At the time I lived in Northern NJ (now Central NJ) and I had my surgery (and many, many since) at The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood...
It took 6 months for my butt (or lack of butt...LOL!) to completely close and heal and like you it drained for a very long time I did a lot of sitz baths to keep it clean but the doctor told me there...
It's not a problem getting output while I'm in the shower, it's the bit between getting out of the shower and getting the new bag on that can be messy.[/quote] I generally take a pile of gauze and...
I shower naked with every bag change, I love it. I feel like I can get the skin good and clean, then I come out dry off well and put a new fresh bag on. If I get some output (I usually dont) so what...
Definitely a convex wafer AND use an ostomy belt to hold it tight to you stomach. I do this and never have an issue...
I use coloplast strips.... I tried Eakin seals and found them just to wide where I fold the strips in half so they are very thin in width....
Coloplast Sensura 1 piece and I change on the 5th day, I could go 6 if needed but it starts to become itchy then I do nothing special either, literally shower with dove soap, dry skin. Use a adhesive...
My surgery was done by a colon-rectal surgeon and they actual re-did surgery on my in 2010 when I had a parastomal hernia and needed my ileostomy relocated due to it My insurance covers 80% of ostomy...
I clean with Dove soap/ water and nothing else.... no wipes, no removers, just dove soap in the shower and rinse well. I never have a problem with the bag sticking either so I just stick with what...
I had a peristomal hernia repair in Decmeber 2010, I got it from pregnancy (my son was born Feb 2007). It was HUGE , larger than a grapefruit. The hard part for me is I have had so much open...
When I had my surgery the rectal site was left open to heal and it took 6 months to completely close...
Was the wound closed when surgery was done? Mine was not and it took 6 months to completely close and heal :sad:...
I had my rectum removed and anus closed at the time of my ilesotomy back in 2000. I also have Crohn's and had very bad rectal involvement. My case is not like the others as I had the wound left open...
Oh dear.... I had my rectum removed and my wound was left open to heal, I had a 45 minute ride home and it was very, very hard. I was sitting on a large foam pillow. Make sure you take pain meds...
Anna... Yep....i have an ileostomy. Maybe its skin type or something I am not sure but they stick very, very well for me. Actually if there is an issue of some kind and I have to take it off early I...
I use coloplast and have for many, many years without incident, when I change at 5 days it is still VERY well adheared...
I don't lay (or wait) at all, I can change my bag in literally a minute flat. I put it on, pull up my underpants and walk away. I change every 5 days...
NO! You will have hernia surgery and you will fix the hernia, period end...
Coloplast, and the first one I used was AWESOME. It stuck like a nuclear war wouldn't have dislodged it (although the little paper tab at the top of the "base plate" rubbed my poor skin raw). I want...
I had my rectal removal done and left open.... it drained for a LONG time but that is why he did it, if he closed it the fluids would abcess...
I had mine removed, I have Crohn's and I had severe rectal involvement so there was no way to keep it...
I had my rectum removed when I had my ileostomy done. I have Crohns and has severe rectal involvment. Honestly it was the hardest part of the surgery for me, it was very painful especially since they...
What experiences have people had with fixing parastomal hernias? I had my fixed in 2010, mine was the size of a graprefruit and needed a mesh closure and relocation of the ileostomy from the right to...
I had my rectum and anus removed as I have Crohn's and I had significant rectal involvement. I personally found the surgery very difficult, it was done when my ileostomy was done. It was left open to...
Like many of the others I use the white stickers the minute I put the pouch on, the filter is useless for an ileostomy anyway...
I have a high stoma, just very so slighly lower than my belly button and the most comfortable position for me is waistbands just as the top of the bag. For underwear I wear jockey regular briefs, not...
I started using a convex wafer 2 days after surgery because I kept getting feces under the wafer. I was still in the hospital and the ostomy nurse suggested to try it. Here I am 13 years later and...
That's my situation. I feel pretty isolated, tbh, because nobody with Crohn's ileocolitis seems to have had this operation... :-/ I am sorry you are feeling this I have had this surgery. Total...
Yep totally normal I have that all the time 13 years later. Just beware when you take medications that does not happen, sadly it does to me quite a bit.... so speedy fast in there. LOL...
I have Crohn's and a permadent ileostomy. I had extreme rectal involvment, I had various rectal abcesses and fistulas. I also went to the bathroom 35x a day and was considered unresponsive to...