Learning Ostomy

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Hello there, My father got his iliostomy in September.  He had a month long hospital stay and some home care after that.  Now he and my mom are on their own in taking care of it.  The trouble is, the ostomy is constantly leaking.  By constantly I mean it might leak [...]

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You tell them that they better take great care of our little girls.  And you can say that it comes from "auntie" in FL.   Email me.  UM MOM Susan
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A week ago I thought that it was just a cold, I haven’t had one of those in about 3 to 4 years (w/ the help of Remicaid).  It began slowly til it did it’s way with me.  I didn’t know if I was coming or going.  I spent 4 days in [...]

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I agree, you need a good ET and perhaps an appliance with some convexity for a better seal. Did you change anything you were using or the way you were doing it? Has your stoma changed? — Pearl L
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I AM GETTING TIRED OF DEALING WITH MY STOMACH PROBLEMS AND AM PLANING TO GET ANOTHER KOCH POUCH SOMETIME NEXT YEAR AND CAN’T WAIT I HAVE ONE ALREADY INSTEAD OF A UROSTOMY AND LOVE IT!!!!!! BUT MY STOMACH PROBLEM IS JUST GETTING WAY TO OUT OF CONTROL!!!! SO MUCH THAT I TOOK [...]

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I’m such a ninny!  I posted my response to the wrong thread!  See Cindy’s "I CANT’ TAKE IT ANYMORE". Another senior moment! Love & Peace, Connie

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Connie, Thanks for the response.  I was wondering about hemorrhoids when Crash responded but really didn’t think someone with a colostomy could have [...]

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Hi – i’m getting more confident ’bout asking questions of you all so here’s one that seems a  bit ‘dumb’ ‘n a bit odd but here goes ……..  I have a permanent sigmoid colostomy (since June) ‘n I use a one piece closed bag, the stoma care nurse just told me [...]

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I’ve been out and about a lot more since my ostomy surgery…around more people but I can’t shake the feeling that I’ve got this "big secret" about myself.  Does anybody feel this way?  I was with a friend who I hadn’t seen in awhile and I just couldn’t tell her I have [...]

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Isn’t it disturbing though to find that after a few months of caring for an ostomy and learning all the supplies, you have become more of an expert than most people who ostensibly provide the care you need? I’m not knocking all ET’s out there in the hinterland, because many, many [...]

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The thickness of my output varies considerably throughtout the day.   Frankly, I don’t worry about it very much. Yes, you can regulate it to a considerable extent, but I tend to eat what I want to eat and go with the flow, so to speak.   Sometimes if I’m going [...]