Learning Ostomy

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You may get more contacts on the NY  UOA  Support Groups: http://www.uoa.org/chapters_states.htm#NEW_YORK

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Good afternoon, everyone. I am a medical research coordinator.  I am working with a client who is interested in conducting brief in-person interviews with ostomates in the New York City metro area. Each patient will be given an [...]

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Rob Hooper wrote: > Dan, > Yes, I always have to specify ‘no time release’ to my regular doc as he > always forgets. Then after he writes the script and I am about to leave > I always ask him agian if he is sure it is not time release. [...]

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Has anyone encountered a problem getting through airline security because he/she is wearing an ostomy appliance?  The reason I ask is an item in a newsletter that said: "There is a lot of discussion about this (electronic strip searching boarding passengers), but you can check this website for a sample [...]

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What happened to this newsgroup?  It used to have hundreds of posts a week. Or is it my provider?  I only see a few posts a week.  And no one responded to my email…usually people will welcome you when you come onto the newsgroup if you are new or if you haven’t [...]

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i guess its a bit like a belt, i wear a shorty wet suit, when surfing. its a tad too big,  i’ve lost a load of weight anyway, so it doesnt function as a tight wet suit would. i also make a point of emptying my (ileostomy) bag beforehand. i dont do [...]

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I’d cut it about 1/4 to 1/8 larger in diameter than the protruding area. Since the protruding area is circular, you might even discover than you can order precut wafers, which saves a lot of hassle.

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You might want to try a Moldable Convex Wafer by ConvaTec see this link, it even [...]

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It would surprise me. A number of things — most notably mushrooms — come out looking whole but aren’t necessarily apt to cause blockages.

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To suggest that a food might be inappropriate because you didnt chew it is simply illogical. Nobody, least of all an ostomist, should swallow anything that has not [...]

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Hello Sherrie; You might find some help in the link below about nutrition for ostomates. http://www.ostomy.evansville.net/weeklymail20.html Good luck and be well, Charles in TX Hints & Tips for All Ostomates http://pub54.ezboard.com/fostomyforum66946frm8

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>Sherri wrote: >> This is Sherri again….In case this makes a difference…I forgot to >> mention [...]

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I may be bias, but www.ostomysupport.info/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl is a good board for ppl to talk in. The site is good too – www.ostomysupport.info And u can find a good amount of ostomy info at www.windsorostomy.info as well. But like I say, I’m bias. "Dutchie" <tapspa…@xs4all.nl> wrote [...]

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -cathywils…@hotmail.com (Cat) wrote in message <news:6970a0d0.0408291231.64a942e7@posting.google.com>… > Hi my name is Cat. I am 22 and have got a 3 mnth daughter who has had > a colostmy since she was 2 weeks old.  I have been searching for a > support group where [...]