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Hi Sarah, Follow as Eric says and ye won’t go far wrong. Take your time prepare and leave and equipment handy and don’t panic. Before you know it chan...

Hi Linda and folks, from a guys point of view I like boxers or boxer briefs, I also always look for underwear or indeed any shorts with a wide waist b...

Hi Linda, love your walk down memory lane, you had me at Bulldozer 🚜❄️⛄️

Cheers for posting, I know very little about yoga and this gives an insight into what seems to be a very beneficial, relaxing and gentle way to relax ...

Hi Linda, won’t even guess what they are made up of. What you describe does not sound like a granuloma, why not mention these bumps to the doctor or n...

Hi Linda, A granuloma can appear any where on the body, it does not only affect Ostomy patients. With a stoma they are at the very edge and can grow q...

Hey Eric, It happens and I know yer mad at it but hey Lad know body is going to have an issue. Sometimes I think you don’t realise the impact you have...

Hi Kerby, I am sure it is a relief to have the repair done. The stoma now being flat may be as a result of the dip where the hernia was. It’s just my ...

Cheers folks, jobs been done and waiting on my lift home. Prepared a bag and wafer before I went down and it’s back on and I can feel a difference alr...

Hi Folks, For this last year I have been posting about my granuloma and its been a case of winning and losing. Over all I have good skin condition and...

Hi wcnmom, This is a struggle you cant fight on your own, for your own sake and your partners health and his ostomy discuss going back to the Doctor t...

Hi wcnmom, Was your fiancée a drinker before his illness or the ostomy, could he be using alcohol as a crutch to block out problems, Yes it is possibl...

Hi bg99, I have looked up to see what support may be available and am posting this link, Being a veteran ostomate I am sure you have faced many chall...

Hi Sydneychic, The bag and wafer should sit and feel comfortable, but that itching you meantion could be solved, why not start a new topic and explain...

Hi, may be here in the UK our toilets are a little bigger I don’t know but I sit forward as normal just a little further back and their is plenty of r...

Hi Linda, did you tap or click on the box.

Hi Robert, Yes explore every medical option, Plus when you really look at any relationship sex is a very small part. Also any relationship based only ...

Hi Wcomom, Welcome to the forum, The earlier days post surgery are going to be the worst. Some of the information given by the hospitals spans the sca...

Hi john, Great name!! Welcome to the forum. You have been on quite a journey, glad to here you are comfortable where you are now. Support helps by lea...

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