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Tony
@ileostony
Topics: 9 / Replies: 231
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RE: Unwell Long Time Member

Greetings all, I was in the hospital for a bit over two weeks and went home. We all thought I was ready. We all were wrong. I spent six days at ...

5 months ago
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RE: Befuddled Newbie

Hi Alida, and welcome. You’ve struck gold by finding this site! I’ve asked my wife about the smell before as well, and she has never said she ca...

3 years ago
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RE: 1st April am

wow, so glad I can't see diddly! Silver linings! hahaha!

3 years ago
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RE: Email issues?

Hi Eric, I get the emails, but they're suddenly going into my Spam folder. They never used to do that, and it might have no bearing on this topi...

3 years ago
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RE: Lesson learned -- splashing when emptying...

Lol! At least you could see where the wave landed. I thought I had cleaned everything up fine when something pretty similar happened to me, but I foun...

3 years ago
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RE: Four Amazing Words

Hi Glenn, I rarely have a bag change without a shower. In the beginning I found that bags had a hard time sticking after 2 or 3 changes, and my ...

3 years ago
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RE: Good news

Liza, The sweetness of every victory is directly proportionate to the duration, hardship, and cost of the battle. I'm thrilled to read that you...

3 years ago
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RE: By Request: My Belated Introduction

@KiltedWolf, I've met other ostomates who have it worse than I do despite the ability to see just fine to take care of their own ostomy management exc...

3 years ago
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RE: Long time listener, first time caller

Hi @kiltedwolf, Love your attitude. It's a difficult one to achieve for some. You couldn't have found a better support network than this communi...

3 years ago
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RE: Just a thought

I'd say the...um...olfactory experience favors something other than a burp. LOL!

3 years ago
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RE: What's Your Best Leak Story?

Hi all, here’s mine. I was still in the hospital and still needed help emptying, being totally blind and also thoroughly drugged and unable to g...

3 years ago
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RE: Coronavirus

My industry, medical transcription, is already one that has a large swath of its workers at home, so except for a slight bit less work to do, not much...

4 years ago
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RE: Life update

Liza, I count you among the many whose perseverance simultaneously eclipses and galvanizes my own. I'm sure I'm not alone in finding your positive att...

4 years ago
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RE: New Ostomate delivery due date Friday

Hi Archie, You've got this! See you on the other side. ?️

4 years ago
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RE: New Ostomate delivery due date Friday

Hi Archie, I neither think you're being selfish nor begrudge you your desire for this experience to be as painless as possible so you can move forwa...

4 years ago
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RE: New Ostomate delivery due date Friday

@archieb A big welcome to the best online community for ostomates anywhere! As I'm fond of saying, this place is a haven. My colon had to come out b...

4 years ago
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RE: Tight Scar Tissue

Hi all, I'd like to clarify something. I'm not in pain. I only become uncomfortable if I lie flat for too long, so that pretty much means no sleepin...

4 years ago
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RE: Blowout!

Well said, John. That horrifying werecat from the Thriller video has nothing on a nocturnal osto-nuke. Glenn, you're more than welcome to come to us...

4 years ago
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RE: Tight Scar Tissue

Hey, never thought of essential oils. I have some Blue Emu already that I can try. Hopefully I can avoid getting it under the wafer, but this is encou...

4 years ago
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RE: Tight Scar Tissue

Glenn, thank you. I'm gathering from the responses so far that this is not a problem unique to me. Not that I want others to experience my discomfort,...

4 years ago
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