Our tree will go up this weekend. Most all the gifts have been purchased and I am wrapping today. I have several friends that I hook up with every year and we make candy and that is scheduled for...
MACGIRL, I have the opposite problem. I can't seem to gain weight. At one time I had gastric bypass back in 2002 at that time I started at 399.9 I was a very big girl. I lost down to 200 lbs. Then my...
Hey, I feel like I a new wearer when I read about how quick everyone is. I usually take 30 min. (and that is the shortest time) I've ever had. I remove the bag and wafer but not until I prepare the...
I eat Greek yogurt but I don't know if it counter acts the ordor. As a trail I used peroxied but still prefer the M9 for my preference I use the peroxied when I'm out of M9 and waiting for it to come...
Dan Yes it did. I actually put the friars on let it burn and dry and then put another application on top and the second one didn't burn like the first one. The stuff is amazing. I've told several...
betsaronie Polish Dan lead me to the friars and my ulcers that I have been struggling with for months are nearly gone. My bottle came with an eye dropper and I use it. It will burn like fire so have...
I never had any bowel problems but woke up with a permanent ileostomy because I had UC due to a long course with an antibiotic after back surgery and a wound that wouldn't heal. My experience is a...
I agree with OHIO finding the right professional to take care of you is so important. It amazes me how little some docs and nurses know about ostomies....
I can eat anything I want and I do have some gas problems but not all the time. The trick I truely believe is eat slow and chew well and when you think you've chewed enough chomp down again and chew...
Yep SE I am really full of air!!! Guess it is better than being fos.......
David, I eat popcorn with butter on it. I eat it slowly and chew it well and I haven't had any major problems maybe a bit more gas but heck you never know what's gonna gas you. Yesterday I ate an...
For me it depends on what I eat. Proteins seem to stay in longer than my junk. I was have absorbtion problems and dropped down to 93# and I'm 5'4". Geez I saw bones I didn't know were there. lol My...
I can eat most anything also but I eat very slow and I chew, chew, chew. Some things I do better with than others but for the most part I can eat anything. I do have to watch nuts though they just...
"Privey" is just a little over a year old. My situation was different than some of yours. I had a bad case of C-dif which made my colon toxic and I had UC. I never had the rushing to the bathroom or...
80sChick, I hurt "privey" every once in awhile by accidebt. I use a long q-tip and go around closely to the stoma for a tighter stick. Occasionally the q-tip slips and hurts "THE GIRL''. A time or...
Congrats Cashblah, kids are wonderful and grandkids are even better. If I'd know how much fun it was to be a Grammy I would have skipped the parenting. We have two grown daughters and 3 grandkiddos....
Thanks Porterhouse it does do a better job of making the appliance stickier and you really don't have to use the dryer but a couple of seconds to get it warm.....
I use the combo pkg...little eakin and a little paste and the blow dryer is helpful also....
I use a little of both eakin and paste. I agree though if it ain't broke--and you are happy do what you've been doing....
Dan, Thanks Dan I will try to do that. Do you ever call the company and ask for samples? Our local HME store would only sell me a box of them and then if they don't work I'm stuck with a bunch. My...
Dan, I use a convatec #839002 I believe it is a 2 inch. I took my siccors and trim the outside of the seal down and then I pinch around the hole in the seal to make it really thin. Then I place the...
Sam, I use toilet paper to clean the poo off because I can flush them and can't flush the paper towels. I do flush often if "Privey" gets to working really hard when I have to change. It varies for...
I use an eakin seal under my convex wafer all the time. I put the eakin on the wafer instead of putting it on my skin and cut the eakin seal down quiet a bit. I went to our new WOCN for the first...
Brian, So sorry you have pain and your pain pills should help. My wound was on the lower back and when it was just changed it hurt a little while but got better as the time passed, trouble was by the...
esoR, I have the same problem but don't get the 4 days as a rule. When I change my wafer and pouch it takes awhile before I have any output sometimes greater than an hour. Kind of nice. When I have...
I haven't had a hollister wafer on that didn't leak. I do have a convex stoma and use an eakin seal with my convatec wafer. I want to try the coloplast wafer it sounds like they are really sticky......
Headphones, I have absorbing problems since my ostomy. I was down to 93# in May of this year and very malnourished so much so I had to go on TPN at home. Then I gained 30#'s in a month and my hip...
Chevy, My first thought was yeast. I've had several since I had my ileo in June 09 and have a powder that I use on it. It is a prescription so you can't purchase over the counter, however they do...
Hey SE...my hip is attached but still broken and will be for awhile I'm afraid but I just P'd like a Russian Race Horse so open you door and let's get to Suzanne's....I'll bring her a spare ice pack...
I too use M9 drops I believe Hollister makes it. The bottle says you only need 12 drops and it really does help. I agree it does get better with time but sometimes the stinky is worse than others. I...
Brian, I had a wound vac for a long time due to a back wound that wouldn't heal. You really can't hide it and it does make some noise. Mine had to be changed every other day. My daughter is a RN and...
I use TP also. I use a water bottle and squeeze water inside the pouch and then kind of massage the pouch to get some of the stool loose from the sides. The let it drain out, if the output is thick I...
I have had trouble with low B12 in the past but haven't had any problems lately. They have a blood test that will let them know if the level is low. They, the docs, can give a B12 injection and you...
I've had the rectal pressure since I've had surgery and that was in June of 2009. Sometimes when I sit down to do my "privey" business it feels like I will just poop out of my rectum. I only have 7"...
Congratulations Anthony this is good news and encourages us that are still fighting it. Again Congrats, Cathy...
Hi Corgimoma, I have had mega trouble with skin ulcers for almost 7 months now. Some days I wonder if it will ever heal? I was advised on this site that there is a product called Friar's Balsm. The...
I've heard and actually tried to end my shower with cold water running over the stoma I was told that that shocks her to not do her business.........I do think it worked but as I say my "my privey"...
I use toilet paper and a wash cloth to clean, only dial soap. I did use 4x4's (non-sterile) they are gauze but not too practical expense wise. "Privey" usually tells me when it is time to change by...
Stephanie, Do you have any sores or rough skin in the area that leaks? Do you use paste? Believe me I feel like the KS leak queen & those 2 things I'll check 1st. I use CONVATEC products and use a...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif I have been having trouble with skin ulcers around my stoma for about 8 months. My WOCN and I tried many different things to get rid of them and they are now getting...
My problem with the gas is that it blows the pouch up so much it has actually had to be changed and it is sort of painful. The doc wants me to drink Boost but it gasses me so much it has blown the...
Recently I've been trying a convatec wafer and pouch that didn't have the rim to snap the pouch on, just the wafer and the pouch stuck to the wafer. I've been dealing with skin ulcers and this is...
That is funny flchurchlady....good hubby's like that are hard to find...mine is a bit like that but unfortunately he has been baptized more that one time in four years, I'm impressed!!! I've had my...
I've eaten Chinese quite a bit since I had my ileo and don't have trouble, but the cabbage and onions can gas you alot. Do you take Beano? I sometimes take Beano when I eat gassy foods....
I rarely drink and when I do I drink rum and diet coke with a twist of lime. I haven't had trouble with it but like I say I rarely drink to therefore....I don't drink very much when I do......
I had an abcess that didn't show up for nearly 2 months. The abcess wasn't in the ileo but to the left side. I had no temp or pain until it got so large and I insisted they at least take a look see....
I guess I use all three, convatec convex wafer;eakin seal; and stomadhesive. I have a bunch of redundant skin because of a huge weight loss. My leaks were terrible at first but I am getting better...
Thank you for you inputs Vet and New Shiney. My ileo is runny but I do take Creon which makes it thicken up alot, I'm supposed to take it before meals and snacks. I don't forget it very often. I have...
I have had an ileostomy since June 2009. I have been experiencing absorbtion problems and was down to 93#. Have any of you had this problem and if so do you have any hints on how to turn things...