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try slowly wedging your finger between the two mating surfaces, sometimes the velcro really bonds together well and is hard to separate. start at one ...

once you have drained a bag, i wouldn't add a lubricant after. the best lubricant at this point is just a little bit of water. watered down output ...

I've had odd functionality since surgery. but since things have not really changed in years, I just take it as the new normal as it started right aw...

interesting JTV. if you roll over on your stomach at night will the stoma bleed? mine only seems to bleed when I'm cleaning around it with a paper ...

So, whats interesting here, the small intestine clearly re absorbs more liquids, BUT the large intestine absorbs more when compared what has been con...

Ah,,, lets put it to the test!!!! looks like an ileo should put out about 7.6 times more than a colostomy. for me 150mL - 200mL is probably close. ...

to steal a line from the TV show Northern Exposure, " the body is an amazing self righting machine..." that said, don't make the mistake of over si...

well, exercise, skiing snowshoeing seems to help. my recent problems could be related to a very minor groin pull, but hard to say. also hard to say...

I found the gore material a big help with filters, though if your output is on the thick side, the bag needs to be rinsed. just imagine a screen door...

myself, I have no insurance. I like to keep a box ahead(20) or about an 80 day supply. given what happened to cymed, I wished I had a 2-3yr stock pil...

kyle, I have no doubt you smell what you do, no need to find a dog, plus you can't ask them exactly what they smell, could be food on your shirt. ...

squeeky, why do you think you get fewer leaks with a 2 piece? I wonder if with the stiffer flange of a 2 piece, you subconsciously bend less since ...

the diaper smell sounds like a micro tent problem. this is the reason I stopped using hollister. i liked the bags but after repeat bending for a cou...

did the sacrum fracture from the PT exercises? they were thinking of removing my tail bone. i find just walking around on my tip toes(balls of my fee...

what I found interesting, there were times where I had some discomfort and went mountain biking. I assumed it was going to be really uncomfortable...

you have me puzzled as well, can you take some pictures of your process? 15 days is extremely impressive. plastics tend to be pretty resilient, might...

so you have complete unencumbered flexibility since pre-surgery? just can't lie flat on your back? the less you move, the less you'll move.

so this is along the lines of pelvic floor dysfunction? this sounds like symptoms I have that have came and gone since surgery 11yrs old. but lately...

linda, i was thinking along the same lines. stretches is boring though and probably would require more than 10minutes a day. then I thought of a r...

glen,you get a free pass for sure. at 5wks i was still mainly on the couch. didn't get going til 6wks. but what is sad to see is no encouragement her...