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Weather is very comfortable t the moment. 68 degrees and not so high humidity. Good sleeping weather.

@dlkfiretruck Hi again! Your hose ordeal sounds like fun. I used to garden years ago. We grew cantaloupe, watermelon, zucchini , tomatoes, lettuce ( ...

Today I decided to walk to the store. it was 92 degrees but humidity was 45% so it was not too bad. Yes it was hot but not unbearable. It was a nice ...

@Eric , I'm glad to hear your wife is doing better Weather here is cooler thankfully. You can actually open the window the past 2 days without swel...

@dlkfiretruck hello again, So after my shower when I took the bag off the skin around is almost all but healed up. It got me thinking here and what ...

@tigerlily hello Laurie, In the past couple days it appears when I'm standing that this thing is starting to revert back a bit to what it was but I'...

@veganostomy well, that makes sense. I was toying around with the idea of going into a 2 piece but I feel less secure, as in odor and if the area wher...

@dlkfiretruck hi Linda, I could never get a pouch to stay on for a week. Mine needs to be changed daily. On the rare occasion I've been able to kee...

@tigerlily haha, I actually buy maternity bands to wear to hold this ostomy in place under my clothing.

@llholiday it sounds like they are looking out for you and getting you to the doctors you need to get to. Keep us updated.

91 degrees here and the air barely feels as if it's on but it is. It's like you just have to lay here and not move.

@dlkfiretruck I've been getting home from the hospital through my insurance. They give free rides home for discharges. This is how I've been getting h...

@tony-h thank you for your kind and healing words. Yes I've been mostly sleeping but I had to do a 2 mile walk to the store as I needed toilet paper a...

@dlkfiretruckHi thanks, I was sent home the next day. I got to see the stoma area when the nurse came to help change the pouch. The pouch had been u...

@llholiday I'm so sorry to hear about that terrible fall you had. Did they do a cat scan of the abdomen and pelvis at the time? If so they would som...

@tony-h Wow, your poor wife, she's gone through a lot with all of this. I'll keep her in my thoughts and prayers. I hope your feeling better after you...

@dlkfiretruck thank you for your kind words, sound advice and being there for me as all of you have been. So I'm here now in the hospital. He did not ...

@tigerlily hi, yes he listened and I think he feels bad that he could not be the one to do the last surgery. I do have faith in him. He's very experie...

@tony-h hello, thank you Tony,! Yes no more bowel obstructions and I'm eating well. Have to count my blessings for the good things! I hope you are doi...

It's been quite the heatwave here in ohio. I got up early to walk to the grocery store at 7 am so that I'd miss the real high heat. Made it back just ...