caring for Mom. So sorry about that. Mom is post op since 8/28/12 when she had her...
[color="blue">Hi] Once again thank you for all your words of wisdom and caring. My Mom is amazing! She's one of those women that thinks of others before herself, that once you meet her you become...
Hi All. Well its been a few weeks since. I wrote but things haven't changed that much. Still having the same issues with getting them to stay on and all the gas and a foamy substance in the bag. One...
Every time I write here about my Mom's bag the darn things leaks, This time at 1 a.m. and again at 6 a.m. this morning. I've just finished changing it, again and so I'm off to bed. Just wanted to...
Will do trafficdonna and thanks. We're going to be changing the bag pretty soon and she has all these appt.s for infusions and the blood tests and everything else I will read your post and let you...
Went out and had an appt. with the Stoma Nurse tues. I can't believe that we've still been struggling with this issue for months. If a bag lasts a whole day and night then breaks we feel lucky that...
She has an ileostomy that she had done in January. Thanks again for the advice. Allbluezoo I agree with you this is such a great site with so much information for everyone that needs it. I'm so...
Hi Blue, I think that in these situations it is mentally healthier to vent and not just occasionally but every time you feel like it. We all have issues in our lives and if we don't vent we...
Thank you both, I thought we were told at one time that it was better to eat 6 - 8 small meals during the day tapering down in the evening. But I like both ideas, manual fart lol, breakfast for...
Hi All, Just me again with a new issue. Mom is having a hard time with gas filling the bag and little bits of feces. Last night she had to empty it every half hour and all of the contents of the bag...
My Mom says we have tried the paste and it didn't work. Me, I can't remember but I thought using the powder with the spray made a paste when together? My sister put this last bag on Mom on friday and...
Dear frustrated1000, I can totally relate to your problem getting the bags to last longer than 24 hours is like winning a battle but not the war. We are dealing with our Mother and her ileostomy she...
Hello Everyone, Sorry it's been awhile but I've been ill with an UTI and the "Heaven sent" Easkin seals have not been working for us. More likely it is us but we're lucky if we get a bag to last 24...
Hi Daffodil, You are so right about how great this web site is and how nice some of the members who have been here awhile can/are the best. This situation that Mom is in is new to us so having...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif Day 4 and we changed the bag. NOT because it leaked but because we figured it was time. It's been on for a few hours this morning and so far so good. We just couldn't...
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At last!!! Mom saw a real stoma nurse yesterday and got her stoma size (7/8") and an eakin seal and some helpful advice that we could rely on. We've been showed so many different ways. So, anyways...
Ok. We've had enough! My poor Mom went through 6 bags yesterday and last night. She was awake all night & is so tired. We finally got some supplies from the same company Shields, convex flanges and...
The bags aren't what's breaking actually it's the seal of the flanges. It just eats it away no matter how good a seal we get on it. We are at a point where if a bag lasts more than 24 hours we're...
Hi Windy city, thank you so much for the words of encouragement, we are doing the best we can. She's our Mom so it's a labor or love really. Oh and thanks for the good news as well. They are trying...
Thanks everyone. Mom's back in the hospital, again. Now we are having problems with her nutrition, seems the food is going through her so fast that she isn't getting any of the nutrients she needs....
Thank you everyone for all the advice and support. I think we have to watch what we feed her better. Maybe small meals several times a day instead of her usual diet would be best? I've called for...
Also when I say the bags broke I really mean the seal leaked. The bags aren't rupturing - yet. Hopefully we won't have to worry about that as well. toritoo...
Thank you, thank you thank you. We've made it thru the day and have 2 left till Mom goes to the Dr. in the morning. I wull try your suggestions and "Keep Calm and Carry On" (my favorite saying -...
Hi Julee7, thanks for the help that is what I am trying to do but can't seem to find anyone open on Sunday. I've ordered samples from a couple different companies but I guess I should just ask all of...
Hi All, It's been awhile since I posted about problems my mom is having with her ileostomy bags. Since last friday she has gone through 12 to 15 bags! We know it''s not anything we are doing wrong...
Hi Blueglass (love the name), Mom just got out of the hospital again. She was dehydrated and some of her blood work was bad. So they took care of her and when they sent her home they told her not to...
Didn't realize this was a common thing and my mom calls hers Rosebud, apparently a favorite but I call it George. Don't know why just do. Toritoo...
I accidently pushed delete from this thread but I'm still open to any help or tips anyone has to share. I just don't know how to re subscribe so hope this works. : /...
Ok, here's how we do it. First we remove and clean up the area around the stoma. Next we connect the new bag to a new to what I think everyone is calling the wafer, the part that seals the bag to the...
Hi NASCARonm, Thanks for the tip. I guess that part of the problem is they only sent us 2 different bags to try in the beginning and then 3 months of the one we chose. But there was nothing called...
Thank you one and all. I and my sister and brothers like I said are just so overwhelmed it's scary. We all have so many unanswered questions. Last night Mom had to go to the ER where she found out...
Hi B'Dereh, Thanks for the info. We all just feel so overwhelmed with the whole situation and it's definitely wearing on my mother. I'll try the stoma nurse and see what she can do. Toritoo...
Hi, I'm toritoo and my mother had to have an ileostomy in the end of January. We've been having so many problems with the bags leaking and needing to be changed sometimes up to 2 or 3 times a day....
/community/emoticons/eyes.gif Hi Lindaloo, This is a tough one today. Pain and the repercussions of it have messed with my life, my mans, my daughters and my families but mostly me over the last...
/community/emoticons/cry.gif This was a good one Chutz, kind of took my mind of my own pain and sadness believe it or not. toritoo [img]/community/emoticons/turn.gif [/color]...
/community/emoticons/cry.gif I am so sorry about[b] your living situation but I can also truly relate. At 44 (4 years ago) I had to move in with my mom and at first it was very much like you said,...
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/community/emoticons/cry.gif I will definitely ask my dr about[b] that med for numbing that sounds like it could be helpful. I've taken 5 days of Cipro and I can't say it's that much better, maybe a...
Good luck Scarred you will be missed by all. Think of all the new adventures you will be having in Kansas and how everything will be new for you. Your husband and you both sound like a great couple...
Hi Mike, I agree with everyone else, Momma cat will be just fine and 6 to 8 weeks is the ideal time for kittens to start off on their own. I think maybe Momma cat isn't the only one having separation...