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...as long as the velcro stuff stays shut!!! Are you using two piece bag or one piece? I can see if its a two piece you could change the wafer part an...

Hi Chris, I also use Eakins rings under my wafer ( convex, Hollister). I looked at the picture you posted, and I agree with Eric, you should change a ...

Welcome Jeff. Its always great to have a new voice here. and, Chris...good luck today. This whole 'thing' does get better!

The convex wafer really works for me too. I have a smallish stoma ( less than an inch across) and its only about 3/4 of an inch tall ( I guess tall?) ...

Sarah, That was an interesting post about the rubber bags that people used to use ( and apparently some still do). I have often wondered about the his...

Yes Chris... four days is great! Especially this soon after your surgery. I get four to five days now ( two years with my best friend the stoma ). I t...

Thats really interesting. Thanks for posting. I will get some M9 ( from outer space) next time my Hollister order is filled.Maybe if lot of us try it...

I forgot to mention that I REMOVE the bag etc standing up, then shower, then lie down to put new stuff on. Gravity helps with the removal part! Use so...

Good point Eric! I am careful to kind of flatten everything out. One of those things you just have to get the 'hang' of, so to speak. I have a pret...

Hi again Chris, I forgot to mention that I change my 'stuff' while sitting up in bed , basically laying down,( not standing ...although I can do it th...

Hi Chris, You will get the hang of it. I am almost exactly two years out from my illiostomy (stomaversary..I have heard it called). The first few wee...

That is wonderful news! Going back to work and getting to travel again. For my part, I was just happy to get more than 10 feet from my toilet on a reg...

Sarah, I love your solution to use a functioning biological warning ( needing to pee) to wake yourself up for the new mechanical need to empty your b...

Illona, thats exactly right. You are and experiment. A worthwhile one too. Maybe after you get off the prednisone ( I was on it for over 3 years.. I k...

And like Sarah said don't worry about the trail of poo. Happens to all of us. After my hernia surgery ( about a month ago..posted .on another thread h...

and.. Welcome Willy. I love having more voices in our chorus and threads to our story.

It is astonishing that we do get comfortable with our 'postcolonial' selves. ( I have an illiostomy ...no colon anymore). It does get easier. I try ...

Welcome Illona, Good to 'meet' you and hear your story. Its true everyone gets here by a slightly different method but we all have similar concerns an...

Hi, I too love the idea of combat showers! Things one can only laugh at ( in hindsight). I am sure we have all had quite a few of these ( both before ...

Thats wonderful to hear Kae. It is great that they were able to patch up other stuff too. As you said, they probably attached a label and washing inst...