Thank you kelly, the doctor told us that after swelling goes down that may happen, invert be flush. Leakage is one of his concerns.we had issues with. I can tell is very worried about that....
Thank you ryan. That is exactly what I was wondering. Hopefully with just 6 weeks it will be short lived issues. The thickening foods. Thank you so much. He loves peanut butter, so hopefully we can...
Best of luck !!!!! Hubands reversal was wednesday 2 days post op=)...
My husband and I was in the same boat. When my husband had emergency surgery in dec at 38, wewere lost. Even I, a nurse, didn't deal with ostomies outside of work where, the bags and wafer only were...
In December 2013 my husband had emergency surgery for diverticulitis with an abscess that rupture on his colon. The end result colostomy. At first, we struggled finding the right appliance; however,...
Also, I received a free sample of Nascent ostomy odor control? Tried this before?...
First of all, this forum has been such a life saver THANK YOU!!!! Update: We showered and changed his wafer and bag yesterday. I removed the wafer, cleansed the site with warm water only! No soap....
@ rabbit....This has been MOST helpful!...
Dan, I am in the US. Also your reply is also very helpful, with the step by step. After tomorrow change, will update. Thanks again!...
Rabbit, I did look at your thread and it was most helpful. Tomorrow we will be changing the wafer and with your tips....we will see how it goes. Will let ya'll know...Thanks for the great input! Very...
Dan, Thank you for the reply. As of now, I am the one changing it. Since I am a nurse, I think he feels as if I am an expert, which I am not :) When I change we remove the wafer, cleanse with mild...
Hello, my husband has a temporary colostomy (12/2013) dues to diverticulitis with a ruptured abscess. He currently is using ConvaTec, which is what they sent him home with from the hospital. We are...
Hi, my husband is almost 4 weeks post temporary colostomy. (emergency colectomy, appendectomy Dec. 19th 2012) He is handling the colostomy well at 38y/o probably because I am a nurse but too just...