My last 2 loops had a very small distal opening under my ileostomy. I had my jpouch redone 10 weeks ago by new surgeon and my loop has a very large distal underneath the ileostomy, its about 3/4 the...
Suebear, my last two ileostomies I had the mucous but it was every other day or so and not once had an issue of it leaking without knowing it. If I felt something I would just go sit on toilet and...
Dr Remzi is one of the top surgeons in the country for jpouch redos. All redo surgeries are handsewn with mucousectomy. I'm just nervous now. Guess I will find out when I get reconnected in March....
just had my jpouch redo 9 weeks ago at the Cleveland Clinic by Dr Remzi. My first pouch from 8 years ago had many mechanical issues that causes pouch to fail. Remzi did my new pouch from scratch and...
I keep hearing this summer they are coming out? anyone hearing anything? i mlove the bag but it leaks right away, i use a convex so waiting for them to come out...
Could be a leak of the intestine. A year ago i kept having lower back pain and the occasional sharp pains down my legs. I had a hole in tip of jpouch that caused a spinal infection. I went back to an...
why not try googling ileostomy images??...
I have heard that when getting an obstruction with a temp loop, the blockage is usually close to the stoma. Are surgeons more likely to do surgery or cant they get to it and open it up from going in...
I use Eakin seals around my ileostomy as well, but actually whatever ring i use, I always have a red ring on my skin. Its not itchy or oozing, just red. I totally remove everything when i shower and...
I have colostomy next week, another CT Urugram and he's pretty confident it's cancerous. We will discuss the cryoablation at that point. Nothing showed in bladder but said alot of stuff won't show up...
i have a 1 cm lesion on my kidney that they highly suspect its cancer. I am having the cryoablation procedure in the next few months. They use a CT guided probe into back and into the tumor and...
No new pains. Mucous varies. Some days once a day. Some days several times a day....
In March i had a CT scan due to a leak in my jpouch which gave me a spinal infection. I had to go back to a loop ileostomy. In my scan report it stated I had a 8mm indeterminate hyperdense lesion on...
ive been a member of that site since my initial surgery in 2008.. Thanks.....
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During CT scan in March for abdominal issue due to surgery, they stated i had a 8mm lesion in my kidney. I was never informed of anything but read it on my discharge papers after out of hospital. It...
I cuurently had to go back to ileostomy after issues of hole in my jpouch about 10 months ago. I had surgery in August to try and fix the hole but it failed. I will be trying one more procedure to...
I love Hollister bags, I have never had a leaking issue with them but they crinkle pretty loud. Pisses me off.. i wear a convex 1 piece....
sorry, yes i use the barrier rings around my stoma, but Hollist er bags ...
I use the Coloplast barrier rings on all of my bags, even on my Hollisters...
I too like the the quality of it, but what good is that if it leaks?...
Coloplast sent me samples of thier new Sensura MIO brand. I didnt even have it on for 8 hours yesterday and felt my skin hurting and burning. Took it off and it was already leaking all over the...
YOU CAN SELL THEM IF YOU PAID FULL PRICE FOR THEM....
i guess they do, its only convex appliances have the belt loops not the flat ones...
I have always wore a 2 piece Hollister tape flange bag and also use a belt since it makes everything more secure and never had a leak with one. I thought of going with a 1 piece bag for a lower...
I'm male....
I think the problem may be that I have a convex flange.. Not sure why? when the swelling went down the ostomy nurse told me to use a convex pouch. not sure why cuz my ileostomy protrudes out with no...