D...that's a relief... However, I thought that I felt discomfort from my stoma before...it must have been a sensation from the immediate adjacent skin. Tonight is the Christmas gathering for my local...
Ddd45...my goodness ! Here is one of those times when I will say that no matter what I am going through with my situation, there are those who have gone through so much more. Thank you for sharing...
Kelly...yes, we are on the same page about how are colons were doing us in... I had a couple of conversations with a therapist also...she helped me understand the mourning process of my loss of the...
DesertSun...wound vac=screaming pain! After 3 months of trying to heal the UC with drugs and being pretty much bound to the bed because of the multiple painful blood clots in my horribly swollen legs...
Hi Kelly ... I hope you are healing nicely! You are a bit more adventurous then I am! I am enjoying my cup of tea again this morning(with a great big smile). It is nice to hear that a glass of wine...
God bless you Rosemary, I do not know what to do or say to help you...just know you are in my prayers Janet...
Rosemary and Friends ... I have been reading back over old posts as I am a rather new Ostomy mate only since August 2012. I have recently become very hungry and it seems like if it isn't nailed down,...
May I ask what would cause someone to have 4 ileostomies? I thought once you had one, that was it!...
So glad you are off Pred! I had to go off and on it 3 times before I was able to actually eat. Good luck with it all!...
Ddd45...thanks for all of your help. I did talk to liberator , which is where I get my supplies. He told me that I can measure and send him the measurement in cm and they will pre cut so that is a...
I have found that I approximately measure 1 1/8 long by 1 inch wide. When I put that on after cutting it, I sometimes felt like it was hurting me as I seem to have such a hard time positioning the...
Ddd45- thanks, my new question is ... do I have them precut a little larger to allow it to go over the Eakins seal?...
I know this is an old thread, but info is good for me, although I still am looking for tips from those of you who have been doing this longer then me. For the first time, I used an Eakins slim wafer...
Thanks Christine for that piece of information. I did not associated dehydration with being neausus....
I am a newbie to bags and cleaning them, but I always slip on a glove because we all know about the ewwww factor. When watching TV, I stock up on my TP squares for cleaning the drainable tail. I...
I am new to this site and to any forum. I am actually looking for another thread, I may need to start one for ileostomy questions. I had uc and was diagnosed in April. In June I ended up in hospital...