Hi, Bythe sea, and thank you for the info. I checked Edgepark and they had 3 types of the benzoin, do you mind telling me which type you ordered? I have used Fryars for years and now it is being...
Hi guys Anybody still here that uses Friars Balsam compound benzoin tincture? I see where it has been discontinued, and drugs depot doesn't show the Geritrex benzoin compound tincture as available...
Hi Not sure if anyone else does this, but I only use 1/2 of the barrier ring and mold it back into a circle. I also put it on the flange itself, around the cut out, instead of on my skin. If I have...
Yea, Doctors seem to think shorter (1/2 inch or less) is better, it's not. An inch long one will save you some problems, in my opinion anyway...
Brava strips maybe?...
Hey I also use Tincture of Benzoin (the water proof type) and then Brava strips around the wafer. seems to stop the edges from lifting up at all...
For the 2 piece users talking about frequency of change, is that the flange and the bag or just the bag? I use a 1 piece and change on Tuesday night and Saturday morning. Just seems to fit my...
Hi I used to use only the non filtered pouches, but when i switched to the Mio 1 piece, it only came in filtered. I get about 36 hours before it clogs up. 36 is better than nothing....
Hey The stealth belt isn't really a hernia belt, I don't see how wearing one could hurt anything. You can wear it as tight or loose as is comfortable. I started wearing mine the first couple of weeks...
Hi I hope I like them better than my first impression. They aren't bad, just not what I was expecting for some reason. I think some of it is the clear bag. If I were you I would go on the Coloplast...
Hi The samples came today (2 pouches),. They look a lot like the Marlin pouches (which is what I use now). It shows they come in a soft, a light, and a deep. but I don't know which one this sample...
Hi again.. Just adding,, The original surgeon that made the short and poorly aimed stoma pretty much told me to learn to live with it and kicked me to the curb. A series of events lead me to another...
Hi I didn't know enough at the time (2012) to ask bout length. The WOC nurse went through marking a location on my skin before surgery, but that was it. I don't know what a good length would be for...
Hi My first one was skin level and pointed up, nothing but trouble. 2 months later I had a revision to pull it out some and turn it out straight. It's now about a 1/4 inch or so out, and I wish it...
Got another email today saying that Coloplast was shipping the samples out. I really like the bag part, but could not get but 2 days out of the regular mio. I need convex, and hope these work out...
Hi I received an email from Coloplast that the Mio convex was now available. Has anyone gotten and tried the convex ones yet?...
oO(how did that happen) sorry for the double post...
Hey Nice cuupoftea I think you will like the Salts products. When I asked for samples I was expecting the normal 2 or 3 bags. They sent 30 bags, plus a lot of other stuff, and said if i needed...
Hi I started out with a 2 piece, they are easier to put on while the learning curve is being climbed. I now prefer the 1 piece because it lays flusher to the skin, and seems less noticable to me . I...
Hey Call Coloplast and ask about their Mio line for colostomies...
I think its Coloplast or maybe it's convatec, but one of those has the mio line of closed end bags thats supposed to be similar to the cymeds, If you can use closed end ones you can get a sample of...
Hey You might want to try a pouch that has a more flexable wafer. The microskin ones are the most flexable I have ever tried. They aren't as well suited for an ileostomy, but would probably do well...
Hi The best home made thing I have found is to take a freezer bag or sandwich bag and put a small slit in one side. Make it long enough that you can reach inside the bag and pull your ouch through...
Hi I haven't heard of Dansic, where do you get samples from for them? I wish coloplast would make the mio series in a drainable pouch, I believe that will be a good answer for a lot of people. Thanks...
Thanks Kelly, I might take you up on that...
Thanks, I'm going to give them a try...
Hi I live in the deep south, I think I will probably order the swab sticks and give them a try. thanks for your help...
Hey Ok, maybe I'm just dense, but how do you know which one is the wterproof T O B, and which ones aren't, and why can't the Canadian pharmacys ship to the states? I really want to try the waterproof...
Hey Dan No, the kind I bought last month was the wrong stuff, thats why I was wondering if the swab stick kind was the water proof kind before I ordered it. i find it kind of strange that there are 2...
Hey Dan Are these the right TOB?, the type that is waterproof and only comes off with alcohol? Thanks...
I've only been dehydrated once - pre ileostomy- I thought I was going to die from back pain around my kidneys. Once the hospital started an iv, it stopped in about 45 minutes. I'm not sure it is the...
Hey Dan Thanksfor answering ,Was wondering, are the swab sticks the right kind of b of t? Someone posted a few weeks ago that they ordered some of the right kind from Canadadrugctr.com, and they...
Hey Dan i was curious about the type of B of T you use, do you clean it all off at the time you change bags, or do you put another coat over the top of it? I had a bottle of the type that washed off,...
Hey I've been using those for a couple of months with no problems, You just have to figure the right size out. I guess i got cheated tho, I only got 2 for 10 bucks at Walmart...
Hi For what its worth,one other thing i do with the eakin seal, is to put it on the bag around the opening, and actually push it through the hole slightly so you can see the edge of the seal from the...
Hi The barrier rings,eakin seals, whatever you want to call them always turtleneck up through the hole and around my stoma. It used to freak me out, but it has never caused a problem- knock on wood-....
Hey I have BCBS as well, and they will not pay for anything out of network. Its crazy that I live in Alabama and cant order from Georgia, but Byrams is in my network and they are in Illinois or...
Hi the opening in mine is way over to the right as well. Ive only had an ileo since August, but so far it hasn't seemed to cause any problems - knocking on wood too...
Hey I use the Marlen 1 piece mini max, and the velcro closure seems to only be good for 2 days or so, I haven't had one come loose yet, but they devinitly don't seal well after that. I have bought...
Hi I was getting a lot of itching and burning right at the edge of the flange as well. I took the advice of PolishDan and started usung tincture of bezoin on the skin before applying the pouch and it...
Hi for what its worth,I had somewhat of the same situation. I finally figured out that the wafer ( convatec)I was using had too much convexness, I now use a 1 piece from Marlen( either the ultramax...
Stone Mountain is a very cool place...
Walmart carries those "as seen on tv" bands that are for women to wear to cover the skin when they bend over and their shirt rides up (obviously I don't know what they are called) Anyway they were 2...
Hi Thats the way I use the Eakin as well. I cut to fit the hole and it's never the same size twice in a row. My ileostomy was the first of August this year, and the stoma is still shrinking, although...
Larasmom Some manufacturers,maybe all, have shallow and deep convexity. I use the shallow, I thought I would need the deep, but it had so much convexness that it would actually push the wafer up off...
Hey Larasmom I've only started using it on my last change. I used the cleaner, and then wiped the benzoin on with a cotton ball, let it dry and then applied the pouch. I'm still learning myself. was...
wow sorry about the double post...
Hey Dan and Larasmom I'm not sure of the brand name, but I know it isn't Friars (sorry I'm not at my home to see the bottle) I paid 10 bucks for about an 8 oz bottle at the pharmacy where I buy my...