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And... if any of you live near a Trader Joe's they have a V-8 like drink that is called Garden Patch. It has a lot less sodium ( they also have a low ...

I used to tell people I am Postcolonial. Some got it, some did not. ( I had UC and had a subtotal colectomy & an ileostomy installed in July of 2...

Way to go! Congrats, Eric.

Chris.. SHITHEAD... I love it. Best name yet.

Way to go Eric! And win or loose... there are no losers here. You have helped me and I think hundreds of us ( thousands maybe?) through this and life ...

It is strange. I can only use the eakins rings. I have tried several other types. I only get a day or two of wear time with them. I have to buy the ...

Me again Chris. When you do the little wrap of the ring around the edge of the wafer the resulting diameter is of course dependent on the width of the...

I started out with the Hollister, I think we must all tend to 'stick' with the one we start with if it is working. As I said I use the Eakins ring un...

Chris, Thats really looks pretty good. Doesn't look Bad at all. I don't know if a too tight set would make it itchy ... sorry I am not much help here....

Hi John... not sure a G & T would improve my aim. But it would surely relax me. That used to be my drink of choice. Also white wine. I stopped all...

Thanks for clearing that up! Very cool. I asked the stoma nurse how much my soon to be removed colon weighed...5 to 8 POUNDS! I was shocked. ( so I gu...

Yes, Chris, looks like time to get some expert help. Do you have a good stoma nurse you can see or even talk to on the phone? That itchy feeling , at ...

Hey Bago, sorry about the NG tube. No ones idea of a fun time. I was in for a hernia which had captured some of my small intestine. Also, re: size of ...

Hi Tom. I think others and Eric will have better answers. I just looked up hydrocolloids on google so I can understand ( maybe) why it is being used...

I am on Medicare, so thankfully , my ostomy needs are covered. However, I can really feel for people who do not have or can not afford insurance. And ...

Hi Chris. That does look like a lot of leaking and exposure of your ( precious) peristomal skin to the ( dreaded) output. When I change ( I use a barr...

Welcome Bluchip, Good to hear from you. As Eric says, its pretty common to get home from surgery with only a sketchy idea of the future. Maybe you wer...

Thats really cute! My cat tries to lean on me, but hasn't found the new pillow yet! Good one.

Fine by me, John. But I can't speak for the rest of us! Cheers to you as well.

John, 4000 changes !!! I am in AWE! Good going ( great actually).