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Eric, as someone who use to run a website, there are a lot of things that can go wrong, and you would not see it, or know about it. Relax - our questi...

Hello all, an update from my last post above... I am back to my Hollister pouch & wafer (don't fix what's working is my motto). My Stoma has now s...

Hi Megan, If you went to the website there is a phone number you can call and place your order directly, with out the need to find how to change ...

To all my fellow Ostomates, and to Eric who is helping so many of us dealing with our side kicks, I want to wish a very happy holidays, and a happy &a...

Yes CT64, it is a personal choice, and trying for the past 3 days the convatec 2 pc cut to fit (It is too soon to use the convex due to sutures) I am ...

Thank you all for your ideas and solutions. I went yesterday to my Stoma nurse, and her idea was eating more oily stuff like Hummus, I love Hummus and...

In the first video on this page, Eric is saying he was shocked that people were sent home after surgery, with no instructions as to what should they e...

Thank you Linda, I am on diabetes medication called "metformin" which is known to give loose stool, I wish it was loose, then it will not pancake. I h...

Help me get rid of pancaking please !!! I have my colostomy now for about a year and a half, and never had so much trouble with pancaking. First - I h...

Hi Dona & John68, Thank you for your replies, I don't know what method did my Sergent use this time to fix the prolapse, but it is different then ...

Hi all, In regards to above video Eric, it is a great idea, however I wear my bag out of my pants due to a large Stoma (Going for 2nd prolapse revisio...

Yes, after my surgery I did find my self in tears, thinking about what I would not be able to do any longer, and what a pain in the butt (which is now...

I am using the Hollister new image 14104. My stoma nurse tried one other she had on hand, and she did not cut that to prove to me the need to trim the...

Looks to me like Stoma tuck is for those with Ileostomy, where the output is fluid mostly. For those with Colostomy I think it would hold all output a...

Hi Eric, We have talked about the moldable wafer, and I do use them. Originally I did mold those around my stoma, but after 24 hours, the mold built ...

I have given up on the Stoma measuring, I have never had any trouble with my skin around the Stoma, but I have a feeling that it will catch up to me o...