Hey everyone, I had my temporary ileostomy (made 04/04/13) reversed on Monday of this week (24/03/14). They'd offered to reverse back in November last year but I didn't feel mentally or physically...
Help!!! This is the 3rd night n a row the actual bag itself has come away from the flange baseplate and left me with a gaping hole. I never had an issue with the 15mm-40mm bags but since changing to...
Hey there, I have been wearing the Pelican soft convex bag for just shy of a week now and have just changed my bag. Upon doing so, I have found a HOLE in my skin. It basically looks like a worm hole...
@B'Dereh I am already back at work, 2nd week back. I had a successful trip to the stoma nurse today, she has put me on to the Pelican convex bag which I am really excited about! Seems a simple enough...
I don't know what WOCN stands for, but in general I am really happy with my nurses. They are really supportive, just reluctant to change so early on. I guess it's how they learnt and every...
Hey everyone :) When I say 'wipes', it is like a waffle paper towel I just make wet with warm water and soft gauze as well, the stuff given to me by the home care delivery team. Th nurses I refer are...
Nope not yet, had coloplast since day 1. This place is great but it can be very overwhelming I've found in just the few short days I've been using it....
The nurses recommended the powder to promote the skin to heal, but it doesn't seem to be getting any better at the moment. I use adhesive spray to remove the bag and slim Clean entire area with moist...
Stickiness and rolling pins, heaven lol. I want to try the dansacs but the emptying system is so small in comparison to the coloplast. Thanks for the luck, on that note I saw your post on the ostomy...
The nurses don't want me to try a convex until my muscles have healed a little more and the burns go down a little. I'm not due back in hospital again until next week and feel reluctant to make a...
Okay, in the past 12 days I have had 5 leaks ranging from needing to shower and change sheets to liquid seepage. My stoma is only 6 weeks old, emergency surgery after a foot of my bowel collapsed and...
I am already using the Eakins seals, and feel these are causing the leakages as it makes everything feel so cumbersome. It's just so frustrating when you're constantly worrying about a leak, it kept...
I change my bag every other day. I have acid burn round the stoma right now, and so am also using aloe Vera powder and a wafer to cover the irritated skin and promote healing. I also use cavilon...
Definitely not me laying on the tail end - it has just leaked again. Dying inside, so embarrassed :'(...
2am and I wake up covered in faeces, not the most pleasant of things... It's is 2nd weekend in a row I have woken up to a leak, in exactly the same place on the flange. I use the Coloplast maxi one...