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@veganostomy thanks, yes i test when I can sit in the house and not have to do anything or go anywhere. I'll be testing these things again here shortl...

Besides us snowbirds, how is everyone else's weather?

@veganostomy we had another big snow this morning but stopped in late afternoon when the sun came out and started melting it even though it's only 17 ...

@veganostomy im using a convatec durahesive wafer. I do belive that is hydrocollid. And yes it can get quite gummy. I ran out of measuring cards an...

@veganostomy thanks for advise, that might not be a bad idea to try again. I used to do cut to fits. That kind of was the problem is the cutting was ...

We had a huge snowfall last night and into this afternoon. Deep snow and trudging out there to take out garbage to the dumpster. Not fun. I guess w...

@veganostomy hello, no i based it on performance . I used one and seemed to be leaking more with the water thing. I will try another just to be sure b...

I finally got a sample of the hollister adapt rings the regular ones and really not much difference than the cera rings. Im allergic to eakin and Brav...

@veganostomy that's awesome! I have a cracked windows mostly everyday. Living in apartments with other people's odors it a must for me. We are back...

@dlkfiretruck hello, I get precut wafers and right now im in a 7/8. I am watching closely for any changes in size. Ive been using a plastic water b...

Back to freezing cold, wet and damp.

A whole lot warmer today at 41 degrees. No wind chill. Snow is all melted and can see the grass. The sky is gray though due to on and off rain. I got ...

Hi and thanks for the response. I agree yes, it is a constant journey no doubt. Just when we think we are the expert with our ostomy something will ar...

So it was 40 degrees out today but add the windchill and so that made it 20 degrees. I did see that the sun was melting the snow today though. Suppos...

@veganostomy that is a very good idea as you are correct in saying that even weight loss or weight gain can change the size. So far I felt a little...

@veganostomy so I think i figured out why im feeling so much water going under the wafer. Well, you know i just had surgery and so my stoma has shr...

@jattzl it started maybe a year or so ago with these rings breaking down. I'm using hollister Cera Rings. Your right though I should try a different r...

@jattzl thanks for your response. I'should try wet paper towels for a day and see if ring is still breaking down and if not I will know its the baby w...

@veganostomy yes, you had said that before on here so I do leave a little air in there now. I dont use filters. Where it gets tricky is when im asleep...

@veganostomy oh ok , I thought they were tape boarder on the sides. I had no clue and I could not understand why the top and bottom did not have them....