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@tigerlily I can't even imagine! I'm so sorry you went through all that; freaking RIDICULOUS! It sounds like you're in Canada?

I had my colostomy on March 31, 2021 and I think the hernia showed up sometime in August. My doctor told me it was common and he probably wouldn't op...

@tigerlily I do have mesh now; I guess I just assumed it's synthetic. I had a surgery several years ago and had mesh put in and I haven't had any pro...

@squeakyandliza I was so out of it at the time that I didn't even think to ask him and now I wish I had! He is an EXCELLENT surgeon, though.

Tigerlily, I wish you the best of luck! I had my repair on April 13th and it wasn't quite what I had expected, although that's probably my fault for ...

I had my surgery in a smaller hospital that didn't have its own ostomy department, so I called a big hospital and asked for help; they set me up with ...

@goatherder Thanks! I'm in the Seattle area and I'm going to give them a call.

I had my colostomy surgery on March 31, 2021 and my hernia appeared in October. I finally went to the doctor about it in January because I had output...

@tigerlily Did you have your repair yet? I'm going in on Feb 9th. Can you tell me what to expect - did you stay overnight, need for meds, etc?

I developed a hernia a few months ago, and I'm wondering what is considered "normal"? I can put my hand around it like a softball but I can gently pus...

OK, my reasons for using closed bags: my output is sometimes the consistency of toothpaste, and I end up having to squeeze the bag; even if I rinse t...

I was really bothered by excess mucus in my rectum before my colostomy, but things are much better now! Every couple of weeks I feel the urge to "go"...

Nicky, I support your decision 100% I, too, had IBS-D; it wasn't life-threatening, it just didn't allow me to have much of a life. My doctor tried...

I ALWAYS take my bag off and leave the flange on when I shower. I do take a couple of minutes to hit it with a hair dryer afterwards because my skin ...