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Cheers Big fella, And Happy Birthday :-D

Is the stoma a good size or small which could may be mean a convex wafer. Plus what does the nurse mean by "trail and error" is it being suggested you...

Hi Mommy 2, One other question when you remove the wafer is it showing signs of erosion. their will always be some but to much is a sign of a problem....

Hi And Welcome, being a new ostomate your stoma is reducing in size. have you been keeping an eye to measuring and changing the size of the hole.

Hi Barbara, sorry to hear ye haven,t been feeling well, Never nice having to deal with a situation like that. but you should be really proud how it wa...

I second that! Thank You!

Hi Zvitusk, from the day we are born our life is going to be full of challenges. some folk can get through life pretty simple and other people endure ...

This paste helps to heal, A little is applied on the granuloma and then the ring/seal. The paste seems to be the first form of treatment used by the s...

Hi Kerby, Give this a try

Hi All, just to give some feed back on my Granuloma, it has reduced well not as sore would describe it as uncomfortable. The convatec paste has been q...

It took me a min, but the penny dropped lol

Yep, its always been easy to find yer way round the site but this takes it to another level. Some one has a problem it takes them to help straight awa...

Ps, putting the ring on the wafer is a great way to apply, but the video will give you an idea of fit.

Hi Chris, That's great progress, Dona if you don,t mind me jumping in here. Have a look at the video on broken skin which shows Eric applying a ring.

Good point on paying attention to underneath the stoma, crusting can be useful. a mirror is useful for seeing under the stoma

Kerby, Just to know some of the images can be quite intense! Eric has warned of this previously. If it is this their are many different levels of seve...