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And, just to clarify, I'm not so much talking about making a statement with a bag, but if I am going to be doing this the rest of my life, then I woul...

Good points by all. I am certainly not going to give up my favored pouch at this point for much. Functionality comes first. And, I do wear wraps th...

@veganostomy It's time that these companies understand how fashion-forward we ostomates are. 😄

And, I know that this (doing duct tape covers) is a lot of work for a bag that will be used for just a few days, but I think it will be fun to at leas...

I'm going to try this technique - using patterned duct tape. I really like her ideas.

@bago I like this idea, but I think unless you wash them a bunch of times before wearing them, you would get some of the dye bleeding off onto y...

@squeakyandliza Sorry you're having so much trouble. I hope things improve.

I love this quote.

@varg55 Great to meet you. I hope that your recovery and road ahead are smooth. Thanks for sharing your story. I'm a fairly new ostomate, and I'm...

This sounds normal to me. My stoma protrudes a bit and it bends down into the pouch. When I wear a clear pouch, it looks a bit squished in the pouch...

Hi Tigerlily (love the name). Welcome. It's nice to read your story. Thanks for sharing.

Very interesting.

Okay - Another update. After going all night with some spicy, very garlic-rich Italian dinner, this morning's bag empty was still impressive. It did...

Okay, I'm on about 5 bag empties with the Safe 'n Simple. I'm extremely impressed. It works just as well as M9. I actually think it is better. I n...

It took about 6 weeks for my wound to heal completely. I had dissolvable sutures, so no removal required. It did weep for about 4 weeks, and it was ...

Just got my bottle of Safe'n Simple. I'll let you know what I think.

I usually change every 5 days. I could go longer, but my hair starts to get too long under the wafer and becomes itchy.