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@goatherder the rep at Hollister told me not to use barrier spray or wipes with the extended wear. She sent me an extended wear cera plus pouch to try...

@john68 thank you! I was at my nurse today and she helped get a lot more of it off. I’m in this extended wear product. I did talk to that company toda...

@goatherder thank you for the info. I’m in a convex but having adhesive issues. Too much adhesive to be exact. It’s an extended wear product and for s...

@smarty your welcome. I have good stoma nurses who suggested it at the time and it worked out. I surely hope it can help you. Also they have hernia be...

So I go back to work for 2 days and I have a sticky mess again. I am starting to really wonder if I’m not picking something up there or if it is the p...

@john68 hi, I live in a climate with 4 seasons. We did have a very hot summer. Humid and I’m a sweater with humidity. I do rinse the pouch but with co...

@veganostomy hi, yes the stoma will push out when I put on the convex bag. I can’t wait to go to the stoma nurse about this on Tuesday. yes, hoping...

@veganostomy he was my hernia surgeon. He repaired my hernias but he also knows how to do stomas as he’s in the colorectal department. He told me I ma...

@dlkfiretruck agree!! I came out of hernia surgery to a flush stoma. I literally cried. Surgeon was not too concerned. Said the nurses would help me f...

@john68 thank you and I love the way you put that

I agree about what others say about sizing and measuring. I can remember if the hole I cut was too small it would rub and bleed and leak under the pou...

I once had that problem to where I was leaking around my stoma area. I was using the convatec activelife pouch with stomahesive. Great pouch by the w...

Just an update. The pouch convatec sent with stomahesive barrier with convexity was great but the first shower it started to peel off my skin at the b...

Thanks to each and everyone who replied here. Yes, I posted in case to help others who may be going through similar. I think we have all been in simi...

@mrs-shoob hi and thank you for the warm welcome. Yes I really do need to try a spray remover. Just waiting on my paycheck to come in. Yeah I have tri...

@dlkfiretruck hi, the solvoplast looks like only available in Canada unless it may be under a different name here in the United States. today I had to...

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I too had hernia surgery last year. He did not create a new stoma for me and mine too retracted. It sounds lik...

@dlkfiretruck thanks so much for letting me know about that remover. It seems I got it off with that krud kutter wipe but has now reappeared. I’m goin...

@cygo my first pouch at the hospital was a mio. Soon found out they would not stick and my skin very sensitive and the brava ring gave me a rash. It t...